The Julius Caesar of South India who defeated the Raja of Ramnad in 1967

Propelled by anti-incumbency and a formidable coalition, the DMK got the better of the Congress in the 1967 Madras Assembly election. It also marked the arrival of a new crop of politicians. Notable among them were R. Srinivasan, who defeated Kamaraj in Virudhunagar, and T. Thangappan, who trounced the Raja of Ramanathapuram