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P. S. Rajan
P. S. Rajan is an Indian politician born on 2/12/1932. He was a senior leader of the Communist Party of India(CPI). He was the former Cumbum town Secretary of the Communist Party of India of Tamilnadu.

1965 Anti-Hindi Agitations and imprisonment
Main article: Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu

Anti-Hindi agitations in Tamil Nadu started when the Union government announced that Hindi would become the single official language. The DMK, led by CN Annadurai, planned to organise a series of rallies against the action and declared 26 January to be a day of mourning. Chants of 'Hindi Ozhiga, Tamil Vaazhga' (Down with Hindi, long live Tamil) were heard everywhere. Violence continued across the state and several set themselves on fire. Rajan the leader of the Communist anti-Hindi agitation, was arrested on 16 February 1965, and was sentenced to six months imprisonment at  Prison.