Peerless Leader of Dharavi

Shri.MVD became a well known figure in congress. He became the president of Dharavi Congress committee and he adorned the chairmanship of Dharavi-Kurla congress committee. He became the first Tamilian to become the BPCC (Bombay Pradesh Congress Committee) member. He remained as the King maker and helped his followers to get elected to the Municipal corporation of Bombay from Dharavi and toiled hard for the upliftment of all the inhabitants of Dharavi. Again, Shri. Duraiswamy had the oppurtunity of associating with the national leaders like Shri. V.K.Krishnan Menon (Former Union minister of Defence), Shri S.K.Patil(Former Union Minister), Shri V.P.Nayak (Former Chief Minister of Maharastra), Shri K.K.Shah (Former Governor of Tamilnadu), Shri. C.Subramaniam(Former Governor of Maharastra), Shri.K.Kamaraj (Former Chief Minister of Tamilnadu), Shri P.kakkan (Former Minister of Tamilnadu) etc. All these leaders had great trust over Shri.MVD’s leadership Qualities. The congress leadership trusted him a lot and he too in return had influenced a considerable amount of political victory for Congress in Municipal, Assembly elections. As a person, he was endeared with the people of Dharavi and got mingled with the sentiments and culture of the local inhabitants. His sweat and blood were smeared in the soil of Dharavi. He was solidly responsible for several civic amenities brought to the people of Dharavi. Later as he fell ill, to continue the good work he made his first son Shri.D.Viswanathan as the municipal councilor in the Bombay municipal corporation. He too following his father’s footsteps, worked tirelessly for improving the civic amenities in Dharavi.