Protector of Social Justice

Shri.MVD was associated with many social service organizations in the city. He founded the ‘Dharavi Social Service and Welfare Society’ to serve the needy. He served the people irrespective of their caste and creed. Even though he helped all, he also instituted many specialized organizations to enrich the downtrodden community of the society. The region of Dharavi saw frequent caste violence and ethnic disturbances. But whenever any violence brakes out, the first person who emerged in the scene to save the public from them was Shri.MVD. He with enormous conviction and determination will bring the warring groups to the negotiating table and prevailed upon them to maintain enduring peace and amity. Even the police administration, in recognition of his efforts, paid rich encomiums and applauded his efforts. During 1970’s the state of Tamilians in Mumbai became fragile by the ‘SHIV SENA’ activists. They indulged in mass atrocities against the Tamils in Mumbai. But the degree of violence was so less in Dharavi due the presence of Shri.MVD. His Magnetic Sphere protected the Dharavians from the Shiv Sena. Even during this period, more than few Tamilians won the Maharastra elections by the brilliance of Shri.MVD. His Charisma was as big as none of the violence that erupted after this, could affect a single stone of his reign. He restored the rights of Tamils on the land and politics of Maharastra with pride. He was instrumental in restoring the freedom of Tamils in Dharavi and Mumbai. The real freedom according to him was ‘the freedom from fear’. To ensure this, he founded ‘Dharavi Tamilian association’ and sworn in as the Vice-president of ‘Mumbai Tamils Protection Front’. All admired his shrewdness and dauntlessness in Politics. This also created a few enemies. “Greatness is not measured by the number of persons who adore you; instead it is measured by the number of persons who envy you”. As his stature grew big, the enviers and enemies too increased and at one point of time they threatened his life too. But still Shri.MVD would come in public intrepidly and help the people in spite of this jeopardy. Nothing in this world bothered him when he stepped out to help others.