Annai Meenambal Shivaraj

Annai Meenambal Sivaraj (Tamil: அன்னை மீனாம்பாள் சிவராஜ்; 26 December 1904 – 30 November 1992) was the first woman President of the South India Scheduled Castes Federation (SCF). She presided over the SCF Women's Conference held at Madras, in 1944, which was attended by B. R. Ambedkar. She also presided over the All India SCF Women's Conference held at Bombay, on 6 May 1945.^[1]

Born26 December 1904

Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar)

Died30 November 1992(1992-11-30) (aged 87)

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

OccupationPolitical activist

Political party

Scheduled Castes Federation

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Annai Meenambal Sivaraj
Born	26 December 1904 Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar)
Died	30 November 1992(1992-11-30) (aged 87) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Political activist
Political party	Scheduled Castes Federation
Movement	Ambedkarite movement
Spouse	N. Sivaraj (1892–1964)
Father	P. M. Madurai Pillai (1858–1913)

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In 1937, Meenambal Sivaraj presided over the Tinnelveli District Third Adi Dravida Conference. ^{[better source needed] [2]}