Venkata Pattabhi Raman was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the Advocate-General of Tamil Nadu from 1977 to 1979.

Early life and education

Raman was born on October 3, 1932 in Madras and had his schooling at Church Park. On completion of his schooling, Raman graduated in Physics from Loyola College and studied law at Madras Law College completing his studies with a gold medal.

Politics

Initially, Raman was attracted towards Communism. Later, however, he joined the fledgling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...

 and in 1955, framed the constitution of the party along with E. V. K. Sampath

E. V. K. Sampath

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 and Era Seziyan

Era Seziyan

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.