Anna and Lao Tzu connection.

DMK Leader CN Annadurai is hailed as arignar meaning Scholar. He was the first DMK Leader to become Chief Minister of Tamilnadu. MGR launched a successful political party titled All India ANNA Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in his honour.

One of the famous quotes of Annadurai is:

"Go to the People,
Live with them,
Learn from them,
Love them,
Start with what they know,
Build on what they have."

Incidentally, the Famous Chinese Philosopher Lao Tzu seems to have read Annadurai’s works as he has quoted the same words in his book, ‘Tao Te Ching’ when he lived around 600 BC.

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