S. Ramanathan (30 December 1895 – 9 March 1970) was an Indian politician who served as the minister of Madras Presidency in the Congress-led government of 1937.
S. Ramanathan was born on 30 December 1895 to Mrs. Nagarathinam and Mr. Somasundaram as eldest among male siblings amongst total seven siblings in Kodavillagam, near Mayiladuthurai in Tanjore District, Madras Presidency, British India (present day Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu, India).
[4] In the party meeting of 1925, Ramanathan proposed a resolution, on behalf of Ramasamy, for proportional representation to the non-Brahmins but it failed.
In September 1927, Ramanathan and Ramasamy met Gandhi to solve the issues but it did not make any impact on both sides.
The English newspaper named Revolt was started in 1928 with Ramanathan as its editor to propagate ideas of the Self-Respect Movement.