However, Chidambaram's arrest in the Ash Murder Case led Chockalingam to take over the store, which disrupted his education.
[6] In his inaugural editorial, he encouraged every Tamilian to take pride in their identity and to proudly call themselves Indian when outside Tamil Nadu.
[6] Despite its challenges, he continued his journalistic pursuits by founding other publications, including Janayugam, Bharatham, and Navasakthi.
[7] In 1937, Chockalingam was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Madras Presidency as a member of the Congress party, representing Tenkasi constituency.
[9] It is said that the translation of "War and Peace" by T.S.Chokkalingam has played a major role in forming the modern prose in Tamil.