Anthony Pillai, a prominent labour leader and member of the Second Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Parliament of India).
Anthony Pillai (who was one of the Socialist Party candidates elected to the Lok Sabha in the 1957 Indian general election) and his grouping in Madras State broke away from the Socialist Party in early 1959, arguing that the Socialist Party under Lohia was characterized by 'dictatorial tendencies'.
Anthony Pillai group formed the Tamilnad Socialist Labour Party in April 1959..[1][2][3] Among the leaders that sided with the Tamilnad Socialist Labour Party was S. Pakkirisamy Pillai, general secretary of the Madras Port Trust Employees Union and member of the Madras State Legislative Assembly representing the Perambur constituency.
Anthony Pillai contesting the Madras North Lok Sabha constituency.
[2] In the process of the merger the Tamilnad Socialist Labour Party accepted the position of the Tamil National Party to demand Tamil national autonomy within an Indian federation with the right to secede.