J. Mohamed Shanavas, known as '''Aloor Sha Navas, is an Indian politician, activist, writer, orator from Tamil Nadu. He is currently the Deputy Secretary General of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal party. Considered as one of the prominent leaders of Tamil Nadu politics, he rose to the position of Deputy general secretary of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal party at the age of 30.
Currently serving as the Deputy General Secretary of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Party ( Dravidian Tamil Nationalist political party, he is the youngest one to occupy a prominent position in a mainstream party in the Tamil Nadu politics. He started from the grass root level and rose to prominence in a short span of time, working for the upliftment of the downtrodden, the depressed classes and the minorities. He is a strong supporter of Thanthai Periyar, Muhammad Ismail and B.R.Ambedkar. A firebrand politician, Shanavas is well known for his oratory skills and has widely traveled around the world. He was the joint candidate of the People's Welfare Front Alliance, the six party alliance in the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Elections for the Kunnam constituency.
Literature
He has authored various books on politics and was instrumental in bringing out documentary on the renowned politician, Muhammed Ismail, popular known as Quaid-e-Millat. Uyirmmai Pathippagam compiled his essays with the title 'குருதியில் நனையும் காலம்' He also founded the Tamil Peravai in the year 2018 to bridge the gap between the minorities and the ancient language, also to glorify the contributors to the Tamil classical language. As the organiser of the forum, he travelled to the United States, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Uganda and addressed the Tamil diaspora.
Awards and honours
He received various awards from different civil societies and organisations across the globe for his social work. He was honored as an International Visitor by the United States Department of State Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs in the year 2014. His documentary titled "Nizhal" was awarded the best in the year 2006. In 2017, he was honored by the City of Toronto council, Canada. He was also entitled, "Tamil Marabu Kaavalar" by Tamil Heritage Convention Committee, Canada in the very same year. Young Media Activist award from Kuwait Tamil Islamic Committee. Ilam Pirai Award from Kuwait VCK, Young Writer Award-Bilalia Arabic College, Chennai.
