Adi–DravidaMahajana Sabha was a great institutions. Adi DravidaMahajana Sabha and Paraiyan, the newspaper that shaped and moulded Rettaimalai Srinivasan and propagated his life and mission throughout the country, amongst his people and wide opened the eyes of the government and hearts of the public. Rettaimalai Srinivasan was born on July 7 th 1859 at Kozhiyalam village, Chengalput District to an ordinary labourer named Rettaimalai. In 1887 at the age of 28, he got married Aranganayaki and he had six children. His wife was mainly responsible for his services to his fellowmen. He lost his wife in 1928 when she was 31 years old. The aim and object of his life was to uplift the downtrodden community