# Best Ramasamy > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Best_Ramasamy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Best_Ramasamy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Ramasamy > Source revision: 1349792950 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Indian politician Best Ramasamy President, Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam Personal details Born (1946-03-08) 8 March 1946 (age 80) Tirupur Party KMK Spouse R. Lakshmi Occupation Politician, Entrepreneur Website knmkparty.org "**Best**" **S.** **Ramasamy** is an Indian politician and entrepreneur from [Tamil Nadu](/source/Tamil_Nadu). He is the president of the [Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam](/source/Kongunadu_Munnetra_Kazhagam) (KMK) party. He is also the chairman of "Best Group"– a group of apparel and textile companies in the city of [Tirupur](/source/Tiruppur).[1][2][3][4][5] ## Early life and education Ramasamy was born into a small agricultural family in a place near [Tirupur](/source/Tirupur). His father died when he was 7 years old. Due to difficulty cultivating agricultural lands, he moved into [Tirupur](/source/Tiruppur) at the age of 12, where he became a worker in a small garment factory.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] He holds B.A in Economics and in History and is fluent in [Tamil](/source/Tamil_language), [English](/source/English_language), and [Hindi](/source/Hindi).[6] ## Business career From the age of 12 to 18, he worked as an employee in a small garment factory in Tirupur. At the age of 19, he started a shop to sell firewood.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] During the mid-1960s, Tirupur's garment industry grew. In 1966, when he was 20, Ramasamy started Best Knitting Company with an initial investment of ₹10,000 (US$100). He has consolidated his companies under the name Best Corporation Pvt Ltd and leads it as its chairman.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] As of 2009[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Best_Ramasamy&action=edit), companies under Best Group employed more than 5,000 people in and around Tirupur.[7] ## Political career Starting in 1978, he worked in various [Kongu](/source/Kongu_Nadu) organisations. In 1988, was one of the founders of [Kongu Vellala Goundergal Peravai](/source/Kongu_Vellala_Goundergal_Peravai). In 2007, he became its president. He was declared as the president of [Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam](/source/Kongunadu_Munnetra_Kazhagam) (KMK) when the party was launched in 2009 at Coimbatore.[6][8] He contested in the [2009 Lok Sabha elections](/source/2009_Lok_Sabha_elections) as a KMK candidate in the [Pollachi constituency](/source/Pollachi_Lok_Sabha_constituency); he came in third with 103,004 votes.[9] ## See also - [E. R. Easwaran](/source/E._R._Eswaran) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-hindu1_1-0)** Prasad, K. V. (8 May 2009). ["Looking to create a Kongu stronghold"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110128083551/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/08/stories/2009050854060500.htm). *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*. Chennai, India. Archived from [the original](http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/08/stories/2009050854060500.htm) on 28 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-bs1_2-0)** Ramasamy, S (2 May 2009). ["Cong, DMK, DMDK candidates figure among top "crorepatis""](http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/crackdowncriminals-headline-in-32pt-in-2-col/60202/on). *[Business Standard](/source/Business_Standard)*. Retrieved 28 January 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-hindu2_3-0)** ["If neglect continues we will demand separate state: KMK"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090506085414/http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/02/stories/2009050257780500.htm). *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*. Chennai, India. 2 May 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/02/stories/2009050257780500.htm) on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-express1_4-0)** Unny, E. P. (7 May 2009). ["Meet 'Best' Ramasamy from Tirupur, Tamil Nadu's new political entrepreneur"](http://www.indianexpress.com/news/meet-best-ramasamy-from-tirupur-tamil-nadus-new-political-entrepreneur/455683/0). *[Indian Express](/source/Indian_Express)*. Retrieved 28 January 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-eci_5-0)** ["Declaration of assets by candidates for Pollachi Constituency"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110721174930/http://www.elections.tn.nic.in/ECI/Affidavits/S22/GE/21/BEST%20S.RAMASAMY.pdf) (PDF). *Election Commission of India*. Archived from [the original](https://www.elections.tn.nic.in/ECI/Affidavits/S22/GE/21/BEST%20S.RAMASAMY.pdf) (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2010. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-konguperavai.com_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-konguperavai.com_6-1) ["Welcome to Kongunadu Munnetra Peravai Official Website"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110129235409/http://konguperavai.com/). Archived from [the original](http://konguperavai.com/) on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Unny, E P (7 May 2009). ["Meet 'Best' Ramasamy from Tirupur, Tamil Nadu's new political entrepreneur"](http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/meet-best-ramasamy-from-tirupur-tamil-nad/455683). *The Indian Express*. Retrieved 28 October 2019. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Latest Tamilnadu, Indian Political News, Headlines, Information Online"](https://www.dinamalar.com/Political_detail.asp?news_id=7103). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["General Elections, 2009 - Constituency Wise Detailed Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140811090059/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf) (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from [the original](http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/25_ConstituencyWiseDetailedResult.pdf) (PDF) on 11 August 2014. 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