Synopsis
Trade unionist, participated in the 1952 Defiance Campaign, Vice-President of the Transvaal Indian Congress, member of the South African Communist Party, political prisoner, Non-European United Front, Chairman of the Transvaal Peace Council, Vice-Presi
First name
Thambi
Middle name
Naransamy
Last name
Naidoo
Date of birth
1901
Location of birth
Pietermaritzburg, Natal
Date of death
1953
Gender
Male
Narainsamy Thambi Naidoo, also known as “Naran” or “Roy.” was born in 1901 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) where the family had moved during the Anglo-Boer War (also known as the South African War). He was the son of Govindasamy Krishnamy Thambi Naidoo.