Salma (writer)

| termend1 = 2011 | image = SalmaDSC 0099.JPG | office2 = Sarpanch of Ponnampatti Panchayat | termstart2 = 2001 | termend2 = 2006 | children = 2 | spouse = | citizenship = India | birth_name = Rajathi Samsudeen | birth_place = Thuvarankurichi, Tamil Nadu | occupation = Writer and Political activist | awards = Mahakavi Kanhaiyalal Sethia Award (2019) }} Rakkiaiah (alternatively Rokkiah, born Rajathi Samsudeen in 1968) is an Indian Tamil writer, activist, and politician known by the pen name Salma and the nickname Rajathi, and often referred to as Rajathi Salma. Her works have received international acclaim and she is renowned as a sensation in contemporary Tamil literature.

She is a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and involved in women's and transgender rights activism. Between 2007 and 2011, she served as the chairperson of the State Social Welfare Board of Tamil Nadu. Salma is also the founder of a non-government women's rights organisation named "Your Hope is Remaining". Provided by Wikipedia