Perunthalivar kamaraj

the great leader kamaraj

1. Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Born:  Kumaraswami Kamaraj ; 15 July 1903; Residence:  Kamarajar Illam ; 1/10, Thyagaraya Died: 2 October 1975 (aged 72);  Madras   Resting place:  Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Ninai

2. Early life Kamaraj was born on 15 July 1903 in  Virudhunagar ,  Tamil Nadu , to Kumaraswami and Sivakami Ammal . His name was originally Kamatchi , later changed to Kamarajar . His father Kumaraswami was a merchant. Kamaraj had a younger sister named Nagammal .   Kamaraj was first enrolled in a traditional school in 1907 and in 1908 he was admitted to Yenadhi Narayana Vidhya Salai . In 1909 Kamaraj was admitted in Virudupatti High School. Kamaraj's father died when he was six years old, his mother was forced to support the family . In 1914 Kamaraj dropped out of school to support his mother

3. Politics As a young boy, Kamaraj worked in his uncle's provision shop and during that time he began toattend public meetings and processions about the   Indian Home Rule Movemen t At the age of 34, Kamaraj entered the Assembly winning the  Sattur  seat in the 1937 election. Kamaraj was imprisoned six times by the British for his pro-Independence activities, that added up to more than 3,000 days in jail.

4. Chief Minister On 13 April 1954, Kamaraj became the  Chief Minister  of  Madras Province . To everyone's surprise, Kamaraj nominated  C. Subramaniam  and  M. Bhakthavatsalam , who had contested his leadership, to the  newly formed cabinet .

5. Electoral history YearPostConstituencyPartyOpponentElectionResult1937MLA Sattur INCUnopposed 1937 elections Won1946MLA Sattur - Aruppukottai INCUnopposed 1946 elections Won1952MPSrivilliputhurINC G. D. Naidu Indian General Elections, 1951 Won1954MLA Gudiyatham INC V. K. Kothandaraman By ElectionWon1957MLA Sattur INC Jayarama Reddiar 1957 Madras legislative assembly election Won1962MLA Sattur INCP. Ramamoorthy 1962 Madras legislative assembly election Won1967MLA Virudhunagar INC P. Seenivasan 1967 Tamil Nadu state assembly election Lost 1969MP Nagercoil INCM . MathiasBy ElectionWon1971MP Nagercoil INC(O) M. C. Balan Indian General Elections, 1971 Won

6. Personal life During his tenure as Chief Minister, when the municipality of Virudhunagar provided a direct water connection to his house in his hometown, Kamarajar ordered it to be disconnected immediately as he did not want any special privileges. He refused to use the Z-level security that was provided to him as the CM of Tamil Nadu and instead travelled with just one police patrol vehicle. He did not marry, did not own any property and was never tempted by power .  When he died, he left behind 130 rupees, 2 pairs of sandals, 4 shirts, 4  dhotis  and a few books

7. Death Kamaraj died at his home, on Gandhi Jayanti day (2 October 1975), which also was the 12th anniversary of his resignation. He was aged 72 and died in his sleep due to a heart attack.

8. Legacy Kamaraj was awarded India's highest civilian honour , the  Bharat Ratna , posthumously in 1976 . The domestic terminal of the  Chennai airport  is named " Kamaraj Terminal". Marina beach road in Chennai was named as " Kamarajar Salai ". North Parade Road in  Bengaluru  and Parliament road in  New Delhi  were also renamed after Kamaraj .  Madurai Kamaraj University  is named in his honour .  In 2003, the Government of India released a commemorative coin on his birthday.

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