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Kumaraswami Kamaraj (15 July 1903 – 2 October 1975), popularly known as Kamarajar was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the Chief Minister of Madras from 13 April 1954 to 2 October 1963. He also served as the president of the Indian National Congress between 1964–1967 and was responsible for the elevation of Lal Bahadur Shastri and later Indira Gandhi to the position of Prime Minister of India, because of which he was widely acknowledged as the "Kingmaker" in ...
Oct 2, 2018 · But, much before this trio, Tamil Nadu had ‘kingmaker’ Kumaraswami Kamaraj, the man who was responsible for anointing Lal Bahadur Shastri Prime Minister of India after the death of India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and then Nehru’s daughter Indira Gandhi in 1966.
Jul 14, 2023 · The story goes that as a young boy, Kamaraj tamed a temple elephant that went berserk at a bazaar. Noticing that the chains on the elephant’s right leg were missing, Kamaraj raced to the temple ...
K. Kamaraj was an Indian politician and statesman who played an important role in pre and post-Independent politics in India. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, political career and timeline.
Jul 11, 2024 · Kumaraswami Kamaraj (born July 15, 1903, Virudunagar, India—died October 2, 1975, Madras [now Chennai]) was an Indian independence activist and statesman who rose from humble beginnings to become a legislator in the Madras Presidency (an administrative unit of British India that encompassed much of southern India), chief minister (head of government) of the successor Madras state in independent India (now largely occupied by Tamil Nadu state and also including portions of Andhra Pradesh ...
SHRI K. KAMRAJ. Kumaraswami Kamaraj played a leading role in shaping India's destiny after the passing away of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964, to the Congress split in 1969.
Jul 15, 2023 · July 15 marks the 120th birth anniversary of Kumaraswami Kamaraj, freedom fighter and politician, known as much for his simplicity and personal integrity as for his astute political mind.. As the president of the Indian National Congress, Kamaraj steered the party during testing times post the death of Jawaharlal Nehru.While he never became prime minister himself, he was instrumental in the appointments of both Lal Bahadur Shastri and Indira Gandhi.
As chief minister, he oversaw post-independence “golden age” of Madras state. As Congress president, he oversaw the leadership change after Nehru's death.
Jul 15, 2019 · One evening more than five decades ago, K Kamaraj — the third chief minister of Tamil Nadu — was touring the countryside. As was his habit, he got down from his car and walked up to a group of agricultural labourers in a paddy field.
Kumaraswami KamarajPolitical leader Kumaraswami Kamaraj (1903-1975) rose from the next-to-lowest rung in the caste system of India to become president of the all-powerful Congress party. He was known simply as Kamaraj, now used as his surname. The low caste Nadars were rising in importance when Kamaraj was born on July 15, 1903, in the southern Madras town of Virudunagar, India. His father, who died when Kamaraj was six, was a coconut merchant. The boy had only six years of schooling when he ...
