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Munuswamy Pillai retired from public life following the resignation of the Congress ministry in 1939. He died on December 14, 1953 at the 63. A special resolution was passed by the Madras Legislative Assembly condoling his death. |
Munuswamy Pillai retired from public life following the resignation of the Congress ministry in 1939. He died on December 14, 1953 at the 63.<ref name="tnassembly_death">{{cite web|title=Resume of the 1st Madras Legislative Assembly (1952-1957) Chapter XIV:Motions and Resolutions|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/ch14.pdf|publisher=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly}}</ref> A special resolution was passed by the Madras Legislative Assembly condoling his death.<ref name="tnassembly_death" /> |
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Revision as of 09:43, 26 December 2009
Rao Sahib V. I. Munuswamy Pillai (b. 1889 - d. December 14, 1953) was an Indian businessman, politician, Dalit activist and activist of the Indian independence movement who served as the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development in the government of [{C. Rajagopalachari]] from 1937 to 1939.
Early life
Munuswamy Pillai was born in a poor Dalit family in Ootacamund, Nilgiris district in 1889. Due to his adverse financial circumstances, Munuswamy Pillai could afford little formal education and was forced to take up a job as a clerk at the age of twenty. After a successful stint as a clerk, Munuswamy Pillai set up his own business in 1925.
Public life
Munuswamy Pillai was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council in 1926 representing the depressed classes. He supported the policies of the Indian National Congress and served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in Rajaji's cabinet from 1937 to 1939.
Later life
Munuswamy Pillai retired from public life following the resignation of the Congress ministry in 1939. He died on December 14, 1953 at the 63.[1] A special resolution was passed by the Madras Legislative Assembly condoling his death.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b "Resume of the 1st Madras Legislative Assembly (1952-1957) Chapter XIV:Motions and Resolutions" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
References
- "V. I. Munuswamy Pillai". Kamat's Potpourri.