Kamaraj

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Kamaraj was a prominent Indian freedom fighter and statesman who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and played a key role in expanding education and the Congress Party’s organization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chief Minister
Indian independence activist
Indian politician
human
awardReceived Bharat Ratna
Tamra Patra
BharatRatnaAwardYear 1976
birthDate 1903-07-15
birthPlace British India
Madras Presidency
Virudhunagar
commemoratedBy Kamaraj International Airport
statues and memorials in Tamil Nadu
countryOfCitizenship India
deathDate 1975-10-02
deathPlace India
Madras
linked to: Madras, India

Tamil Nadu
ethnicGroup Tamil
ideology Indian nationalism
knownFor Kamaraj Plan
expansion of education in Tamil Nadu
midday meal scheme in schools in Madras State
organizational strengthening of Indian National Congress
school infrastructure expansion in rural areas
languageSpoken English
Tamil
legislativeBody Lok Sabha
Madras Legislative Assembly
movement Indian independence movement
name K. Kamaraj
Kamarajar
Kumaraswami Kamaraj
linked to: K. Kamaraj
occupation freedom fighter
politician
officeEnd 1963-10-02
officeStart 1954-04-13
politicalParty Indian National Congress
positionHeld Chief Minister of Madras State
Member of Constituent Assembly of India
Member of Lok Sabha
Member of Madras Legislative Assembly
President of the Indian National Congress
predecessor C. Rajagopalachari
religion Hinduism
stateRepresented Madras State
linked to: Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu
successor M. Bhakthavatsalam
linked to: M. Bhaktavatsalam

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K. Kamaraj familyName Kamaraj