Paramasiva Subbarayan was an Indian politician, freedom fighter and diplomat and was the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency, India's ambassador to Indonesia and Union Minister of Transport and Communications in Jawaharlal Nehru's government.
11 Facts About P Subbarayan
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In 1933, P Subbarayan joined the Indian National Congress and served as the Minister of Law and Education in Rajaji's cabinet and the Minister of Police and Home in Ramaswamy Reddiar's cabinet.
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In 1922, P Subbarayan was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council as an independent candidate representing the landowners of the South-Central division of the Madras Presidency and served as a Council Secretary.
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Hence, the Governor chose P Subbarayan, who was not affiliated to either of these parties, to form the Government and nominated 34 new members to the Madras Legislative Council to support him.
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However, the Justicites and the P Subbarayan Government accorded the commission a warm reception.
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On 1 November 1932, P Subbarayan proposed the Temple Entry Bill which permitted low-caste Hindus and Dalits enter Hindu temples and made their prohibition illegal and punishable.
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From 1949 to 1951, P Subbarayan served as independent India's first ambassador to Indonesia.
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On his return to India, P Subbarayan was elected president of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.
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In 1957, P Subbarayan was elected to the Lok Sabha from Tiruchengode and served as a member till 1962.
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Later when the Indian President Rajendra Prasad sought his opinion on making Hindi as the sole official language, P Subbarayan advised against it.
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Radhabai P Subbarayan was an active campaigner for women's rights and served as a member of the Indian parliament.