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C.
RAJAGOPALACHARI |
BHARAT RATNA
Popularly called 'RAJAJI'
The Last (First Indian) Governor-General of India
Former Chief Minister of Madras State
Death Anniversary |
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Full Name
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Chakravarti Rajagopalachari |
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Date of Birth / Death
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10 December 1878 – 25 December 1972 |
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Place of birth |
Thorapalli, the then Salem District of Madras Presidency, now Krishnagiri
District in Tamil Nadu. |
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Fields of Activity
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Politics
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Nationality |
Indian |
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Description
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Popularly called Rajaji.
He was an Indian lawyer, independence
activist, politician, writer and statesman.
He was the last (First Indian)
Governor-General
of India.
He also was the leader of the Indian National Congress, Premier of
the Madras Presidency, Governor of West Bengal, Minister for Home Affairs of
the Indian Union and Chief Minister of Madras state.
He also founded the
Swatantra Party.
He was one of the first recipients of India's highest
civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
He vehemently opposed the use of nuclear
weapons and was a proponent of world peace and disarmament.
He was instrumental in setting up a
united Anti-Congress front in Madras state under C. N. Annadurai, which swept
the 1967 elections.
He pioneered temperance and temple entry movements in India and advocated
Dalit upliftment. |
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Wikipedia
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajaji |
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