K. S. Venkatakrishna Reddiar (1909 – 14 January 1966) was an Indian politician and activist of the cooperative movement. He served as President of the short-lived
Congress Reform Committee
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The Congress Reform Committee (CRC) was formed by a group of dissidents that left the Indian National Congress in the Madras State. The CRC was led by C. Rajagopalachari, who had been defeated by Kamaraj in the ...
from 1957 to 1959.
Early life
Born in
South Arcot
South Arcot District was a district in the Madras Presidency of British India. It covered the area of the present-day districts of Cuddalore, Kallakurichi and Viluppuram in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The district was divided into eight tal ...
, Venkatakrishna Reddiar worked to establish cooperative societies. He joined the
Indian National Congress and participated in the
Indian independence movement.
Congress Reform Committee
Reddiar resigned from the Congress in 1957 when the party ignored him in favour of representatives from its ally,
Tamil Nadu Toilers Party (TNT) for the 1957 elections. He formed the Congress Reform Committee along with
C. Rajagopalachari and was elected as its first President.
Later life
Reddiar resigned from the Congress Reform Committee (which had been renamed as
Indian National Democratic Congress) when Rajagopalachari founded the
Swatantra Party in 1959. Reddiar died of heart-attack on 14 January 1966 at the age of 56.
Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu
1909 births
1966 deaths
Date of birth missing
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing
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