M. R. Sethuratnam Iyer
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M. R. Sethuratnam Iyer was an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Development in the Madras Presidency
from March 16, 1928 to October 27, 1930.
and served as the President of the taluk board, Trichinopoly. He was elected to the Madras Legislative Council
in the 1920, 1923 and 1926 elections from the Trichinopoly General Rural constituency.
. While Premier P. Subbarayan
opposed the resolution, his ministers supported it. Subbarayan requested his ministers to resign and submitted his own resignation to the Governor. However, the Governor reinstated Subbarayan as Premier and requested the Justice Party
to support the Government. Subbarayan requested Sethuratnam Iyer to join his ministry. Sethuratnam Iyer accepted the offer and served as the Minister of Development despite being labelled as a traitor by the Swaraj Party.
Madras Presidency
The Madras Presidency , officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India...
from March 16, 1928 to October 27, 1930.
Early life
Sethuratnam Iyer was born in Trichinopoly in 1888. He was had his schooling at Kulittalai school and National High School, Trichinopoly and graduated from St. Joseph's College, Trichinopoly.Political career
Sethuratnam Iyer started his political career by joining the Swaraj PartySwaraj Party
The Swaraj Party, Swarajaya Party or Swarajya Party, established as the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party, was a political party formed in India in 1922 that sought greater self-government and political freedoms for the Indian people from the British Raj. It was inspired by the concept of Swaraj...
and served as the President of the taluk board, Trichinopoly. He was elected to the Madras Legislative Council
Madras Legislative Council
Tamil Nadu Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It began its existence as Madras Legislative Council, the first provincial legislature for Madras Presidency. It was initially created as an advisory body in 1861, by the British...
in the 1920, 1923 and 1926 elections from the Trichinopoly General Rural constituency.
As Minister of Development
In 1928, a resolution was passed by the Swaraj Party opposing the Simon CommissionSimon Commission
The Indian Statutory Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parliament that had been dispatched to India in 1927 to study constitutional reform in Britain's most important colonial dependency. It was commonly referred to as the Simon Commission after its chairman, Sir John Simon...
. While Premier P. Subbarayan
P. Subbarayan
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. He is the father of General P. P...
opposed the resolution, his ministers supported it. Subbarayan requested his ministers to resign and submitted his own resignation to the Governor. However, the Governor reinstated Subbarayan as Premier and requested the Justice Party
Justice Party
Justice Party is the name of several different political parties around the world:*Indian Justice Party*Justice Party *Justice Party *Justice Party *Justice Party *Justice Party *Justice Party...
to support the Government. Subbarayan requested Sethuratnam Iyer to join his ministry. Sethuratnam Iyer accepted the offer and served as the Minister of Development despite being labelled as a traitor by the Swaraj Party.