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Chakravarti Rajagopalachari 
C. Rajagopalachari in 1949 Governor-General of India In office
21 June 1948 – 26 January 1950Monarch George VI Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Preceded by The Earl Mountbatten of Burma Succeeded by Position abolished Chief Minister of Madras In office
10 April 1952 – 13 April 1954Governor Sri Prakasa Preceded by P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja Succeeded by K. Kamaraj Minister of Home Affairs In office
26 December 1950 – 25 October 1951Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Preceded by Vallabhbhai Patel Succeeded by Kailash Nath Katju Governor of West Bengal In office
15 August 1947 – 21 June 1948Premier Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
Bidhan Chandra RoyPreceded by Frederick Burrows Succeeded by Kailash Nath Katju Premier of Madras In office
14 July 1937 – 9 October 1939Governor The Lord Erskine Preceded by Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu Succeeded by Tanguturi Prakasam Personal details Born 10 December 1878
Thorapalli, British Raj (now India)Died 25 December 1972 (aged 94)
Madras, IndiaPolitical party Swatantra Party (1959–1972) Other political
affiliationsIndian National Congress(Before 1957)
Indian National Democratic Congress (1957–1959)Spouse(s) Alamelu Mangamma (1897–1916) Alma mater Central College
Presidency College, MadrasProfession Lawyer
Writer
StatesmanReligion Hinduism Signature 