Ideology
- Mixed partly conservative (societal issues) and partly liberal (economic issues)
- Gandhi loyalist
- Against socialist principles – formed Swatantra Party (1959)
- Wanted to reinstate Varna system
- Favored Hindi as the national language
- Religious Education in school
- Believed Society can not be completely freed from religion
- Opposed QIM
- Opposed all kinds of nuclear weapons
- Acc. to him, political freedom & social justice cannot exist w/o economic freedom
Contributions
- Salt Satyagraha in TN during CDM
- CR Plan
- Involved in Vaikom Satyagraha
- As Premier of the Madras - Temple Entry Authorization and Indemnity Act 1939
- Founded Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - promotion of education and Indian culture.
- Translated Mahabharata & Ramayana in English; composer of Carnatic Music
- Coined the term “permit-quota-license raj
- Last Governor-General of India
- Recipient of 1st Bharat Ratna
- Home Minister
- CM of Madras 1952-54
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