R. Chidambara Bharathi
Indian politician (1905–1987)
R. Chidambara Bharathi (5 June 1905 – 30 April 1987) was a freedom fighter and nationalist who spent 14 years in various prisons in northern India. He was also former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.
He was arrested several times by then British police and tried by then British law. After independence he participated in national politics and was a close friend of K. Kamaraj. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress candidate from Manamadurai constituency in 1957 election. After the split in Congress, he joined Syndicate Congress led by Nijalingappa. He received Tamira Patra, the highest honour given to a freedom fighter in India. He died on 30 April 1987.
Early life
R. Chidambara Bharathi was born on 5 June 1905, as sixteenth son of Rengasamy Servai and Ponnammal at their Ramayana Chavadi residence in North Masi Street, Madurai. He had eight elder brothers and seven elder sisters.
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