- O.V. Alagesan
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O.V. Alagesan
Quill platform ID: p17531.
(1911 - 1992)
Political Party: Indian National Congress
Biography: O.V. Alagesan was born on 6 September, 1911, in Ozhalur village in present-day Tamil Nadu. He studied at Presidency College in Madras from 1928 to 1930 but left to join India’s freedom struggle. Initially working as an agriculturist, he soon turned his focus entirely to politics, becoming a member of the Chengalpattu Taluk Congress Committee from 1930 to 1935 and later serving on the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee from 1945 to 1948.
Alagesan actively participated in several major movements during India’s independence struggle, including the Salt Satyagraha, Civil Disobedience, Individual Satyagraha, and Quit India movements. His relentless activism led to his imprisonment for over three years. After independence, he was elected to the Constituent Assembly from Madras on a Congress Party ticket, where he contributed to debates on bicameralism and preventive detention.
Post-independence, Alagesan’s held significant ministerial roles, serving as Union Minister for Transport and Railways from 1952 to 1957 and as Minister of State for Irrigation and Power from 1962 to 1963. Beyond politics, he dedicated himself to education, founding the Bhaktavatsalam Educational Trust in 1958.
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