On behalf of the Justice Party, who won and formed the ministry in 1923 election?

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  1. T.N. Sivagnanam Pillai
  2. P. Thiyagaraja Chettiyar
  3. T.M. Nair
  4. M.C. Raja

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Option 2 : P. Thiyagaraja Chettiyar
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The Correct answer is P. Thiyagaraja Chettiyar

Key Points

  • P. Thiyagaraja Chettiyar
    • The elections for the Madras Presidency Legislative Council took place in 1923.
    • P Theagaroya Chetty was the leader of the Justice Party.
    • Justice Party, Won 44 seats
    • Theagaraya Chetty suggested Raja of Panagal and A. P. Patro for inclusion in the administration.
    • The Council's secretaries are Abdullah Ghatala Sabib Bahadur, S. Arpudasami Udayar, and T. C. Thangavelu Pillai.

Additional Information

  •  T.N. Sivagnanam Pillai
    • He was a Madras Presidency Indian lawyer, civil official, and politician.
    • He was a member of the Justice Party.
    • From 1923 to 1926, he was the Minister of Development in the Raja of Panagal's cabinet.
  • T.M. Nair
    • Taravath Madhavan Nair was a Madras Presidency and political activist in the Dravidian Movement.
    • He founded the Justice Party with Theagaraya Chetty and C. Natesa Mudaliar.
    • He became the INC's youngest president, and the first Malayali, in 1897.
    • Lord Curzon named him to the Raleigh University Commission in 1902.
    • He was appointed to the Madras High Court as a permanent judge in 1908
    • The King-Emperor made him a Companion of the Indian Empire in 1904
  • M.C. Raja
    • He was an educationist and social and political activist.
    • He was also a Justice Party leader.
    • He was the first leader in India to organize the Scheduled Classes on a national scale
    • Rajah was regarded as having the same stature as B. R. Ambedkar.
    •  He was the founder of the mid-day meal scheme.

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