On entering politics, he became a member and later Chairperson of the Salem municipality. In the 1900s he started legal practice at the Salem court. Rajagopalachari was born in the Thorapalli village of Hosur taluk in the Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu and was educated at Central College, Bangalore, and Presidency College, Madras. During his lifetime, he also acquired the nickname 'Mango of Salem'. He vehemently opposed the use of nuclear weapons and was a proponent of world peace and disarmament. Rajagopalachari founded the Swatantra Party and was one of the first recipients of India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. He also served as leader of the Indian National Congress, Premier of the Madras Presidency, Governor of West Bengal, Minister for Home Affairs of the Indian Union and Chief Minister of Madras state. He was also the only Indian-born Governor-General, as all previous holders of the post were British nationals. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India, as when India became a republic in 1950 the office was abolished. Minister without portfolio of the Republic of Indiaįrederick Burrows as Governor of Bengal PresidencyĬhakravarti Rajagopalachari BR (10 December 1878 – 25 December 1972), popularly known as Rajaji or C.R., also known as Mootharignar Rajaji (Rajaji, the Scholar Emeritus), was an Indian statesman, writer, lawyer, and independence activist. Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of India Governor-General of the Dominion of India
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