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

On behalf of the Justice Party, who won and formed the ministry in 1923 election? Correct Answer T.N. Sivagnanam Pillai

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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