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Death of the Raja of Panagal

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Death of the Raja of Panagal
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Panaganti Ramarayaningar, the Raja of Panagal and Justice Party First Minister from 1921 to 1926, died in Madras.

Panaganti Ramarayaningar, known as the Raja of Panagal, was the second First Minister of the Madras Presidency, in office from 11 July 1921 to 3 December 1926. His ministry passed measures such as communal reservation orders and the Hindu Religious Endowments legislation. After the Justice Party lost the 1926 election he led it in opposition. He died in Madras on 16 December 1928.

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