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Death of K. Kamaraj

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Death of K. Kamaraj
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K. Kamaraj, former Chief Minister and Congress president, died in Madras and was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1976.

On Gandhi Jayanti, 2 October 1975, K. Kamaraj died in Madras. He had served as Chief Minister of Madras State between 1954 and 1963 and as president of the Indian National Congress between 1964 and 1967, and afterwards headed the Congress (O). Remembered for spreading schools and midday meals, he was given the title Kalvi Thanthai (father of education). The Bharat Ratna was conferred on him posthumously in 1976, and the Kamarajar Memorial in Chennai marks his resting place.

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