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O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar becomes Premier

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O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar becomes Premier
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O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar, backed by Kamaraj, became Premier of Madras and led the province through independence.

O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar, a Congress leader from South Arcot, became Premier of Madras in March 1947 after T. Prakasam lost the support of the Congress legislators. He had the backing of K. Kamaraj. His government was in office when India became independent on 15 August 1947. Its later measures included laws on temple entry and against the devadasi system.

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