P. Kakkan
| P. Kakkan | |
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| Minister for Home Affairs (Madras state) | |
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In office 3 October 1963 – 5 March 1967 |
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| Minister of Agriculture (Madras state) | |
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In office 13 March 1962 – 3 October 1963 |
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| Member of Madras Legislative Assembly for Samayanallur | |
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In office 1962–1967 |
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| Minister of Public Works (Madras state) | |
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In office 13 April 1957 – 13 March 1962 |
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| Member of Madras Legislative Assembly for Melur | |
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In office 1957–1962 |
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| Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Madurai | |
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In office 1951–1957 |
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| Prime Minister | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | K. T. K. Thangamani |
| Member of Constituent Assembly | |
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In office 1946–1950 |
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| Monarch | George VI of the United Kingdom |
| Prime Minister | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | None |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1908 Thumbaipatti, Melur, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | December 23, 1981 (aged 73) Madras, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Swarnam Parvathi Kakkan |
| Profession | Politician |
P. Kakkan (18 June 1908 – 23 December 1981) was a Dalit leader, freedom fighter and Indian politician who served as a member of the Constituent Assembly of India, Member of Parliament, President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and in various ministerial posts in Congress governments in the erstwhile Madras state between 1957 and 1967.
Kakkan was born into a Tamil family on 18 June 1908 in a village called Thumbaipatti in Melur Taluk, Madurai district of Madras Presidency. His father Poosari Kakkan was a priest in the village shrine.
Kakkan was drawn to the independence movement from an early stage in his life. While in school, he joined the Indian National Congress. When the Rajaji Government brought forth the Temple Entry Authorization and Indemnity Act 1939 which removed restrictions on Dalits and Shanars entering temples, Kakkan led the temple entry at Madurai. He also participated in the Quit India Movement and was sent to Alipore jail. In 1946, he was elected to the Constituent Assembly. and served from 1946 to 1950.
Kakkan served as a member of the Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1957. When K. Kamaraj resigned as the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee in order to take office as the Chief Minister of Madras state, Kakkan was elected as the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee. Following the 1957 elections when the Indian National Congress was re-elected to power in the Madras state, Kakkan was sworn in as the Minister for Public Works (excluding Electricity), Harijan Welfare, Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes on 13 April 1957. From 13 March 1962 to 3 October 1963, Kakkan served as the Minister of Agriculture. On 24 April 1962, he was appointed as a member of the Business Advisory Committee and as Home Minister on 3 October 1963 and served till 1967 when the Indian National Congress was defeated in the Assembly elections.
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