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Sami Venkatachalam Chetty

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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}Sami Venkatachalam Chetty (died 17 November 1958) was an Indian politician, businessman and Indian independence activist who served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council and Imperial Legislative Council of India, as well as President of the Madras Corporation. He is largely known for his surprise victory over Assembly Speaker R. K. Shanmukham Chetty in the 1934 elections to the Imperial Legislative Council.^[1]

Career

Chetty joined the Indian National Congress in the early 1920s and was elected to the Madras Legislative Council in the 1926 elections. He served as the leader of the Swaraj Party in the house during the visit of the Simon Commission. In 1925-26, Chetty served as President of the Madras Corporation.

In 1934, Chetty defeated R. K. Shanmukham Chetty in the elections to the Imperial Legislative Council of India. He served as a member of the council before retiring from politics in the late 1930s.

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1. ^{{cite book|title=Role of Press and Indian Freedom Struggle: All Through the Gandhian Era|page=82|publisher=APH Publishing|year=1981|id={{ISBN|8176482560}}, {{ISBN|9788176482561}}}}

4 : 1958 deaths|Indian independence activists from Tamil Nadu|Year of birth missing|Members of Central Legislative Assembly of India

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