He was a member of the Indian Parliamentary Delegation to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in New Zealand. He was also Secretary to the Congress Parliamentary Party in 1953-1954. He was also the leader of the Upper House, namely the Madras Legislative Council.
R Venkataraman's early life
R Venkataraman was born in Rjamadam village in Tanjore district, Madras Presidency.
He studied law and practised in the Madras High Court and the Supreme Court of India.
At a young age, he was an activist of the Indian independence movement and participated in the Quit India Movement.
How R Venkataraman contributed to India
Venkatraman studied law at the University of Madras and began his legal practice in 1935. He became involved in India’s independence struggle and was consequently jailed by the British.
He was also a member of the Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1977 onwards. He eventually joined the central government and served as the Minister of Finance and Industry in 1980-82 and Minister of Defence in 1982-84.
How did R Venkataraman pass away?
R Venkataraman was admitted to the Army Hospital with complaints of Urosepsis on January 12, 2009.
His condition grew critical on January 20 when he was detected with low blood pressure.
Venkataraman died at the Army Hospital, New Delhi, on January 27, 2009, due to multiple organ failure at the age of 98.
Since he died just one day after Republic Day, some of the programmes coinciding with it were cancelled to mark respect towards the late former President.
He was cremated at Ekta Sthal near Raj Ghat.
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