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

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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.

Career

Chetty joined the

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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.

Condolence

Shri Venkatachalam Chetti was an member of the former Central Assembly from the year 1934 to 1938 He was, before that, the Leader of the Opposition on behalf of the Congress in the Madras Legislative Assembly. He was a very prominent member of the previous Assembly here 1 am sure the House will join with me in conveying our condolence to the bereaved family of Shri Venkata- chalem Chetti. https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1589/1/lsd_02_06_17-11-1958.pdf Page 56

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1958 deaths Indian independence activists from Tamil Nadu Year of birth missing Members of the Central Legislative Assembly of India {{TamilNadu-politician-stub Andhra movement