K. A. P. Viswanatham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetK. A. P. Viswanatham
Indian politician
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India
About K. A. P. Viswanatham
- K.
- A.
- P.
- Viswanatham Pillai (10 November 1899 – 19 December 1994) was a Tamil scholar, orator and social activist.
- Despite having no formal education he developed an interest towards the Tamil literature and Siddha medicine and learned them by himself.
- His father Periyanna and his elder brother Krishnan and Arumugam living as a joint family.
- They also doing a joint venture business (tobacco) with the name of K.A.P.
- That precedes Viswanathan as K.A.P Viswanathan.
- He also took part in politics and was an active member of Justice Party.
- He became the first General Secretary of the party, a position which he continued to hold till 1940 after which C.
- N.
- Annadurai took over.
- He also took part in the Anti-Hindi agitation of 1937–40 and was imprisoned.
- Viswanatham was also instrumental in launching the Tamil University at Thanjavur.
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