Kumaraswamy Kamaraj (15 July 1903 – 2 October 1975) was a South Indian politician who rose to Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. popularly known as Kamarajar was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the Chief Minister of Madras State. He also served as the president of the Indian National Congress for two terms i.e. four years between 1964–1967 and was responsible for the elevation of Lal Bahadur Shastri to the position of Prime Minister of India after Nehru’s death and Indira Gandhi after Shastri’s death. Starting his political career from a very low level in the politics of Tamil Nadu, K. K., was called the kingmaker, due to playing an important role in choosing two prime ministers of the country. Kamaraj became famous due to the Kamaraj plan made in the sixties to reform the Congress organization. He was Bron on 15 July 1903 in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu.
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