Shri. Ramasamy Venkataraman

December 7, 2023

The President of India paid floral tributes to Shri R. Venkataraman, former President of India, on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on December 4, 2023.

ABOUT SHRI R VENKATARAMAN

R Venkataraman was born in Rajamadam 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.
He was elected to independent India’s Provisional Parliament in 1950 as a member of the Indian National Congress party.
He was a member of the constituent assembly that drafted India’s Constitution.
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.
He served as the 8^th President of India from 1987 to 1992.