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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Agaram Subbarayalu Reddiar
| honorific-suffix =
| image =
| imagesize =
| order1 = 1st
| office1 = Chief Minister of Madras Presidency
| term_start1 = 17 December 1920
| term_end1 = 11 July 1921
| governor1 = [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon]]
| monarch1 =
| primeminister1 =
| predecessor1 = None
| successor1 = [[Raja of Panagal]]
| birth_date = 15 October 1855
| birth_place =
| death_date = November 1921 (age 66)
| death_place = [[Madras]]
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]]
| alma_mater =
| profession = lawyer
| occupation = legislator, [[Chief Minister]]
| spouse =
}}
Diwan Bahadur '''Agaram Subbarayalu Reddiar'''<ref name="indiaofficelist">{{cite book | title=The India Office and Burma Office List | last=Great Britain India Office, India Office| year=1921| pages=77| publisher=Harrison}}</ref> (b. 15 October 1855 – d. November 1921) was a [[landlord]] and [[List of chief ministers of Madras Presidency|Chief Minister]] or [[Premier]] of [[Madras Presidency]] from 17 December 1920 to 11 July 1921.<ref name="listofchiefministers2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm |title=List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu |access-date=20 October 2008 |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026080841/http://www.tn.gov.in/tnassembly/cmlist-1920.htm |archive-date=26 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Subbarayalu Reddiar was born in a [[Reddiar]] family of South Arcot in 1855. He studied law in the West. On his return to India, Subbarayalu Reddiar involved himself in district politics of South Arcot and served as a district board president. Initially, he joined the [[Indian National Congress]] but left the party in 1916 to join the Justice Party. When the Justice Party was elected to power in the Madras Presidency in the first general elections in November 1920, Subbarayalu Reddiar was chosen as Chief Minister. Thus, Subbarayalu Reddiar is the first Chief Minister of Madras Presidency.

Subbarayalu Reddiar served as Chief Minister till 11 July 1921 when he resigned on grounds of health. He died soon afterwards.

== Early life ==

Agaram Subbarayalu Reddiar was born in a rich [[landlord]] family domiciled in [[South Arcot]] district of [[Madras Presidency]] on 15 October 1855.<ref name="justicepartysouvenir">{{cite book | title=Justice Party Golden Jubilee Souvenir| year=1968| pages=233}}</ref> He studied in [[Presidency College, Chennai]], along with [[Theagaroya Chetty]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rajaraman|first=P.|title=The Justice Party: a historical perspective, 1916–37|publisher=Poompozhil Publishers|year=1988|url=http://dspace.vidyanidhi.org.in:8080/dspace/handle/2009/4745|pages=chapter 5|oclc=20453430|access-date=3 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181607/http://dspace.vidyanidhi.org.in:8080/dspace/handle/2009/4745|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Later he studied law in the United Kingdom.

== Early political career ==

Subbarayalu Reddiar served as the President of Cuddalore taluk Board in 1912. In 1917 he became the chair of South Arcot District Board. He later became the first Chief Minister of [[Madras Presidency]], present-day state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>David Washbrook, Country Politics: Madras 1880 to 1930, Modern Asian studies, 7, 3 (1973) pp.(475–531), Great Britain</ref><ref>[http://rulers.org/indprov.html Rulers.org – Provinces of British India]</ref>

== Chief Minister of Madras ==

At the end of November 1920, the first general elections were held to the Madras Legislative Assembly as per the Montford Reforms.<ref name="encyclopediapoliticalpartiesp180">[[#Encycylopedia of Political Parties|Encyclopedia of Political Parties]], Pg 180</ref> The [[Indian National Congress]], a part of its policy during the [[Non-Cooperation Movement]] boycotted the elections.<ref name="encyclopediapoliticalpartiesp180" /> As a result, the Justice Party swept to power winning 63 of the 98 Assembly seats to which elections were conducted.<ref name="encyclopediapoliticalpartiesp180" /> Among the nominated members, it had a strength of 18 adding up to a total of 81 members in a chamber of 127.<ref name="encyclopediapoliticalpartiesp180" />

Following the success of the Justice Party in the 1920 elections, [[Lord Willingdon]] invited [[Theagaroya Chetty|Sir Theagaroya Chetty]] to form the Government.<ref name="encyclopediapoliticalpartiesp181">[[#Encycylopedia of Political Parties|Encyclopedia of Political Parties]], Pg 181</ref> However, he passed on the mantle to Subbarayalu Reddiar.<ref name="encyclopediapoliticalpartiesp182">[[#Encycylopedia of Political Parties|Encyclopedia of Political Parties]], Pg 182</ref> Subbarayalu Reddiar assumed office as Chief Minister on 17 December 1920 and held the portfolios of education, public works, excise and registration in the new government.<ref name="encyclopediapoliticalpartiesp182" /> The first session of the assembly was inaugurated by Duke of Connaught on 13 January 1921.<ref name="newyorktimes_jan1921">{{cite news|title=Connaught well received in Madras – Famine in several districts causes concern|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1921/01/15/103533954.pdf|date=15 January 1921 }}</ref> On 14 February 1921, three new Council Secretaries were appointed by the Justice party Government. However, Subbarayalu Reddiar resigned soon afterwards on grounds of health.<ref name="encyclopediapoliticalpartiesp182" />

<center>
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center"
! colspan="2"| Subbarayalu Reddiar's Cabinet
|-
! Portfolio
! Minister
|-
| Education, Excise and Public works
| A. Subbarayalu Reddiar '''(Also Chief Minister)'''
|-
| Local Self-Government
| [[Ramarayaningar|Panaganti Ramarayaningar]]
|-
| Development
| [[Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu]]
|-
| colspan="2" align="left"|<small>''Source: Encyclopaedia of Political Parties''</small>
|}
</center>

== Death ==

Subbarayalu Reddiar died in November 1921.<ref name="subbarayalu_death_1">{{cite book | title=Justice Party Golden Jubilee Souvenir| year=1968| pages=xviii}}</ref><ref name="subbarayalu_death_2">{{cite book | title=Rational Land Revisited| last=Kudiarasu| first=Chidambaram| year=2006| pages=84| publisher=Emerald Publishers| isbn=978-81-7966-176-5}}</ref><ref name="subbarayalu_death_3">{{cite book | title=Sir P. T. Rajan's Eighty Second Birthday Souvenir| last=Rajan| first=P. T.|author2=K. Paramasivam| year=1973| pages=178}}</ref>

== Notes ==

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== References ==

* {{cite book | title=Encyclopaedia of Political Parties| last=Ralhan| first=O. P. | year=2002| publisher=Anmol Publications PVT. LTD| isbn=978-81-7488-865-5|ref=Encyclopedia of Political Parties}}

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