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			{{Short description\|Indian politician (1896–1987)}}
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	\| name = M. K. Vellodi		\| name = M. K. Vellodi
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	\| image = M.K.Vellodi.jpg		\| image = M.K.Vellodi.jpg
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	\| predecessor = [[Samuel Runganadhan]]		\| predecessor = [[Samuel Runganadhan]]
	\| successor = [[V. K. Krishna Menon]]		\| successor = [[V. K. Krishna Menon]]
	\| office2 = Chief Minister of [[~~Hyderabad State~~]]		\| office2 =1st [[Hyderabad State (1948–1956)#Chief Ministers of Hyderabad State\|Chief Minister of Hyderabad]]
			\| predecessor2 = Office established
			\| successor2=[[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]]
	\| term2 = 26 January 1950 – 6 March 1952		\| term2 = 26 January 1950 – 6 March 1952
	\|office3 = [[Indian Ambassador to Switzerland]]		\|office3 = [[Indian Ambassador to Switzerland]]
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	\| term_end3 = {{dts\|format=dmy\|1962\|01\|05}}		\| term_end3 = {{dts\|format=dmy\|1962\|01\|05}}
	\| predecessor3 = [[Mohan Sinha Mehta]]		\| predecessor3 = [[Mohan Sinha Mehta]]
	\| successor3 = [[Mohamed Abdul Rauf]]		\| successor3 = Mohamed Abdul Rauf
	\|office4 = [[Cabinet Secretary of India\|3rd Cabinet Secretary of India]]		\|office4 = [[Cabinet Secretary of India\|3rd Cabinet Secretary of India]]
	\| term4 = 1 August 1957 - 4 June 1958		\| term4 = 1 August 1957 - 4 June 1958
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	\|spouse = Kunhikav Kovilamma		\|spouse = Kunhikav Kovilamma
	}}		}}
	'''Mullath Kadingi Vellodi''' [[Order of the Indian Empire\|CIE]], [[Indian Civil Service (British India)\|ICS]] (1896–1987) was the appointed Chief Minister of [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)\|Hyderabad state]]<ref>[http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/history_post.html APonline - History and Culture - History-Post-Independence Era] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220113947/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/history_post.html \|date=2013-12-20 }}</ref><ref>[http://rulers.org/indstat3.html Indian states after 1947 A-L]</ref> by the ~~government~~ of India after the fall of the Hyderabad ~~state~~ ruled by [[Nizam of Hyderabad\|Nizam ~~rule~~]].		'''Mullath Kadingi Vellodi''' [[Order of the Indian Empire\|CIE]], [[Indian Civil Service (British India)\|ICS]] (1896–1987) was the appointed Chief Minister of [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)\|Hyderabad state]]<ref>[http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/history_post.html APonline - History and Culture - History-Post-Independence Era] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220113947/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/history_post.html \|date=2013-12-20 }}</ref><ref>[http://rulers.org/indstat3.html Indian states after 1947 A-L]</ref> by the [[Government of India]] after the [[Annexation of Hyderabad\|fall]] of the [[Hyderabad State]] ruled by the [[Nizam of Hyderabad\|Nizam]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/nizam-writ-ran-after-police-action-till-1950-accession/articleshow/103486501.cms\|title=Nizam writ ran after police action till 1950 accession}}</ref>

	A member of the [[Indian Civil Service]], he was Textile Commissioner and ''ex-officio'' Joint Secretary in the Department of Industries and Civil Supplies during the British Raj. He was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in the 1944 Birthday Honours list.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=36544\|supp=y\|page=2570\|date=2 June 1944}}</ref> He was a ~~Senior Civil~~ servant in the [[Government of India]].He served as the Cabinet Secretary and Secretary of [[Planning Commission (India)\|Planning Commission]] from 1957 to 1958.<ref>{{cite news		A member of the [[Indian Civil Service]], he was the Textile Commissioner and ''ex-officio'' Joint Secretary in the Department of Industries and Civil Supplies during the British Raj. He was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in the 1944 Birthday Honours list.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=36544\|supp=y\|page=2570\|date=2 June 1944}}</ref> He was a senior [[Indian Administrative Service\|civil servant]] in the [[Government of India]]. He served as the [[Cabinet Secretary (India)\|Cabinet Secretary]] and Secretary of the [[Planning Commission (India)\|Planning Commission]] from 1957 to 1958.<ref>{{cite news
	\|title = Malayalees find state very cozy		\|title = Malayalees find state very cozy
	\|url = ~~http~~://~~articles.~~timesofindia.indiatimes.com/~~2002-08-25~~/hyderabad/~~27318163_1_sathi~~-~~nair~~-~~top~~-~~ips~~-~~officers-associations~~		\|url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Malayalees-find-state-very-cozy/articleshow/20105813.cms
	\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120608071631/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-08-25/hyderabad/27318163_1_sathi-nair-top-ips-officers-associations		\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120608071631/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-08-25/hyderabad/27318163_1_sathi-nair-top-ips-officers-associations
	\|url-status = ~~dead~~		\|url-status = live
	\|archive-date = 8 June 2012		\|archive-date = 8 June 2012
	\|date = 25 August 2002		\|date = 25 August 2002
	\|work = [[The Times of India]]		\|work = [[The Times of India]]
	\|~~accessdate~~ = 2009-06-13		\|access-date = 2009-06-13
	}}</ref>		}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Vellodi was the fourth son of ~~His Highness~~ [[K. C. Manavedan Raja]], the titular [[Zamorin]] of [[Calicut]].		Vellodi was the fourth son of [[K. C. Manavedan Raja]], the titular [[Zamorin]] of [[Calicut]].
	He was educated at [[Presidency College, Madras]]. He joined the [[Indian Civil Service]] in December 1921.		He was educated at [[Presidency College, Madras]]. He joined the [[Indian Civil Service]] in December 1921. From 1921-1944 he held various junior positions. In 1944 he was appointed Textile Commissioner and ex-officio Joint Secretary in the Department of Industries and Civil Supplies until 1945.
	From 1921-1944 he held various junior positions. In 1944 he was appointed Textile Commissioner and ex-officio Joint Secretary in the [[Department of Industries and Civil Supplies]] until 1945.

	From April–August 1947 he was acting Indian High Commissioner to [[London]], overseeing the independence celebrations there. He returned to [[Delhi]] in 1947 to take up the post of Controller of Imports and Exports.

	He was married to TM Kunhikav Kovilamma. They had two children, Kamala and Vasudevan.{{citation needed\|date=February 2021}}		He was married to TM Kunhikav Kovilamma. They had two children, Kamala and Vasudevan.{{citation needed\|date=February 2021}}

	==Chief Minister (1950-52)==		==Chief Minister (1950-52)==
	As the appointed Chief Minister of the [[Hyderabad State]], he administered the state with the help of bureaucrats from [[Madras state]] and [[Bombay state]].		As the appointed [[Chief minister (India)\|Chief Minister]] of the [[Hyderabad State]], he administered the state with the help of bureaucrats from [[Madras state]] and [[Bombay state]].

	==Diplomat==		==Diplomat==
	From April–August 1947 he was acting Indian High Commissioner to London.		From April–August 1947 he was the acting [[List of high commissioners of India to the United Kingdom\|Indian High Commissioner to London]], overseeing the [[Indian independence movement\|independence]] [[Independence Day (India)\|celebrations]] there. He returned to [[Delhi]] in 1947 to take up the post of Controller of Imports and Exports. From 20 June 1958 to 6 December 1961, he was the [[List of ambassadors of India to Switzerland\|Indian ambassador to Switzerland]].<ref>{{Dodis\|R3521}}[http://unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?auto=1&id=139/139100&key=2494&query=High-level%20dialogue%20on%20international%20migration&sf=date&so=0][http://www.amtsdruckschriften.bar.admin.ch/viewOrigDoc.do?id=10041583][https://www.swiss-archives.ch/detail.aspx?ID=4498769]</ref>
	From 20 June 1958 to 6 December 1961 he was Indian ambassador to ~~[[Bern~~]].<ref>{{Dodis\|R3521}}[http://unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?auto=1&id=139/139100&key=2494&query=High-level%20dialogue%20on%20international%20migration&sf=date&so=0][http://www.amtsdruckschriften.bar.admin.ch/viewOrigDoc.do?id=10041583][https://www.swiss-archives.ch/detail.aspx?ID=4498769]</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[List of ~~Chief Ministers~~ of Andhra Pradesh]]		*[[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh]]
	*[[List of Cabinet Secretaries of India]]		*[[List of Cabinet Secretaries of India]]
	*[[List of chief ministers of Telangana]]		*[[List of chief ministers of Telangana]]
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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

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	[[Category:Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire]]		[[Category:Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire]]
	[[Category:1987 deaths]]		[[Category:1987 deaths]]
	[[Category:Defence ~~Secretaries~~ of India]]		[[Category:Defence secretaries of India]]
	[[Category:High ~~Commissioners~~ of India to the United Kingdom]]		[[Category:High commissioners of India to the United Kingdom]]
	[[Category:Hyderabad State politicians]]		[[Category:Hyderabad State politicians]]
	[[Category:Ambassadors of India to the Holy See]]		[[Category:Ambassadors of India to the Holy See]]

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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = M. K. Vellodi
| honorific-suffix =
| image = M.K.Vellodi.jpg
| alt =
| order = 
|office = [[High Commission of India to the United Kingdom|High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom]]
| term_start = {{dts|1947|04|}}
| term_end = {{dts|1947|08|}}
| predecessor = [[Samuel Runganadhan]]
| successor = [[V. K. Krishna Menon]]
| office2 = Chief Minister of [[Hyderabad State]]
| term2 = 26 January 1950 – 6 March 1952
|office3 = [[Indian Ambassador to Switzerland]]
| term_start3 = {{dts|format=dmy|1958|06|20}}
| term_end3 = {{dts|format=dmy|1962|01|05}}
| predecessor3 = [[Mohan Sinha Mehta]]
| successor3 = [[Mohamed Abdul Rauf]]
|office4 = [[Cabinet Secretary of India|3rd Cabinet Secretary of India]]
| term4 = 1 August 1957 - 4 June 1958
| predecessor4 = [[Y. N. Sukthankar]]
| successor4 = [[Vishnu Sahay]]
| birth_date = 1896
| birth_place = [[Kottakkal]] in [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj]]
(Present-day [[Malappuram district]] of [[Kerala]])
| death_date = {{death year and age|1987|1896}}
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamilnadu]], [[India]]
|spouse = Kunhikav Kovilamma
}}
'''Mullath Kadingi Vellodi''' [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]], [[Indian Civil Service (British India)|ICS]] (1896–1987) was the appointed Chief Minister of [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad state]]<ref>[http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/history_post.html APonline - History and Culture - History-Post-Independence Era] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220113947/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/history_post.html |date=2013-12-20 }}</ref><ref>[http://rulers.org/indstat3.html Indian states after 1947 A-L]</ref> by the government of India after the fall of the Hyderabad state ruled by [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam rule]].

A member of the [[Indian Civil Service]], he was Textile Commissioner and ''ex-officio'' Joint Secretary in the Department of Industries and Civil Supplies during the British Raj. He was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in the 1944 Birthday Honours list.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=36544|supp=y|page=2570|date=2 June 1944}}</ref> He was a Senior Civil servant in the [[Government of India]].He served as the Cabinet Secretary and Secretary of [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]] from 1957 to 1958.<ref>{{cite news
|title = Malayalees find state very cozy
|url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-08-25/hyderabad/27318163_1_sathi-nair-top-ips-officers-associations
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120608071631/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-08-25/hyderabad/27318163_1_sathi-nair-top-ips-officers-associations
|url-status = dead
|archive-date = 8 June 2012
|date = 25 August 2002
|work = [[The Times of India]]
|accessdate = 2009-06-13
}}</ref>

==Early life==
Vellodi was the fourth son of His Highness [[K. C. Manavedan Raja]], the titular [[Zamorin]] of [[Calicut]].
He was educated at [[Presidency College, Madras]]. He joined the [[Indian Civil Service]] in December 1921.
From 1921-1944 he held various junior positions. In 1944 he was appointed Textile Commissioner and ex-officio Joint Secretary in the [[Department of Industries and Civil Supplies]] until 1945.

From April–August 1947 he was acting Indian High Commissioner to [[London]], overseeing the independence celebrations there. He returned to [[Delhi]] in 1947 to take up the post of Controller of Imports and Exports.

He was married to TM Kunhikav Kovilamma. They had two children, Kamala and Vasudevan.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

==Chief Minister (1950-52)==
As the appointed Chief Minister of the [[Hyderabad State]], he administered the state with the help of bureaucrats from [[Madras state]] and [[Bombay state]].

==Diplomat==
From April–August 1947 he was acting Indian High Commissioner to London.
From 20 June 1958 to 6 December 1961 he was Indian ambassador to [[Bern]].<ref>{{Dodis|R3521}}[http://unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?auto=1&id=139/139100&key=2494&query=High-level%20dialogue%20on%20international%20migration&sf=date&so=0][http://www.amtsdruckschriften.bar.admin.ch/viewOrigDoc.do?id=10041583][https://www.swiss-archives.ch/detail.aspx?ID=4498769]</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh]]
*[[List of Cabinet Secretaries of India]]
*[[List of chief ministers of Telangana]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:1896 births]]
[[Category:People from Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian Civil Service (British India) officers]]
[[Category:Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire]]
[[Category:1987 deaths]]
[[Category:Defence Secretaries of India]]
[[Category:High Commissioners of India to the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Hyderabad State politicians]]
[[Category:Ambassadors of India to the Holy See]]