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	As an active parliamentarian, he left an indelible imprint on the proceedings of the House. He had also served effectively on various Committees of the House.		As an active parliamentarian, he left an indelible imprint on the proceedings of the House. He had also served effectively on various Committees of the House.
	A versatile personality. he was a reputed social reformer and a distinguished administrator. He relentlessly worked for the removal of social evils like untouchability and prohibition.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110615101844/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/lsdeb/ls10/ses3/01260292.htm</ref>		A versatile personality. he was a reputed social reformer and a distinguished administrator. He relentlessly worked for the removal of social evils like untouchability and prohibition.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/lsdeb/ls10/ses3/01260292.htm \|title=Archived copy \|website=parliamentofindia.nic.in \|access-date=12 January 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615101844/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/lsdeb/ls10/ses3/01260292.htm \|archive-date=15 June 2011 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	Alagesan served as India's Ambassador to [[Ethiopia]] from 1968 to 1971.		Alagesan served as India's Ambassador to [[Ethiopia]] from 1968 to 1971.

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = O. V. Alagesan.JPG
| image_size = 200px

| order1 = Member of [[Constituent Assembly of India]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/586.htm|title = Members Bioprofile}}</ref>
| term_start1 = 1946
| term_end1 = 1950

| order2 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]] for [[Chengalpattu (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chengalpattu]]
| term_start2 = 1952
| term_end2 = 1957
| predecessor1 =
| primeminister1 = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]

| term_start3 = 1962
| term_end3 = 1967
| primeminister3 = Jawaharlal Nehru,<br />[[Lal Bahadur Shastri]],<br />Indira Gandhi

| order4 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]] for [[Tiruttani (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruttani]]
| term_start4 = 1971
| term_end4 = 1977
| primeminister4 = Indira Gandhi

| order5 = [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]] for [[Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Arakkonam]]
| term_start5 = 1977
| term_end5 = 1980
| primeminister5 = <br />[[Morarji Desai]],<br />[[Charan Singh]]

| order6 = India's Ambassador to [[Ethiopia]]
| term_start6 = 1968
| term_end6 = 1971
| primeminister6 = Indira Gandhi

| order7 = Union Deputy Minister for Transport and Railways <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/586.htm|title = Members Bioprofile}}</ref>
| term_start7 = 1952
| term_end7 = 1957
| primeminister7 = Jawaharlal Nehru

| order8 = Minister of State (Irrigation and Power) [[Fourth Nehru ministry]]
| term_start8 = May 1962
| term_end8 = July 1963
| successor8 =
| primeminister8 = Jawaharlal Nehru

| order9 = Minister of State (Mines and Fuel)
| term_start9 = July 1963
| term_end9 = November 1963
| successor9 =
| primeminister9 = Jawaharlal Nehru

| order10 = Minister of State (Petroleum and Chemicals)
| term_start10 = November 1963
| term_end10 = May 1964
| successor10 =
| primeminister10 = Jawaharlal Nehru

| order11 = Minister of State (Petroleum and Chemicals) <ref>"Press Communique" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 9 June 1964. Retrieved 17 April 2020.</ref>
| term_start11 = June 1964
| term_end11 = January 1966
| successor11 =
| primeminister11 = Lal Bahadur Shastri

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1911|09|06}}
| birth_place = Ozhalur Village, Chengalpattu District
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1992|01|03|1911|09|06}}
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]

| alma_mater = [[Presidency College, Chennai]]
| profession = agriculturist
| spouse = Smt Pattammal, 1937
| children = s. Vamanan d. Shyamala, Brinda and Urmila
| signature = Alagesan sign.jpg
}}

'''Ozhalur Viswanatha Mudaliar Alagesan''' ({{lang-ta|ஒழலூர் விஸ்வநாத முதலியார் அழககேசன்}}) (6 September 1911 – 3 January 1992) was an Indian [[politician]] and [[freedom fighter]] from the [[Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He served as a [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha]] from 1952 to 1957, 1962 to 1967 and from 1971 to 1980.

==Politics==
Alagesan was a member of the Constituent Assembly and Provisional Parliament from 1946 to 1951. In 1952, he was elected [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from [[Chingleput]].<ref name="1951electionresults">{{Cite web|url=http://www.eci.gov.in/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1951/VOL_1_51_LS.PDF|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1952 to the First LokSabha|accessdate=24 December 2008|publisher=Election Commission of India}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He lost the elections in 1957 but was re-elected in 1962.
He supported the anti Hindi agitation and opposed the Central Government's language policy. On 11 February 1965, he and [[Chidambaram Subramaniam|C.Subramaniam]] two union ministers from Madras state, resigned protesting the Union government's language policy. After Shastri's assurances to Tamils that English would continue to be used for centre-state and intrastate communications and that the All India Civil Services examination would continue to be conducted in English, he and [[Chidambaram Subramaniam|C.Subramaniam]] withdrew their resignations.<ref>Annamalai, E (1979). "Language Movements Against Hindi as An Official Language". Language movements in India. Central Institute of Indian Languages.</ref>
He also served as a [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from [[Tiruthani]] from 1971 to 1977 and [[Arakkonam]] from 1977 to 1980.

As an active parliamentarian, he left an indelible imprint on the proceedings of the House. He had also served effectively on various Committees of the House.
A versatile personality. he was a reputed social reformer and a distinguished administrator. He relentlessly worked for the removal of social evils like untouchability and prohibition.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110615101844/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/lsdeb/ls10/ses3/01260292.htm</ref>

Alagesan served as India's Ambassador to [[Ethiopia]] from 1968 to 1971.

==Indian Independence Movement==
He took active part in the Indian Independence movement. He discontinued studies in 1930 to join Salt Satyagraha movement under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and suffered imprisonment; participated in (i) Civil Disobedience movement; (ii) Individual Satyagraha movement; (iii) Quit India movement; and was imprisoned for more than three years<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/586.htm|title = Members Bioprofile}}</ref>

==Development of TamilNadu (earlier Madras) State==
As Central Minister and member of Parliament, he was instrumental in getting the [[Chennai Petroleum Corporation|Madras Refineries]], the [[Madras Atomic Power Station|Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant]] and, along with Dewan Bahadur Gopalaswamy Iyengar, the [[Integral Coach Factory]], set up in Tamil Nadu. His contributions were acknowledged in a multi party function held to celebrate his centenary in 2011<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/ov-alagesans-contribution-to-development-of-state-recalled/article2682959.ece|title = O.V. Alagesan's contribution to development of State recalled|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 3 December 2011}}</ref>

==Contribution to education==
He was Founder-President of Bhaktavatsalam Educational Trust registered in 1958, which runs the following institutions;
(i) Bhaktavalsalam Shastiabda Purthi High School, Athur;
(ii) Bhaktavatsalam Polytechnic, Kancheepuram,
(iii) Sarojini Varadappan Girls High School, Poonamalle, all in Chengalpatttu District;
(iv) Brindavan Public School, Coonoor, Nilgiri District; and
(v) a branch of the above school at Athur.
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/586.htm|title = Members Bioprofile}}</ref>

==Writings==
Alagesan translated Jawaharlal Nehru 's [[Glimpses of World History]] into Tamil which was published as உலக சரித்திரம்(பாகம்1,2) by Alaigal Publishers அலைகள் வெளியீட்டகம்<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.panuval.com/ulaga-sarithiram-paagam-1-2-2070078|title = உலக சரித்திரம்(பாகம்1,2) (Glimpses of World History)}}</ref>

==Death==
Alagesan died on 3 January 1992 at the age of 81.

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{Cite web|url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/lsdeb/ls10/ses3/01260292.htm|title=Obituary References|accessdate=24 December 2008|publisher=Parliament of India|work=LokSabha Debates 26 February 1992|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615101844/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/lsdeb/ls10/ses3/01260292.htm|archive-date=15 June 2011|url-status=dead}}

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