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	Rangaiah Naidu was one of the many Indian leaders who demanded self-rule and greater representation for Indians in the government. When the [[Madras Mahajana Sabha]] ~~(Madras native association, the first Indian political organization in Madras presidency)~~ was founded in 1884, Rangaiah Naidu was elected as its first President.<ref name="bhavansp220">{{cite book\|title=Bhavan's Journal, Volume 32\|pages=220\|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan\|year=1985}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]] from 1892 to 1899.		Rangaiah Naidu was one of the many Indian leaders who demanded self-rule and greater representation for Indians in the government. When the [[Madras Mahajana Sabha]] was founded in 1884, Rangaiah Naidu was elected as its first President.<ref name="bhavansp220">{{cite book\|title=Bhavan's Journal, Volume 32\|pages=220\|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan\|year=1985}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]] from 1892 to 1899.

	Rangaiah Naidu also participated in the first session of the Indian National Congress held in Bombay in December 1885 representing Madras city. He was one of the trustees for Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai from 1883 to 1902<ref>{{cite web\|title=Trustees of Pachaiyappa's College\|url=http://pachaiyappaschennai.net/trustees.htm\|publisher=Pachaiyappa College\|access-date=3 June 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110214204/http://www.pachaiyappaschennai.net/trustees.htm\|archive-date=10 January 2010\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		Rangaiah Naidu also participated in the first session of the Indian National Congress held in Bombay in December 1885 representing Madras city. He was one of the trustees for [[Pachaiyappa's College]], Chennai from 1883 to 1902<ref>{{cite web\|title=Trustees of Pachaiyappa's College\|url=http://pachaiyappaschennai.net/trustees.htm\|publisher=Pachaiyappa College\|access-date=3 June 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110214204/http://www.pachaiyappaschennai.net/trustees.htm\|archive-date=10 January 2010\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	Rangaiah Naidu was elected to the Madras Legislative Council in 1893 and served as a member from 1893 to 1899.<ref name="congressp386" /> He played a vital role in the Indian Independence movement, from the Tamil speaking districts of the then Madras Presidency.		Rangaiah Naidu was elected to the Madras Legislative Council in 1893 and served as a member from 1893 to 1899.<ref name="congressp386" /> He played a vital role in the [[Indian independence movement\|Indian Independence movement]], from the Tamil speaking districts of the then Madras Presidency.

	== Later life and death ==		== Later life and death ==

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'''Palavai Rangaiah Naidu''' (1828–1902) was an Indian [[lawyer]], [[politician]] and [[Indian independence activist]]. He was an important leader of the [[Indian National Congress]] in its early stages.

== Early career ==

Rangaiah Naidu was born in 1828<ref name="congressp386">{{cite book|title=The emergence of the Indian National Congress|pages=386|author=S. R. Mehrotra|publisher=Vikas Publications|year=1971}}</ref> in a Telugu-speaking family in [[Madras Presidency]]. He graduated in law and set up a prosperous vocation as a lawyer. He was soon nominated to the [[Madras High Court]].

== Politics ==

Rangaiah Naidu was one of the many Indian leaders who demanded self-rule and greater representation for Indians in the government. When the [[Madras Mahajana Sabha]] (Madras native association, the first Indian political organization in Madras presidency) was founded in 1884, Rangaiah Naidu was elected as its first President.<ref name="bhavansp220">{{cite book|title=Bhavan's Journal, Volume 32|pages=220|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan|year=1985}}</ref> He was a member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]] from 1892 to 1899.

Rangaiah Naidu also participated in the first session of the Indian National Congress held in Bombay in December 1885 representing Madras city. He was one of the trustees for Pachaiyappa's College, Chennai from 1883 to 1902<ref>{{cite web|title=Trustees of Pachaiyappa's College|url=http://pachaiyappaschennai.net/trustees.htm|publisher=Pachaiyappa College|access-date=3 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110214204/http://www.pachaiyappaschennai.net/trustees.htm|archive-date=10 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Rangaiah Naidu was elected to the Madras Legislative Council in 1893 and served as a member from 1893 to 1899.<ref name="congressp386" /> He played a vital role in the Indian Independence movement, from the Tamil speaking districts of the then Madras Presidency.

== Later life and death ==

P. Rangaiah Naidu died in 1902 in Egmore. Two streets in Egmore were named after his father, Veerasamy Naidu and him. <ref name="congressp386" />

== Notes ==

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