V. C. Palanisami Gounder
Indian merchant and National Congress politician
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| Intro | Indian merchant and National Congress politician | |
| Places | India | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Death | 15 April 1965 | |
| Politics: | Indian National Congress |
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V. C. Palanisami Gounder (died 15 April 1965) was an Indian merchant and politician of the Indian National Congress who served as Minister of Prohibition of the Madras State in the cabinet of C. Rajagopalachari and Minister for Animal Husbandry and Harijan Welfare in K. Kamaraj's cabinet.
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A native of Coimbatore, Gounder hailed from a family of wealthy textile merchants. In 1937, Gounder was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council representing cotton-growers of the province. Gounder died on 15 April 1965.