Freedom fighter Kaliannan Gounder Who Was Last Surviving Member of First Parliament of India Passes Away at 101

Freedom fighter Kaliannan Gounder Who Was Last Surviving Member of First Parliament of India Passes Away at 101

• The noted Gandhian, and freedom fighter, T.M. Kalliannan Gounder, who was the last surviving member of the first parliament of India, has passed away. He was 101.
• Tamil Nadu based Kalliannan Gounder joined the Indian National Congress at 19, and also participated in the Quit India movement.
• He was elected to the Indian Constituent Assembly at the very young age of 28.
• Besides being the member of India’s first provisional parliament, 1950–1952, he was also the youngest member in the Indian Constituent Assembly then.