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{{Short description|Indian politician (1880–1953)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Dr.
| name = Tiruvengimalai Sesha Sundara Rajan
| honorific-suffix =
| image = TSSRajan.jpg
| caption = Portrait from the [[Haripura]] Congress Souvenir, 1938
| order1 = Minister of Food and Public Health (Madras Presidency, later Madras state)
| term_start1 = 1946
| term_end1 = 1951
| premier1 = [[Tanguturi Prakasam]],<br />[[O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar]]
| order2 = Minister of Public Health and Religious Endowments (Madras Presidency)
| term_start2 = 14 July 1937
| term_end2 = 9 October 1939
| governor2 = [[John Erskine, Lord Erskine]]
| premier2 = [[C. Rajagopalachari]]
| order3 = Member of the [[Imperial Legislative Council]]
| term_start3 = 1934
| term_end3 = 1936
| governor_general3 = [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon]]
| birth_date = 1880
| birth_place = [[Srirangam]], [[Madras Presidency]]
| death_date = {{d-da|1953|1880}}
| death_place = [[Madras]]
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| alma_mater = [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli|St. Joseph's College]], [[Trichinopoly]],<br />Royapuram Medical School, [[Madras]]
| occupation = Doctor, politician
| spouse =
}}
'''Tiruvengimalai Sesha Sundara Rajan''' (1880–1953) was an Indian medical doctor, politician and freedom-fighter who served the Minister of Public Health and Religious Endowments in the Madras Presidency from 1937 to 1939.

Rajan was born in [[Srirangam]] in [[Trichinopoly]] district and studied medicine at Royapuram Medical School, Madras and England. He practised as a doctor in [[Burma]] and England and obtained his M.R.C.S. degree in 1911. In 1923, he set up his own clinic.

Rajan entered the [[Indian independence movement]] in 1919 and joined the [[Indian National Congress]]. He participated in the agitations against the [[Rowlatt Act]] and in the [[Vedaranyam Salt Satyagraha]]. He served as the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and as the Member of the [[Imperial Legislative Council of India]] from 1934 to 1936. From 1937 to 1939, he served as the Minister of Public Health in the Madras provincial government.

== Early life ==

Sundararajan was born in Nagapattinam 1880. He had his early education from [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli|St. Joseph's College]], [[Trichinopoly]] and graduated in medicine from Royapuram Medical School, Madras.<ref name="haripura_bio">{{cite web|title=Biography:T. S. S. Rajan from the Haripura Congress Souvenir|publisher=Indian National Congress|year=1938|url=http://www.kamat.com/database/biographies/t_s_s_rajan.htm}}</ref> Following his graduation, Rajan moved to Burma<ref name="haripura_bio" /> and set up practice in [[Rangoon]].<ref name="madras_gazetteer_p239">{{cite book|title=Madras District Gazetteers|pages=239|first=B. S.|last=Baliga|publisher=Superintendent, Govt. Press|year=2000}}</ref>

In 1907, Rajan sailed to England to pursue his higher studies.<ref name="haripura_bio" /><ref name="thehindu_obituary">{{cite news|title=Dr. Rajan passes away|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/10/28/stories/2003102800010900.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040328074940/http://www.hindu.com/2003/10/28/stories/2003102800010900.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 March 2004|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 October 2003}}</ref> He obtained his M.R.C.S. degree in 1911 and worked in the [[Middlesex Hospital]]. He was an acclaimed surgeon and physician.<ref name="haripura_bio" />

Rajan returned to Burma soon after and practised till 1914, before returning to India. In 1923, he set up his own clinic called "Rajan Clinic".<ref name="haripura_bio" />

== In the Indian independence movement ==
During his days in England, Rajan was a close associate of [[Vinayak Damodar Savarkar|V. D. Savarkar]] and [[V. V. S. Aiyar]] and was a member of the [[India House]]. However, in May 1910, Rajan had a quarrel with Aiyar.<ref name="freedomfighters_indian_abroad_p139">{{cite book|title=Indian Freedom Fighters Abroad: Secret British Intelligence Report|pages=139|last=Chopra|first=Prabha|author2=Prem Nath Chopra |publisher=Criterion Publications|year=1998}}</ref> On his return to India in 1914, he met [[C. Rajagopalachari|Rajagopalachari]] and joined the [[Indian National Congress]]. He participated in the agitations against the [[Rowlatt Act]] and was jailed for a year.<ref name="haripura_bio" /> He also coordinated and organised the activities of the [[Khilafat Committee]] from 1920 to 1922 along with T. V. Swaminatha Sastri.<ref name="congress_nationalistpolitics_p42">{{cite book|title=The Congress in Tamilnad: nationalist politics in South India, 1919–1937|pages=42|last=Arnold|first=David|publisher=Manohar|year=1977|isbn=978-0-908070-00-8}}</ref><ref name="madras_gazetteer_p225">{{cite book|title=Madras District Gazetteers|pages=225|first=B. S.|last=Baliga|publisher=Superintendent, Govt. Press|year=2000}}</ref>

Rajan served in a number of party posts in the Indian National Congress over the years. He served as the General Secretary of the Congress and as the President, and later, Secretary of the [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]].<ref name="haripura_bio" /> He also served as the President of the Civil, Social and Welfare League of Trichinopoly.<ref name="haripura_bio" />

Rajan participated in the Vedaranyam Salt Satyagraha organised by Rajaji and suffered imprisonment.<ref name="haripura_bio" /> He was released in 1931 after having been in prison for eighteen months.<ref name="haripura_bio" /> From 1932 to 1935, Rajan served as the President of the Tamil Nadu branch of the [[Harijan Sevak Sangh]].<ref name="harijan_elevation_p37">{{cite book|title=Scheduled Castes, History of Elevation, Tamil Nadu, 1900–1955: History of Elevation, Tamil Nadu, 1900–1955|pages=37|first=Pullam Ethiraj|last=Mohan|publisher=New Era Publications|year=1993}}</ref>

In 1934, Rajan was elected to the Imperial Legislative Council of India and served till 1936, when he resigned owing to differences of opinion.<ref name="haripura_bio" /> Rajan participated in the 1937 Madras provincial elections and was elected to the Madras Legislative Council.<ref name="haripura_bio" /> He took the portfolios of public health and religious endowments in the Rajaji cabinet.<ref name="haripura_bio" />

== Later years and death ==

[[File:Dr. T. S. S. Rajan.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Dr. T. S. S. Rajan at Thiruvallur Taluk Agricultural Conference, 1948, along with Sri. M. O. Krishnamachari (President, Thiruvallur Taluk Agricultural Conference, 1948) and other conference dignitaries.]] In 1946, when the Congress was elected to power once again in Madras Presidency and [[Tanguturi Prakasam]] became Premier, Rajan was appointed Minister of Food and Public Health.<ref name="madras_gazetteer_p239" />

In 1948, Dr. T. S. S. Rajan attended the Thiruvallur Taluk Agricultural Conference and unveiled the portrait of Sri. [[C. Rajagopalachari]] (Rajaji). He served as minister till 1951.<ref name="nehru_selected_p440">{{cite book|title=Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru|pages=440|author=Jawaharlal Memorial Fund|publisher=Orient Longman|year=1972}}</ref>

In 1953, Rajan had an operation for [[appendicitis]]. Shortly after the operation, he died on 14 December 1953 at the age of 73.<ref name="loksabha_p4">{{cite book|title=Lok Sabha Debates|pages=4|publisher=Parliament of India|year=1953}}</ref>

== Works ==

* {{cite book|title=Va. Ve. Cu. Iyer|place=Madras|author=T. S. S. Rajan|year=1946|language=Tamil}}
*{{cite book|title=Ninaivu Alaigal (Autobiography) |place=Madras|author=T. S. S. Rajan|year=1947|language=Tamil}}

== Notes ==

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