Who is Known as the “Mootharignar”?
[A] J. Jayalalithaa
[B] M. Karunanidhi
[C] C. Rajagopalachari
[D] Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
“Mootharignar Rajaji” – “Scholar Emeritus”
- Rajagopalachari – Known as the “Mootharignar” (“Scholar Emeritus”),
- Governor-General of India (1948–50).
- Home minister in Nehru’s first cabinet.
- First governor of West Bengal.
- Chief minister of Tamil Nadu for over two years, between 1952 and 1954.
- Founder of the Indian political party Swatantra Party