K. Sriramulu Naidu was a leader in the Justice Party

Justice Party (India)

The Justice Party , officially known as South Indian Liberal Federation, was a political party in the Madras Presidency of British India. The party was established in 1917 by T. M. Nair and Theagaroya Chetty as a result of a series of non-Brahmin conferences and meetings in the presidency...

, close friend of Periyar

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Erode Venkata Ramasamy , affectionately called by his followers as Periyar , Thanthai Periyar or E. V...

 and the first Mayor of Madras in the 1930s and 40s, the capital of the India

India

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n state of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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. His father was the chief translator of the Madras Presidency

Madras Presidency

The Madras Presidency , officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India...

 for the British and was knighted the Rao Bahadur

Rao Bahadur

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 by King George VI, for his tremendous service to the crown. He was an ardent philanthropist who is best known for his generous donation of Kandappa Chetty Street, George Town

George Town, Chennai

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, to the Tirumula Charities and hundreds of acres of land to the government on which the Chennai International Airport

Chennai International Airport

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 is currently situated. Naidu comes from an esteemed Velama

Velama

Velama or the Velama Doralu is a social group found mainly in Andhra Pradesh. Velamas are classed as "Upper Shudras". The history of Velama's is as old as Telugu bravery. Military exploits of Velamas form an important part of Telugu tradition, history and folklore...

family which includes former Madras High Court justices, lawyers, top government officials, and businessmen.