Diwan Bahadur Sir S. Kumaraswami Reddiar (born April 24, 1876, date of death unknown) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as a minister in Madras Presidency.

Early life

Kumaraswami Reddiar was born in Tinnevely on April 23, 1876. He was educated at the Hindu College, Tinnevely and graduated from Presidency College, Madras. He studied law at Madras Law College and practised law. He served as Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor of Tinnevely till September 1926 before joining the Justice Party in the late 1920s.

Politics

Kumaraswami Reddiar was elected to the Madras Legislative Council

Madras Legislative Council

Tamil Nadu Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It began its existence as Madras Legislative Council, the first provincial legislature for Madras Presidency. It was initially created as an advisory body in 1861, by the British...

on a Justice Party ticket in 1930.

Kumaraswami Reddiar resigned his ministry post due to ill-health in 1936 and he was replaced with Muthiah Chettiar in a move to wipe out differences in the party.