Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid homage to K. Kamaraj on his birth anniversary.
About
Kumaraswami Kamaraj was an Indian independence activist and politician.
He served as the Chief Minister of Madras State (Tamil Nadu) from 1954 to 1963.
He was the founder and the president of the Indian National Congress (Organisation).
He was widely acknowledged as the "Kingmaker" in Indian politics during the 1960s.
He also served as the president of the Indian National Congress for two terms.
As the president of the INC, he was instrumental in steering the party after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru.
Kamraj Plan
In 1963 he suggested to Nehru that senior Congress leaders should resign from ministerial posts to take up organisational work.
This suggestion came to be known as the Kamaraj Plan, which was designed primarily to dispel from the minds of Congressmen the lure of power, creating in its place a dedicated attachment to the objectives and policies of the organisation.