Background
Maragatham Chandrasekar was born Maragatham Muniswami Pillai to Vidwan Kalathur Muniswami Pillai on 11 November 1917.
Maragatham Chandrasekar was born Maragatham Muniswami Pillai to Vidwan Kalathur Muniswami Pillai on 11 November 1917.
She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in India and completed diplomas in free-lance, domestic science and dietitics course in London.
Maragatham Chandrasekar joined the Indian National Congress and was elected to the Lok Sabha from Tiruvallur in the 1951 parliamentary elections. She served as the Union Deputy Minister for Health from 1951 to 1957, Home Affairs from 1962 to 1964 and Social Welfare from 1964 to 1967. In 1972, Maragatham was elected General Secretary of the All India Congress Committee.
She was present at the rally in Sriperumbudur where Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated.
Maragatham died on 27 October 2001.
She served as the Member of Lok Sabha for Tiruvallur from 1951 to 1957 and 1962 to 1967 and Member of the Rajya Sabha from 1970 to 1984. As former Member of Parliament from Sriperumbudur, Maragatham hosted the former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi during his visit to Sriperumbudur in 1991.
