Background
Raghunatha Pallavarayar was born in 1872 in Pudukkottai, the eldest son of Princess Brihadambal, the elder princess of Pudukkottai and her husband M.R.Ry.
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Raghunatha Pallavarayar
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Career
He served as the Chief Minister of Pudukkottai state from 1909 to 1922 and regent from 1922 to 1929. Kolandaswami Pallavarayar Sahib. Pallavarayar graduated in arts from the University of Madras and joined the Madras Civil Service, serving as a Deputy Collector for a short period.
In 1922, when Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman formally gave up the administration of the state and agree to remain as "Raja" in title only, he appointed Raghunatha Pallavarayar to rule the state.
When six-year-old Rajagopala Tondaiman succeeded to the throne on the death of Martanda Bhairava Tondaiman on 28 May 1928, Raghunatha Pallavarayar continued as regent formally relinquishing his office in February 1929, with the appointment of a regency council by the Government of India. Raghunatha Pallavarayar died in 1930 at the age of fifty-seven or fifty-eight.
Membership
Raghunatha Pallavarayar served as a member of the Pudukkottai State Council from 1898 to 1909.
