Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded Kamaraj’s freedom struggle contributions and praised his lifelong emphasis on social justice in a post on X.
• Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi hailed him as a devout nationalist and visionary modernizer who universalized education by establishing schools in every village.
• Chief Minister M. K. Stalin paid homage and launched the Ungaludan Stalin outreach initiative to strengthen people-centric governance in honour of Kamaraj’s legacy.
• Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge remembered him as a ‘true son of India’ and commended his pioneering social welfare measures that benefited marginalised communities.
• Speeches highlighted his signature mid-day meal scheme and the 1963 ‘Kamaraj Plan’, which urged leadership renewal in the Congress party and continues to influence its organisation.