Sir R. K. Shanmukham Chetty was selected as the member of Central Legislative Assembly in the year 1923.He represented India in the League of Nations in Geneva.In 1944 he attended the World Monetary Conference.In 1946 R. K. Shanmukham Chetty was selected as the member of Constituent Assembly of India.After independence he was appointed as the Finance Minister in Nehru's cabinet.After few days he resigned from the post.In 1952 R. K. Shanmukham Chetty was elected as the member of the Madras Legislative Council.He worked as the Diwan of Cochin State from 1931 to 1945. In this capacity he contributed a lot to develop and modernise this state. R. K. Shanmukham Chetty was the founder President of The Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry,Coimbatore. |