C. Sankaran Nair
Chettur Sankaran Nair | |
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| Justice of the High Court of Madras | |
| In office 1908 – 1915 | |
| Advocate-General of Madras | |
| In office 1906–1908 | |
| Preceded by | C. A. White |
| Succeeded by | Sir P. S. Sivaswami Iyer |
| President of the Indian National Congress | |
| In office 1897 – 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Rahimtulla M. Sayani |
| Succeeded by | Anandamohan Bose |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 July 1857 |
| Died | 24 April 1934 (aged 76) |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
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Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair CIE (11 July 1857 – 24 April 1934) was an Indian lawyer, judge and statesman who served as the Advocate-General of Madras from 1906 to 1910, on the High Court of Madras as a puisne justice from 1910 to 1915, and as India-wide Education minister as a member of the Viceroy's Executive Council from 1915 until 1919. He was elected president of the 1897 Indian National Congress, and led the Egmore faction, opposing the Mylapore group.
According to V. C. Gopalratnam, he was a leader of the Madras bar, alongside C. R. Pattabhirama Iyer, M. O. Parthasarathy Iyengar, V. Krishnaswamy Iyer, P. R. Sundaram Iyer, and Sir V. C. Desikachariar, and immediately behind Sir V. Bhashyam Aiyangar and Sir S. Subramania Iyer. He wrote Gandhi and Anarchy (1922).