V V Giri

Varahagiri Venkata Giri

Tenure - 3 May 1969 - 20 July 1969, 24 August 1969 - 24 August 1974

Birth - 10 August 1894 (Brahmpur, Ganjam District, British India)

Death - 23 June 1980 (age 85) Madras, Tamil Nadu

Political Party - Independent

Spouse(s) - saraswati bai

Varahagiri Venkat Giri (born 10 August 1894; died on 23 June 1980) was the fourth President of India. VV Giri, the honorary President of Bharat Ratna, is the Vice President of India (May 13, 1967 - May 3, 1969), the Governor of Uttar Pradesh (Ten- June 10, 1956 - June 30, 1960), in addition to the acting President of India. The Governor of Kerala (Tenure - 1st July, 1960 - April 2, 1965) and Governor of Karnataka (Tenure - April 2, 1965 - May 13, 1967) also remained.

Life Introduction

The fourth President of India known as V.V. Giri was born on 10 August 1894 in Behrampur, Odisha. They belonged to a Telugu-speaking Brahmin family. V.V. Giri's father V. V. Jogiiah Pantulu was a popular lawyer of Behrampur and also a leader of the local bar council. V.V. Giri's early education was completed in his hometown Behrampur. After this, it moved to Ireland to study law in 'Dublin University'. There he joined the ongoing 'Sin Fein Movement' for the independence of Ireland after coming in contact with the famous British rebels like De Valera. As a result, he was expelled from Ireland. During World War I, V. V. Giri returned to India in 1916. Immediately after returning to India, he joined the 'Labor Movement'. Not only this, he also established the Bengal-Nagpur Railway Association with the aim of protecting the interests of railway employees.

Political introduction

After returning to India in 1916, V. V. Giri became a part of the labor movement and the ongoing movement of the workers. Although his political journey started in Ireland, he became active as a part of 'Indian freedom struggle'. V.V. Giri was also the President of 'All India Railway Workers Union' and 'All India Trade Union' (Congress). In 1934, he was also appointed a member of the Imperial Legislative Assembly. In the general election of Madras (Current Chennai) in 1937, V. V. Giri was cast as a Congress candidate against Bijnis in Bubli, in which he won. In 1937, a minister was appointed in the Madras Presidency in the 'Labor and Industry Ministry' for the Congress Party. When the Congress resigned from the ministry in 1942, V.V. Giri returned to the ongoing movements for the workers.

In order to play an active role in the 'Quit India Movement' against British, they were sent to jail by the British. After India got independence in 1947, he was appointed the High Commissioner of India to Ceylon. In 1952, he came to the Parliament to win the Lok Sabha election from Patipatanam seat. He continued to serve as a Labor Minister till 1954. V.V. Giri was also appointed by the Governor in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Mysore. V. V. Giri was also the Vice-President of India during Zakir Hussain's tenure in 1967. Apart from this, when the post of President of India was vacated at the time of Zakir Hussain's death, Varahagiri Venkatagiri was given the position of Acting President. When the presidential election came in 1969, V.V. Giri became the fourth President of India with the support of Indira Gandhi.

President of India

Giri was sworn in as President of India on 24 August 1969 and held office till 24 August 1974 when he was succeeded by Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed. On his election, Giri became the only President to have also been an Acting President and the only person to be elected President as an independent candidate.

As President, Giri unquestioningly accepted Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's decision to sack the Charan Singh ministry in Uttar Pradesh and advised her to go in for early elections in 1971. The ordinance abolishing privy purses and privileges of the erstwhile rulers of India's princely states was promulgated by Giri after the government's original amendment was defeated in the Rajya Sabha. His advice to Prime Minister Gandhi against the appointement of A.N. Ray as the Chief Justice of India superseding three judges senior to him was ignored by her as was his warning that a crackdown on striking railwaymen would only exacerbate the situation. As President, Giri made 14 state visits to 22 countries in South and South East Asia, Europe and Africa.

Giri is regarded as a President who completely subordinated himself to the Prime Minister and has been described as a "Prime Minister’s President", a loyalist President and a rubber stamp President under whom the independence of the office eroded. When Giri's term ended in 1974, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi chose not to renominate him to the Presidency and instead chose Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed who was elected in the Presidential election of 1974.

Bharat Ratna

Giri was honoured with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, in 1975 for his contributions in the area of public affairs. As President, Giri had suo motu conferred the Bharat Ratna on Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1972. Giri was in turn conferred the Bharat Ratna in 1975 on the recommendation of Prime Minister Gandhi, in an act seen as a quid pro quo measure. Giri was the fourth of five of Presidents of India to have been conferred the Bharat Ratna.

Death

Giri died of a heart attack in Madras on 24 June 1980. He was given a state funeral the next day and a week-long mourning period was declared by the Government of India. Rajya Sabha, of which Giri had been ex-officio chairman as Vice President of India, adjourned for two days as a mark of respect to him.

Honours

Commemorative Medal of the 2500th Anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire (14/10/1971)

King Jigme Singye Investiture Medal (Kingdom of Bhutan, 02/06/1974)

Bharat Ratna (Republic of India, 1975)

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