R.P.G.V. Govindan Chettiyar

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R.P.G.V. Govindan Chettiyar born at Chithode, a village in Erode Taluk, which was then part of the composite Coimbatore district.
As a school student, he participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920–21.
On February 28, 1941, he also led a Satyagraha near the Chithode Mariamman Temple, demonstrating his unwavering commitment to the nation’s freedom.
Between February 2, 1941 and March 9, 1941, he undertook a padayatra and made public discourse against British colonial rule.
In 1941 he actively took part in the Individual Satyagraha movement.
After independence, he had also served as a member of the advisory committee for the Erode National Expansion Scheme.