SS Rajagopalan. File | Photo credit: V. Ganesan
CPI(M) state unit secretary P Shanmugam on Wednesday (Feb 4, 2026) requested the Tamil Nadu government to set up a research fellowship in the name of eminent educationist SS Rajagopalan, who died in Chennai.
In his condolence message, Mr Shanmugam said Rajagopalan, popularly known as SSR, worked to ensure quality education for all in mother tongue in an unequal society. He recalled that Rajagopalan’s father had established a Tamil school in Coimbatore under Mahatma Gandhi.
An activist, Rajagopalan worked closely with teachers’ associations and pushed for constructive initiatives in the field of education. He was also a member of the committee set up by the DMK government to create the Samacheer Kalvi (unified school education) system.
Published – 04 Feb 2026 15:59 IST
