P. Kalifulla

P. Kalifullah or P. Khalifulla (1888 - 1950)^{[citation needed]}, was a politician of the Madras Presidency, British India. He served as the minister for public works in the short lived ministry of Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu during April-July 1937. He was a Tamil Muslim belonging to the Rowther community. His father, Pitchai Rowther was a wealthy businessman in Tiruchirapalli at that time.^{[citation needed]} He belonged to the All-India Muslim League and was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly from Tiruchirappalli in the 1937 elections. He was sympathetic to the cause of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (Periyar) and his Self-Respect Movement. In 1937, he spoke against the introduction of compulsory Hindi classes in the Madras legislature and later participated in the anti-Hindi agitation started by Periyar. He was a lawyer by profession and was also known by his honorifics as Khan Bahadur P. Khalifulla Sahib Bahadur. He was also a member of the Madras Legislative Council during the early 1930s.^[1][2][3][4] He was also the Dewan of Pudukottai for some period.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ More, J.B.P (1997). Political Evolution of Muslims in Tamil Nadu and Madras 1930–1947. Orient Blackswan. pp. 140–151. OCLC 37770527. ISBN 8125011927 ISBN 9788125011927. http://books.google.com/books?id=QDht7OyOjXMC. 
2. ^ Justice Party Golden Jubilee Souvenir, 1968. 
3. ^ The Indian geographical journal , Volumes 7-8. 1933. pp. 46. http://books.google.com/books?id=D5ktAAAAMAAJ&q=p+khalifullah&dq=p+khalifullah&hl=en&ei=WxtuTPy9DoiyvgOpxsBC&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCgQ6AEwATgK. 
4. ^ Khursheed Kamal Aziz (1992). Public life in Muslim India, 1850-1947:. Vanguard. pp. 283. ISBN 9789694021195. http://books.google.com/books?id=69K1AAAAIAAJ&q=p+khalifullah&dq=p+khalifullah&hl=en&ei=WxtuTPy9DoiyvgOpxsBC&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDUQ6AEwBDgK.