C. Chittibabu

Chokalinga Chittibabu, commonly known as Mayor Chittibabu, was an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Chengalpattu constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1967 and 1971 elections.^[1][2] He was first elected to the Madras Corporation in 1958 and was the Mayor of Madras in 1965. He was arrested under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act after Indira Gandhi declared emergency and the DMK government was dismissed in 1976. He was jailed along with DMK leaders and died of injuries due to police torture suffered while trying to save M.K. Stalin in Madras Central Prison.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}

C. Chittibabu
29th Mayor of Madras
In office 1965–1966
Preceded by	S. Krishnamurthy
Succeeded by	Era Sambandham
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 1967-76
Preceded by	O. V. Alagesan
Succeeded by	R. Mohanarangam
Constituency	Chengalpattu constituency
Personal details
Born	(1935-10-19)19 October 1935 Tindivanam, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	4 January 1977(1977-01-04) (aged 41) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (now Chennai)
Political party	DMK
Spouse(s)	Gangabai, Rajalakshmi
Children	Sekhar, Sukumar, Vishweshwaran, Malathi
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References

1. Volume I, 1967 Indian general election, 4th Lok Sabha Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
2. Volume I, 1971 Indian general election, 5th Lok Sabha Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
3. "What makes MK Stalin the political successor of Karunanidhi". The Economic Times. 6 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
4. "The end of a prison's days". PC Vinoj Kumar. Tehelka. 7 March 2009. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
5. Vijaya Ramaswamy (22 May 2007). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Scarecrow Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-8108-6445-0.
6. "MISA detention taught me a tough lesson, says Stalin". The Hindu. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
7. India. Parliament. Rajya Sabha (1978). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Rajya Sabha. Council of States Secretariat. p. 275.
8. Ananth V. Krishna (2011). India Since Independence: Making Sense of Indian Politics. Pearson Education India. p. 162. ISBN 978-81-317-3465-0.

External links

• Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
• M..K Stalin Prison Life