Honours
Srinivasa Sastri was made a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom in 1921. On 1 January 1930, he was made a "Companion of Honour". The then Viceroy offered to make Sastri Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India in 1928, but he declined the offer.
In 1937, the then Governor of Madras offered to make Sastri the Acting Chief Minister of Madras Presidency but Sastri declined the offer. He also declined an offer of membership in the council of the Secretary of State for India. In 1921, the Freedom of the City of London was conferred on Srinivasa Sastri. This was followed by the Freedom of the City of Edinburgh on 9 January 1931.
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