Political Career
Thanulinga Nadar joined the Indian Independence movement at an early age. He was a close associate of K. Kamaraj and was one of the prominent leaders of the Indian National Congress in Travancore state.
He participated in the 1948 assembly elections of the newly formed Travancore-Cochin state and was elected to the assembly. He did not contest the 1951 elections, the first held as a part of the Republic of India. However, he contested the 1954 elections from Agastisvaram and was elected by a margin of 6721 votes. He served as a member of assembly till 1956 when southern Kanyakumari district became a part of Madras state.
In 1957, Thanulingam was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nagercoil. He served as a Member of Parliament till 1962. He did not participate in the 1962 elections.
Thanulingam was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1964 and served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from July 9, 1964 to April 2, 1968.
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