Death
Iyenger made a brief return to political life in 1939, upon the outbreak of World War II and the debate of whether Indians should back the British effort, banking on their goodwill later to deliver independence, or oppose the entry of Indian army into the war without consultation of the Indian people. He died suddenly on May 19, 1941, at his residence in Madras.
Iyengar died at his residence in Madras on May 29, 1941. He was 66 years old at the time.
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