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M. Bhakthavatsalam | |
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| 4th Chief Minister of Madras State | |
| In office 2 October 1963 – 5 March 1967 | |
| Preceded by | K. Kamaraj |
| Succeeded by | C. N. Annadurai |
| Minister of Finance and Education, Madras State | |
| In office 3 March 1962 – 2 October 1963 | |
| Chief Minister | K. Kamaraj |
| Minister of Home Affairs, Madras State | |
| In office 13 April 1957 – 15 March 1962 | |
| Chief Minister | K. Kamaraj |
| Preceded by | K. Kamaraj |
| Succeeded by | K. Kamaraj |
| Minister of Agriculture, Madras State | |
| In office 13 April 1954 – 15 March 1962 | |
| Chief Minister | K. Kamaraj |
| Preceded by | R. Nagana Goud |
| Succeeded by | P. Kakkan |
| Minister of Public Works and Information, Madras Presidency/Madras Province | |
| In office 24 March 1947 – 6 April 1949 | |
| Chief Minister | Omanthur P. Ramaswamy Reddiar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1897 Nazarethpettai, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 13 February 1987 (aged 89) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (present-day Chennai) |
| Resting place | Periyavar Bhakthavatsalam Ninaividam |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Gnanasundarambal |
| Children | Sarojini Varadappan |
| Occupation | Politician |
Minjur Bhakthavatsalam (9 October 1897 – 13 February 1987) was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the chief minister of Madras State from 2 October 1963 to 6 March 1967. He was the last Congress chief minister of Tamil Nadu and the last to have taken part in the Indian independence movement.
Bhaktavatsalam was born on 9 October 1897 in the Madras Presidency. He studied law and practised as an advocate in the Madras High Court. He involved himself in politics and the freedom movement right from an early age and was imprisoned during the Salt Satyagraha and the Quit India Movement. He was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1937 and served as Parliamentary Secretary in the Rajaji government and as a minister in the O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar government. He led the Indian National Congress during the 1950s and served as the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency from 1963 to 1967. Following the defeat of the Indian National Congress in the 1967 elections, Bhaktavatsalam partially retired from politics. He died on 13 February 1987 at the age of 89.