M. K. Vellodi

M. K. Vellodi
High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom
In office
April 1947 – August 1947
Preceded bySamuel Runganadhan
Succeeded byV. K. Krishna Menon
1st Chief Minister of Hyderabad
In office
26 January 1950 – 6 March 1952
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byBurgula Ramakrishna Rao
Indian Ambassador to Switzerland
In office
20 June 1958 – 5 January 1962
Preceded byMohan Sinha Mehta
Succeeded byMohamed Abdul Rauf
3rd Cabinet Secretary of India
In office
1 August 1957 - 4 June 1958
Preceded byY. N. Sukthankar
Succeeded byVishnu Sahay
Personal details
Born1896
Kottakkal in Madras Presidency, British Raj (Present-day Malappuram district of Kerala)
Died1987 (aged 90–91)
Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
SpouseKunhikav Kovilamma

Mullath Kadingi Vellodi CIE, ICS (1896–1987) was the appointed Chief Minister of Hyderabad state[1][2] by the Government of India after the fall of the Hyderabad State ruled by the Nizam.[3]

A member of the Indian Civil Service, he was the Textile Commissioner and ex-officio Joint Secretary in the Department of Industries and Civil Supplies during the British Raj. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1944 Birthday Honours list.[4] He was a senior civil servant in the Government of India. He served as the Cabinet Secretary and Secretary of the Planning Commission from 1957 to 1958.[5]

  1. ^ APonline - History and Culture - History-Post-Independence Era Archived 2013-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Indian states after 1947 A-L
  3. ^ "Nizam writ ran after police action till 1950 accession".
  4. ^ "No. 36544". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1944. p. 2570.
  5. ^ "Malayalees find state very cozy". The Times of India. 25 August 2002. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2009.