Panapakkam Anandacharlu

Panapakkam Ananda Charlu
President of the Indian National Congress
In office
1891–1892
Preceded byPherozeshah Mehta
Succeeded byWomesh Chunder Bonnerjee
Personal details
Born5 August 1843
Kattamanchi, Chittoor, Madras Presidency, British India
Died4 January 1908 (aged 64)
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseKanakavalli
RelationsC. V. Runganada Sastri (father) C. V. Sundara Sastri (brother)

Rai Bahadur Sir Panapakkam Anandacharlu CIE (5 August 1843 – 4 January 1908)[1] was an Indian lawyer and freedom fighter who was a founding delegate and later president of the Indian National Congress, founder and president of the Triplicane Literary Society, and founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha. He additionally aided the Triplicane Six in founding The Hindu, to which he was a frequent contributor.

  1. ^ "Past Presidents – P. Ananda Charlu". Indian National Congress. aicc.org.in. Archived from the original on 9 November 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.