S. A. Saminatha Iyer | |
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 A portrait of Iyer | |
| Died | 1899 |
| Nationality | British Indian |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Title | Rao Bahadur |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
Rao Bahadur[1] S. A. Saminatha Iyer (died 1899), also known as Thanjavur Saminatha Iyer, was an Indian lawyer, landlord, politician and theosophist who served as Chairman of the Tanjore municipality and a delegate to the 1885, 1886, 1887, 1889 and 1894 sessions of the Indian National Congress. He spoke against salt tax in the first session conducted in 1885 and in 1887, was a part of a 32-member team that wrote the constitution of the Congress. Christopher Baker and D. A. Washbrook describe him as the "most celebrated spokesman of the Tanjore gentry".
- ^ Zaidi, A. Moin; Shaheda Gufran Zaidi (1976). The Encyclopaedia of Indian National Congress. S. Chand. p. 610.