P. S. Srinivasan

P. S. Srinivasan (20 July 1893 – 1962) was an Indian physician, freedom fighter, and politician who participated in the Indian independence movement. Life Srinivasan was born on 20 July 1893 in Pattukkottai, Madras Presidency, British India. He completed his higher education at Presidency College and Madras Medical College, earning his medical degree in 1917.

Inspired by the speeches of Mahatma Gandhi, Srinivasan joined the Indian independence movement. He served as the first secretary of the Congress Committee in Chengalpattu district and later became its president. His activism in the freedom movement led to his arrest on four occasions, resulting in several years of imprisonment. He also held several responsibilities at the municipal level, serving as a member of the Kanchipuram Municipality for 25 years and served as its chairman from 1938 to 1958.