Diwan Bahadur Royapuram Nallaveeran Arogyaswamy Mudaliar (18 April 1870 – 30 January 1933) was an Indian politician and civil engineer who served as the Minister of Excise, Medical Administration and six other departments in the Madras Presidency from 1926 to 1928.
After passing the exam at the top of his class, the Government of India offered Arogyaswamy Mudaliar the position of Executive Engineer overseeing nearly all districts in the present state of Tamil Nadu, Ganjam District in Orissa and entire Andhra Pradesh (excluding territories of the Nizam of Hyderabad, who was then the richest man in the world).
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The Independent Nationalists headed by Dr. S Subbarayan accepted the responsibility with the hope of pressing India's case for self-determination from within the seat of government.
However, a couple of years later, Arogyasamy Mudaliar resigned due to differences with the Chief Minister over the visit of the Simon Commission.
[9] Arogyaswami Mudaliar while continuing to be a Member of the Legislative Council moved a cut motion on Excise demand in 1927 said that in addition to the Simon Commission question, the government's refusal to accept his proposal for total prohibition had also caused his resignation.
In 1929 the Committee of the Madras Legislative Council appointed Mr Arogyaswami Mudaliar as the chairman to investigate into the condition of ryots (farmers) in Andra, his Secretary was Prof. N.G.
As important to his heart was the cause of swadeshi and he promoted "Buy Indian League" of Madras, he opposed separate electorates for minorities and welcomed the Poona Pact an agreement between Dr B.R.
After returning from the Allahabad Unity Conference he went to Mysore to preside over the Engineers Conference, soon after took to his bed with rheumatism culminating in his death He was in active touch with his profession and had a partnership with Dewan Bahadur A. V. Ramalinga Aiyer known as "Aiyar and Mudaliar", Aiyar was the first Indian Chief Engineer, Public Works Department.
[18] Soon after the death of Arogyaswami Mudaliar, a half anna post card arrived from Mahatma Gandhi in Yerrawada Jail, Poona where he was incarcerated, expressing his anguish on the demise of a patriot.