On January 1, 1919, the title Dewan Bahadur was awarded to him [1] Theagaraya Chetty was born in Madras Presidency.

Chetty was born to a Devanga family of Telugu origin[3] in Egathur, Madras Presidency on April 27, 1852.

[6] Theagaraya Chetty fought on behalf of the Indian Patriot newspaper and its editor, Karunakara Menon, against Dr T. M. Nair who later became his close associate.

However, the correspondent of the school, William, identified Theagaraya's family and gave him a grand send off ceremony when he completed his education.

[11] At a meeting held in Madras in November 1916 by a group of about thirty people, including Theagaraya Chetti and Dr. T. M. Nair, it was resolved to start a company for publishing newspapers advocating the cause of the non-Brahmin community.

[14][15] In the initial stages, the Justice Party concentrated its energies on work of a social nature rather than political.

[16] The Justice Party argued for separate electorates and reservations in government jobs and civil service for non-Brahmins at the British Parliament in London.

[18] In 1916, transactions were made in pie.192 pies make Rs.1[19] According to a 2010 article published in Times of India, 1 ground in T Nagar was sold for Rs.

[20] When elections were held in December 1920 in the Madras Presidency as per the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms, the Justice Party obtained a comfortable majority by winning 63 seats out of 98.

However, Theagaraya Chetty refused on account of the ethical rule that the head of a political party can't hold a post in the cabinet either.

[citation needed] In his speech as the president of the Reception Committee of the First Non-Brahmin Confederation, Theagaraya Chetty said: Towards the Brahmins, we cherish no feelings of bitterness.

If we have to fight them we do so in the interests of truth and justice, and we shall be prepared to extend to them too the right hand of fellowship, when they shall see the wrongs inflicted upon us and repent.