K. S. G. Haja Shareef

K. S. G. Haja Shareef was an Indian industrialist and politician from Tamil Nadu. Shareef served in the Madras Legislative Assembly and its successor body, the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, from 1957 to 1967 and from 1980 to 1984. A member of the Indian National Congress, Shareef was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1983 until 1984.

K. S. G. Haja Shareef
Leader of the Opposition of the
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
29 August 1983 – 15 November 1984
Chief MinisterM. G. Ramachandran
Preceded byM. Karunanidhi
Succeeded byO. Subramanian
Member of the
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
1980–1984
Preceded byM. Aranganathan
Succeeded byA. K. A. Abdul Samad
ConstituencyTriplicane
Member of the
Madras Legislative Assembly
In office
1962–1967
Preceded byU. Krishna Rao
Succeeded byHabibullah Baig
ConstituencyHarbour
In office
1957–1962
Preceded byA. M. Sambandam
Succeeded byV. R. Nedunchezhiyan
ConstituencyTriplicane
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress

Political career

Shareef was first elected to represent the Triplicane Assembly constituency in the 1957 Madras Legislative Assembly election. Although Shareef was a Rowther Tamil Muslim,[1] the Indian Union Muslim League led by M. Muhammad Ismail, supported independent Hindu candidates against Shareef after an alliance negotiation between the IUML and INC failed.[2] Shareef received a narrow plurality with 36% of the vote, with his closest opponent at 33%.[3] Shareef supported U. Krishna Rao for speaker of the legislative assembly in 1957.[4]

For the 1962 Madras Legislative Assembly election, Shareef ran in the Harbour Assembly constituency instead of in Triplicane. He defeated C. P. Chitrarasu of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, receiving 50% of the vote to Chitrarasu's 44%. However, in the 1967 Madras Legislative Assembly election, Shareef was defeated by Habibullah Baig, an independent candidate associated with the Muslim League.[5]

Shareef ran again in the 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, winning in Triplicane with 53% of the vote.[5] In 1981, Sadiq Ali, the governor of Tamil Nadu, announced that Shareef was to be disqualified from the assembly due to his appointment as the Honorary Consul General of Turkey in Madras, as the Election Commission of India concluded that this meant he was in allegiance to a foreign state. However, Shareef was ultimately not disqualified from office.[6]

On 29 August 1983, Shareef became the Leader of the Opposition in the legislative assembly, leading the INC opposition against the government of M. G. Ramachandran of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[7] Shareef served in this role until his defeat by A. K. A. Abdul Samad of the DMK in the 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[5]

Shareef was later elected to be the president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry for 1987.[8] He was also a longtime member of Rotary International and was the president of the South India Chamber of Commerce.[9][10]

References
  1. Sadaqathullah, Shaikh. "The National Chamber of Commerce". www.sadaqathullah.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. Wright, Theodore P. (1966). "The Muslim League in South India since Independence: A Study in Minority Group Political Strategies". American Political Science Review. 60 (3): 579–599. doi:10.2307/1952972. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1952972. S2CID 143572105 – via JSTOR.
  3. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1957 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADRAS (PDF). New Delhi: Election Commission of India. 1957. p. 181. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. Hanumanthappa, T. (1962). Madras Legislative Assembly 1957-1962: A Review (PDF). Madras: Legislative Assembly Department. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  5. Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Results. Chennai: Press Information Bureau. pp. 7, 17. Retrieved 9 June 2022 – via Yumpu.
  6. Patil, S.H. The Constitution, Government and Politics in India. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House. p. 345. ISBN 978-93-259-9411-9 – via Google Books.
  7. "SEVENTH ASSEMBLY". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  8. "FICCI Past Presidents". Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  9. "The Rotarian". The Rotarian: 54. August 1987 – via Google Books.
  10. Marthandam, Nambi (31 March 1976). "Prices of shares in Madras Stock Exchange took a upward trend shortly after the Budget". India Today. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
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