M. K. Vellodi
M. K. Vellodi | |
|---|---|
| High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom | |
| In office April 1947 – August 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Runganadhan |
| Succeeded by | V. K. Krishna Menon |
| 1st Chief Minister of Hyderabad | |
| In office 26 January 1950 – 6 March 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Burgula Ramakrishna Rao |
| Indian Ambassador to Switzerland | |
| In office 20 June 1958 – 5 January 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Mohan Sinha Mehta |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Abdul Rauf |
| 3rd Cabinet Secretary of India | |
| In office 1 August 1957 - 4 June 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Y. N. Sukthankar |
| Succeeded by | Vishnu Sahay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1896 Kottakkal in Madras Presidency, British Raj (Present-day Malappuram district of Kerala) |
| Died | 1987 (aged 90–91) Chennai, Tamilnadu, India |
| Spouse | Kunhikav Kovilamma |
Mullath Kadingi Vellodi CIE, ICS (1896–1987) was the appointed Chief Minister of Hyderabad state by the Government of India after the fall of the Hyderabad State ruled by the Nizam.
A member of the Indian Civil Service, he was the Textile Commissioner and ex-officio Joint Secretary in the Department of Industries and Civil Supplies during the British Raj. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1944 Birthday Honours list. He was a senior civil servant in the Government of India. He served as the Cabinet Secretary and Secretary of the Planning Commission from 1957 to 1958.