Over the years, MS Swamninathan's contribution made the country that once depended on American wheat to feed its people in the 1960s, transform into a foodgrain surplus nation.
Accompanied by State Secretary for Agriculture, M Raghunandan Rao and State Seed Development Corporation Managing Director K Keshavulu, he attended the funeral of the renowned agriculture scientist on behalf of the State government and paid his respects at Taramani in Chennai.
Mankomb Sambasivan Swaminathan, a renowned agricultural scientist, often hailed as the Father of India’s Green Revolution passed away at his Chennai residence at the age of 98.
Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy said the passing away of MS Swaminathan, eminent agronomist and father of the Indian Green Revolution, was a great loss to the country.
Born in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu on August 7, 1925, Dr. Swaminathan finished his graduation from Madras Agriculture College and went on study further at the prestigious Cambridge University