Q. Who was the first malayalee to become the chairman of the Rajyasabha ?
Solution:
- K. R. Narayanan was elected as the Vice-President of India on 21 August 1992, under the Presidency of Shankar Dayal Sharma.
- His name had been proposed initially by V. P. Singh, former Prime Minister and the then leader of the Janata Dal parliamentary party.
- Narayanan is regarded as an independent and assertive president who set several precedents and enlarged the scope of India’s highest constitutional office.
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