He resisted the undemocratic and dictatorial actions of Dewan Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer and was instrumental in getting a resolution passed by the Sabha Council (church council) condemning Sir C. P’s move to proclaim Travancore as an independent state following the lapse of British Paramountey.
The Academy was formally inaugurated on the 18th of August, 1928 by C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, in the Y.M.I.A. Auditorium before a large and distinguished gathering.
Vijay Iyer | Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer | Pico Iyer | Palghat Mani Iyer | Sethurama Iyer | S. Subramania Iyer | Madurai Mani Iyer | Iyer the Great | C. P. Ramaswami Iyer | V. Ramaswami | T. V. Seshagiri Iyer | Roopa Iyer | P. S. Sivaswami Iyer | Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer | Mahalakshmi Iyer | Kalpana Iyer | Iyer |
His eldest son Sir C. V. Kumaraswami Sastri served as a judge of the Madras High Court while his daughter Seethammal married Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, a leading political figure in early 20th century Madras.