Apr 15, 1911Hosur, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDied on 01 Oct 1973 (aged 62)Aries
About K. Appavu Pillai
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Appavu Pillai (born 15 April 1911) is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Hosur.
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Appavu Pillai, popularly known as K.A.P, was an idealist and farsighted visionary in erstwhile Salem District and in Hosur town particularly.
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Appavu Pillai was elected as a Panchayat President, Hosur during the British regime (1943) for 30 long years till he breath his last on 1 October 1973.
He won the 1957 State Assembly Election for Hosur Constituency and was instrumental in establishing SIPCOT in Hosur. Born at Hosur in a middle-class family got educated in the District Board High School, Hosur, He rose to the position of a legislator, Managing Director Salem Central Co-op bank and Director - Dharmapuri central Co-op Bank.