In 1946, after the Congress' victory in elections in Madras Presidency, Prakasam became the chief minister on 30 April 1946, as he and Kamaraj, a Tamil leader, were against Rajaji - the choice of leaders such as Gandhi and Nehru - becoming the chief minister.
During his tenure as Premier, Prakasam publicly declared his intention to scrap all existing textile industries in the province and replace them with khadi manufacturing and weaving units [REF].