Dr. Mrs. Radha Thiagarajan was the first and two-times Vice Chancellor of Alagappa University. She is gifted with the gab and considered to be an eminent multi-lingual scholar. She is acclaimed to be one of the most widely respected academicians with sound knowledge and intelligence. She rendered her service to society by being a member of several prestigious bodies. With a fervour for language and literature, she is a staunch patron for religious and literary scholars. All walks of her life she continued to carry herself as an epitome of love and care, through her generous contribution for noble causes. Today she is revered and admired as a respected mother-figure by many.