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Chaudhary Devi Lal (born Devi Dayal; 25 September 1914 — 6 April 2001) was an Indian politician. He served as 6th Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1991 under V.

P. Singh and Chandra Shekhar.^[1][2] He is popularly known as Tau (uncle). Devi Lal came out as farmer leader from the state of Haryana.

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He served as the Chief Minister of Haryana first in 1977-79 and then in 1987-89.^[2]

Personal life

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Chaudhary Devi Lal was born in Teja Khera village of Sirsa district in present-day Haryana to Shunga Devi and Lekh Ram Sihag.

Lekh Ram was a Jat of Chautala village. He owned 2750 bighas of land. Lal received education up to middle-school.^[3] His son, Om Prakash Chautala also served as Haryana's chief minister four times.

In 1928 at the age of 16, Devi Lal participated in independence struggle event by Lala Lajpat Rai.

He was a student of "Dev Samaj Public High School Moga" in Moga during his 10t