Muthuramalinga thevar biography tamil

Indian politician (1908- 1963)

Ukkirapandi Muthuramalinga Thevar (30 October 1908 – 30 October 1963), also known as Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar, was a politician,Independence Activist,Freedom Fighter, patriarch of Thevar community.^[1] He was elected three times to the national Parliamentary Constituency.^[2] The birth anniversary of Muthuramalinga Thevar on October 30 is celebrated annually by the Thevar community in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu as Thevar Jayanthi.^[3][4]

Childhood and family life

Muthuramalinga Thevar was born on 30 October 1908 in Pasumpon, Ramnad District.

From 1910, he was in the custody of his maternal grandmother Parvathiammal in the neighbouring village of Kallupatti. Parvathiammal was furious with Muthuramalinga Thevar's father for having taken two new wives shortly after the death of his second wife.^{[citation needed]}

During his youth, Muthuramalinga