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'''Chinnamuthu Mudaliar''' (13 February 1891 – 30 April 1950) was an Indian nationalist and participant in the [[Indian independence movement]] from [[Tamil Nadu]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Chinnamuthu Mudaliar was born on 13 February 1891 in [[Papparapatti, Salem|Papparappatti]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=History of Tamilnadu Freedom Fighter M Chinnamuthu Mudaliyar - 155 |url=https://www.tamilaruvi.in/2022/02/history-of-tamilnadu-freedom-fighter-m-chinnamuthu-mudaliyar-155-download-pdf.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |language=ta}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-30 |title=Chinnamuthu Mudaliar |url=https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/district-reopsitory-detail.htm?19016 |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav}}</ref> His father, Muthukuppa Mudaliar, was a landowner.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=ChinnaMuthu |url=https://chakrafoundation.org/chinnamuthu/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=ChakraFoundation.Org |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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Chinnamuthu became involved in the Indian independence movement in 1914. He was a close associate of [[Subramaniya Siva|Subramania Siva]], another freedom fighter from Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Natesan |first=G. A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bkTjAAAAMAAJ&q=Chinnamuthu+Mudaliar |title=The Indian Review |date=1974 |publisher=G.A. Natesan & Company |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Sampath |first=R. N. |url=https://archive.org/details/vochidambarampil00samp/page/100/ |title=V.O. Chidambaram Pillai |date=1992 |publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India |others=Public Resource |pages=100}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Patmanāpan̲ |first=Rā A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g3ceAAAAMAAJ |title=Subramania Sivam |date=1985 |publisher=Pooram Publications |pages=56 |language=en}}</ref> Chinnamuthu joined the ''Sadananda Sabha'', a nationalist organization founded by Siva in 1915.<ref name=":0" /><br />
[[File:SivaLetter-2.png|thumb|Letter written by [[Subramaniya Siva]] to Chinnamuthu]]<br />
He collaborated with Siva to establish a [[Bharat Mata]] Temple as a symbol of India's liberation. Chinnamuthu secured six acres of land in Papparappatti for the project and invited [[C. R. Das]] to lay its foundation stone on 23 January 1923. The site was named ''Bharatpuram''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=(Bangalore India) |first=Mythic Society |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FOmOb85VYmEC |title=The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (Bangalore). |date=2011 |publisher=Mythic Society |pages=70 |language=en}}</ref> Construction efforts, however, ceased following Subramania Siva's death in 1925.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=शिक्षा |first=राष्ट्रीय |date=2021-10-04 |title=SUBRAMANIYA SIVAM – A fierce patriot who shook the British imperialistic hegemony |url=https://rashtriyashiksha.com/subramaniya-sivam-a-fierce-patriot-who-shook-the-british-imperialistic-hegemony/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा : शिक्षा में समाज प्रबोधन |language=English}}</ref><br />
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Chinnamuthu participated in several key events of the freedom struggle, including the [[Neil Statue Satyagraha]] in Madras in 1927, protests against toddy shops and foreign goods, the [[Civil Disobedience Movement]] in 1932, and the [[Quit India Movement]] in 1942, which led to his arrest and imprisonment.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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In addition to his political activities, Chinnamuthu also contributed to nationalist literature by translating [[V. D. Savarkar]]'s work into Tamil under the title ''Erimalai''.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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Chinnamuthu Mudaliar died on 30 April 1950.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Indian independence activists from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:1891 births]]<br />
[[Category:1950 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:People from Salem district]]</div>Imteenu