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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Moolakothalam
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|pushpin_map_caption = Moolakothalam (Chennai)
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|subdivision_name1 = [[File:TamilNadu Logo.svg|23x16px|border|alt=Tamil Nadu]] [[Tamil Nadu]]
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Chennai district]]
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|blank1_info_sec1 = [[George Town, Chennai|George Town]], [[Royapuram]], Kondithope, [[Mannadi, Chennai|Mannadi]] [[Vannarapettai]], [[Tondiarpet]], [[Sowcarpet]], [[Vallalar Nagar]], [[Basin bridge]] and [[Kasimedu]]
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|blank2_info_sec1 = [[Greater Chennai Corporation]]
|blank3_name_sec1 = [[District Magistrate|District Collector]]
|blank3_info_sec1 = Tmt. S. Amirtha Jothi, I. A. S.
|blank4_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha|LS]]
|blank4_info_sec1 = [[Chennai Central Lok Sabha constituency]]
|blank5_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha|VS]]
|blank5_info_sec1 = [[Harbour Assembly constituency]]
|blank6_name_sec1 = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
|blank6_info_sec1 = [[Dayanidhi Maran]]
|blank7_name_sec1 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
|blank7_info_sec1 = [[P. K. Sekar Babu]]
|website = https://chennaicorporation.gov.in
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'''Moolakothalam''' is a neighbourhood in [[Chennai district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] state in the peninsular [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hedlund |first=Roger E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W3sGM-wp1msC&dq=Moolakothalam&pg=PA199 |title=Quest for Identity: India's Churches of Indigenous Origin: the "Little Tradition" in Indian Christianity |date=2000 |publisher=ISPCK |isbn=978-81-7214-525-5 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Govardhan |first=Ram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tw8nBgAAQBAJ&dq=Moolakothalam&pg=PT152 |title=Rough with the Smooth |date=2011-04-01 |publisher=One Point Six Technology Pvt Ltd |isbn=978-93-81115-61-9 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |author=Madras (India : Presidency) Forest Dept |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cnwmAQAAMAAJ&q=Moolakothalam |title=Annual Administration Report |date=1911 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gandhirajan |first=C. K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ohyhsmWmelAC&dq=Moolakothalam&pg=PA261 |title=Organized Crime |date=2004 |publisher=APH Publishing |isbn=978-81-7648-481-7 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |author=Madras (India : State) Forest Department |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CjY_AQAAMAAJ&q=Moolakothalam |title=Administration Report |date=1910 |publisher=Superintendent, Government Press |language=en}}</ref> Moolakothalam has a dry fish market which functions for more than 50 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-15 |title=Moolakothalam's legendary dry fish market soldiers on |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/moolakothalams-legendary-dry-fish-market-soldiers-on/article5916442.ece |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>

Moolakothalam is located at an altitude of about  m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of {{coord|13.107000|N|80.273800|E}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GeoHack - Moolakothalam |url=https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Moolakothalam&params=13.107000_N_80.273800_E_type:city_region:IN |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=geohack.toolforge.org}}</ref>

There is a 120-year-old burial ground in Moolakothalam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=மயானத்தை அகற்றுவதற்கு எதிர்ப்புதெரிவித்து கண்டன ஆர்ப்பாட்டம்! |url=https://tamil.samayam.com/latest-news/state-news/tamilnadu-political-parties-opposes-construction-of-flats-on-moolakothalam-burialground/articleshow/63297054.cms |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Samayam Tamil |language=ta}}</ref> The burial ground is a historical site of the final resting place of anti-Hindi agitation leaders viz., Natarajan and Thalamuthu. Also, there is a memorial erected, for social activist cum reformer [[S. Dharmambal]], in Moolakothalam.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-03-16 |title='Don't destroy historic burial ground in Chennai': Opposition to TN govt proposal |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dont-destroy-historic-burial-ground-chennai-opposition-tn-govt-proposal-78038 |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> The surface area of this burial ground is of 20 acres.<ref>{{Cite web |author=மாலை மலர் |date=2018-03-11 |title=மூலக்கொத்தளம் மயானத்தை அகற்றுவதை கண்டித்து ம.தி.மு.க. போராட்டம் - வைகோ அறிக்கை |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/news/district/2018/03/11163841/1150273/Vaiko-condemns-removal-of-Moolakothalam-Cemetery-and.vpf |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=www.maalaimalar.com |language=ta}}</ref> There is a proposal of State Government of Tamil Nadu, to construct a multi-storey apartment complex near the burial ground of Moolakothalam, for the welfare of Adi-dravida people living there.<ref>{{Cite web |author=DTNext |title=Jayakumar accuses Vaiko of stalling Moolakothalam project |url=https://www.dtnext.in/city/2018/03/25/jayakumar-accuses-vaiko-of-stalling-moolakothalam-project |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=DT next |language=en}}</ref> Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance board makes necessary steps to acquire a part of the burial ground here for this purpose, even though some political parties such as MDMK, CPM and VCK, oppose this.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vaiko opposes construction of flats on Moolakothalam burial ground |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2018/mar/14/vaiko-opposes-construction-of-flats-on-moolakothalam-burial-ground-1786862.html |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The project cost of the proposed 1,044 dwelling units to be built with all modern amenities, is estimated to about ₹138.29 crore.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Deccan Chronicle |date=2018-03-22 |title=Over 1,000 dwelling units to be built at Moolakothalam |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/220318/over-1000-dwelling-units-to-be-built-at-moolakothalam.html |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>
Murthy Vinayagar Temple located in Moolakothalam is under the control of [[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department]], Government of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arulmigu Moorthi Vinaygar Temple, Moolakothalam, Chennai - 600021, Chennai District [TM000747]. |url=
https://hrce.tn.gov.in/hrcehome/index_temple.php?tid=747 |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=hrce.tn.gov.in}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Chennai]]

{{Chennai-geo-stub}}

Moolakothalam - Revision history

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