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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|03|13|df=yes}}<br />
| alma_mater = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Lady Doak College]] {{Small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br />
* [[Madras Christian College]] {{Small|([[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B]])}}<br />
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| birth_name = Pearline Thangam Saraswathy<br />
| death_date = {{Death-date and age|May 2009|13 March 1935}}<br />
| party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
| office = Member of the {{no break|[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]}}<br />
| term = 1977–1980<br />
| constituency = [[Thirumangalam Assembly constituency|Thirumangalam]]<br />
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| birth_place = [[Cheranmadevi]], [[British Raj]]<br />
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'''P. T. Saraswathy''' (1935–2009) was a politician of the [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]. She served as the Minister of Social Welfare in [[MG Ramachandran]]'s cabinet.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Born at [[Cheranmadevi]] in [[Tirunelveli district]] on 13 March 1935, P. T. Saraswathy attended the [[Lady Doak College]], Madurai, from where she received her [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree. Later she did a law course at the [[Madras Christian College]].<ref name="WW">{{cite book|title=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly—Who's Who 1977|date=1977|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|location=Chennai, Tamil Nadu|pages=187–88|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/6th_1977/whoiswho1977.pdf|accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Saraswathy was a secretary of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) and contested the [[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Thirumangalam Assembly constituency|Tirumangalam constituency]]. She defeated the [[Indian National Congress]]'s candidate and was elected to the Sixth Assembly of Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister [[MG Ramachandran]] appointed her the Minister of Social Welfare in his cabinet.<ref name="WW" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Menon|first1=Jaya|title=MGR: The original 'ladies man'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/MGR-The-original-ladies-man/articleshow/5679011.cms|accessdate=30 November 2017|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=13 March 2010}}</ref> She was a legal advisor to Foundation for Innovative Case work On Education Economy & Environment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Organisation|url=http://www.ficasindia.org/organisation.htm|publisher=FICAS|accessdate=30 November 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Saraswathy died at her residence in [[Chennai]] in May 2009. Her body was discovered only when her neighbours called the police after noticing that her house had been locked for several days.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former AIADMK minister found dead|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/former-aiadmk-minister-found-dead/story-8zOPL6BIEOBvELUvIjjhvK.html|accessdate=30 November 2017|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=12 May 2009}}</ref><br />
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