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<p><span class="autocomment">top: </span>replaced: 19th century → 19th-century</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>The &#039;&#039;&#039;S. Rm. family&#039;&#039;&#039; is an Indian family of businessmen, industrialists and bankers from the town of [[Kanadukathan]] in the [[Sivaganga district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. The family is named after its ancestor, the popular 19th-century [[Nagarathar]] banker [[S. Rm. Muthiah Chettiar]]. The head of the family holds the honorific title [[Raja of Chettinad]]. The [[M. Ct. family]] has descended from one branch of the S. Rm. family.<br /> <br /> Annamalai Chettiar is the maternal grandfather of India&#039;s former finance minister [[P. Chidambaram]].<br /> <br /> == First generation ==<br /> <br /> * S. Rm. Muthiah Chettiar<br /> <br /> == Second generation ==<br /> <br /> * [[S. Rm. M. Chidambaram Chettiar]], eldest son of S. Rm. Muthiah Chettiar and progenitor of the M. Ct. family.<br /> * [[S. Rm. M. Ramaswami Chettiar]] (1872-1918), second son of S. Rm. Muthiah Chettiar. Founder of [[Indian Bank]]. Member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]] (1909-12)<br /> * [[S. Rm. M. Annamalai Chettiar]] (1881-1948), youngest son of S. Rm. Muthiah Chettiar. Noted philanthropist and founder of [[Annamalai University]]. Second Nattukkottai Chettiar to be knighted, first being his nephew [[Sir M. Ct. Muthiah Chettiar]]. First Raja of Chettinad.<br /> <br /> == Third generation == <br /> <br /> * [[R. Ramanathan Chettiar]] (1913-1995), son of S. Rm. Ramaswami Chettiar. Mayor of Madras (1951-52).<br /> * [[M. A. Muthiah Chettiar]] (1905-1980), politician, philanthropist and oldest son of S. Rm. Annamalai Chettiar. Politician of the [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]] and provincial minister in the [[Madras Presidency]] (1936-37). First mayor of Madras city (1934-35) and founder of the [[Tamil Isai Movement]]. Kumarrajah (heir-apparent) (1929-48) and Raja (1948-84) of Chettinad.<br /> * [[M. A. Chidambaram]] (1918-2000), youngest son of S. Rm. Annamalai Chettiar. Industrialist and bureaucrat. Founder of [[Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation]] (SPIC) and President of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) (1961-62). [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]] is named after him.<br /> * [[Lakshmi Achi]] (), daughter of S. Rm. Annamalai Chettiar.<br /> <br /> == Fourth generation ==<br /> <br /> * [[M. A. M. Muthiah]] (1929-1970), eldest son of M. A. Muthiah Chettiar. Industrialist.<br /> * [[M. A. M. Ramaswamy]], (1931-2015) second son of M. A. Muthiah Chettiar. Politician and industrialist. Member of the [[Rajya Sabha]].<br /> * [[A. C. Muthiah]] (b. 1940), son of M. A. Chidambaram. Industrialist and bureaucrat. President of the BCCI (1999-2001)<br /> * [[P. Chidambaram]] (b. 1944), son of Palaniappa Chettiar and Lakshmi Achi. Finance Minister and Home Minister(2004-2014)<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> <br /> * {{cite news|title=Chettiar&#039;s reign where wealth meets godliness|work=Economic Times|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-08-19/news/27516947_1_tamil-nadu-banking-southern-film-industry|first=K. P. Senthil|last=Kumar|date=19 August 2003}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Business families]]</div>

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