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| name = Shanmugha Rajeswara<br />
| honorific-suffix = Sethupathi<br />
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| order1 = Minister of Public Works (Madras state)<br />
| term_start1 = 13 September 1953<br />
| term_end1 = 13 March 1957<br />
| premier1 = [[C. Rajagopalachari]],<br />[[K. Kamaraj]]<br />
| predecessor1 = N. Ranga Reddi<br />
| successor1 = [[P. Kakkan]]<br />
| order2 = Minister of House Rent Control (Madras state)<br />
| term_start2 = 10 April 1952<br />
| term_end2 = 13 September 1953<br />
| premier2 = C. Rajagopalachari<br />
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| party = [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]]<br />[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
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'''Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi''' (9 November 1909 – 4 March 1967) or '''Naganatha Sethupathi''' was an Indian politician of the [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]] and later, the [[Indian National Congress]] and head of the ''[[zamindari]]'' of [[Ramnad estate|Ramnad]] from 1929 to 1967. He was a member of the Madras Legislative Assembly from 1951 to 1967 and served as a minister in [[C. Rajagopalachari]] and [[K. Kamaraj]]'s cabinets. He was popular as the main political opponent of [[U. Muthuramalingam Thevar]].<br />
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Sethupathi had a passionate liking for horses and was a fine sportsman. He represented the [[Madras cricket team]] in four [[First-class cricket|first-class matches]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi was born to [[Raja Rajeswara Sethupathi]] or Muthuramalinga Sethupathi who ruled the estate of Ramnad <ref name="tamilnadhistoryp87">{{cite book|title=History of Tamilnad|pages=87|publisher=Koodal Publishers|author=N. Subrahmanian|year=1977}}</ref> on 9 November 1909.<ref name="seturameswarampix">{{cite book|title=The Setu and Rameswaram|url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.9894|pages=ix|author=N. Vanamamalai Pillai|publisher=V. Narayanan & Bror.|year=1929}}</ref> Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi had an English education and graduated in law.<ref name="tamilnadhistoryp87" /> He succeeded to the throne on the death of his father in 1929.<ref name="tamilnadhistoryp87" /><br />
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As soon as Shanmugha took over the administration of the estate, the land became embroiled in a number of disputes and lengthy court cases. Between 1935 and 1945, the estate was administered by the [[Court of Wards (India)|Court of Wards]].<ref name="tamilnadhistoryp87" /><br />
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== Politics ==<br />
=== Electoral records ===<br />
He served as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate from [[Ramanathapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Ramanathapuram constituency]] in [[1952 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1952]] and [[1962 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1962 elections]]<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf 1951/52 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320181221/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf |date=20 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf 1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007003737/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |date=7 October 2010 }}</ref> and as an Independent candidate in [[1957 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1957 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf 1957 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122651/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf |date=4 March 2016 }}</ref><br />
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=== Justice Party ===<br />
Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi joined politics at an early age. He was elected to the [[Madras Legislative Council]] as a candidate of the [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]] and served as a member of the Madras Legislative Council until 1937 when he lost to Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar of the Indian National Congress. During his period of service with the Justice Party, he served in the Economic Depression Enquiry Committee which enquired into the causes and impact of the [[Great Depression in India|Great Depression in Madras Presidency]].<ref name="Manikumarp142">{{cite book|title=A Colonial Economy in the Great Depression, Madras (1929–1937)|first=K. A. |last=Manikumar|publisher=Orient Blackswan|year=2003|id={{ISBN|8125024565}}, {{ISBN|978-81-250-2456-9}}|pages=142}}</ref><br />
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=== Indian National Congress ===<br />
Shanmugha Rajeswara joined the Indian National Congress in 1946 and was elected again to the Madras Legislative Council as an Indian National Congress candidate. He stood in the 1951 elections from Ramanathapuram assembly constituency and was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly.<ref name="1951elections">{{cite web|title=Statistical report on General Election 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madras|url=http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070217065636/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf|archivedate=17 February 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He served as the Minister of House Rent Control from 10 April 1952 to 13 September 1953 and as the Minister of Public Works from 13 September 1953 to 31 March 1957.<ref name="councilofministers">{{cite web|title=Council of Ministers and their Portfolios (1952-1957)|work=A Review of the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952-1957)|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/table04.pdf|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017181036/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/review_01assly/table04.pdf|archivedate=17 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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== Other interests ==<br />
Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi had a passionate liking for horses. He owned a stable of over 50 horses in [[Calcutta]].<ref name="sethupathithehindu">{{cite news|title=When the postman knocked|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/12/29/stories/2003122900050300.htm|date=29 December 2003|work=[[The Hindu]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502144809/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/12/29/stories/2003122900050300.htm|archivedate=2 May 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He also owned an extensive car collection including Rolls Royces and Bentleys.<ref name="sethupathithehindu" /> The Raja owned extensive land in different parts of Madras city. Hotel Woodlands is located on the exact spot where the Raja's official residence in the city had earlier stood.<ref name="sethupathithehindu" /> The Shanmugha Sethupathi Cup for horse racing has been instituted in his memory.<ref name="shanmughasethupathicup">{{cite news|title=Star Phoenix wins feature|date=20 February 2009|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/20/stories/2009022061032400.htm|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224211244/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/20/stories/2009022061032400.htm|archivedate=24 February 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi was also a fine cricketer. He played four first class matches during the 1941/42 and 1943/44 seasons for the Madras cricket team scoring 129 runs at an average of 21.50.<ref name="cricinfoprofile">{{cite news|title=Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Raja of Ramnad|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/33600.html|work=[[Cricinfo]]}}</ref> He also played for the Indians against the Europeans.<ref name="cricinfo1942">{{cite web|title=First Class Match: Indians v Europeans at Madras, 26-27 Dec 1942|work=Scorecards from Cricinfo|url=http://www.cricinfomobile.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1942-43/IND_LOCAL/OTHERS/IND_EURO-IND_26-27DEC1942.html|publisher=Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name="cricinfo1943">{{cite web|title=First Class Match: Indians v Europeans at Madras, 25-26 Dec 1943|work=Scorecards from Cricinfo|url=http://www.cricket.com.hk/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1940S/1943-44/IND_LOCAL/OTHERS/IND_EURO-IND_25-26DEC1943.html|publisher=Cricinfo|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130107163536/http://www.cricket.com.hk/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1940S/1943-44/IND_LOCAL/OTHERS/IND_EURO-IND_25-26DEC1943.html|archivedate=7 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi died on 4 March 1967 and was succeeded as the titular Raja of Ramnad by his son.<ref name="obituary">{{cite web|title=Obituary Reference|work=The Madras Legislative Assembly, Fourth Assembly - First Session, March 15–30, 1967 Resume|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/04assly/04_01_1.pdf|publisher=Government of Madras|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904133940/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/Resumes/04assly/04_01_1.pdf|archivedate=4 September 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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