Muttaiya Annamalai Muthiah Ramaswamy (30 September 1931 – 2 December 2015) was an Indian industrialist, politician and
race horse owner who served as Chairman of the Chettinad Group of Companies and a member of the Upper House of the
Parliament of India, the
Rajya Sabha for
Karnataka representing the
Janata Dal (Secular)
The Janata Dal (Secular) is an Indian political party led by former prime minister of India, H. D. Deve Gowda. The party is recognized as a State Party in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh. It was formed in July 1999 by the ...
from 2004 to 2010. Ramaswamy succeeded his older brother
M. A. M. Muthiah
Muthiah Annamalai Muthiah Muthiah Chettiar (5 September 1929 - 24 January 1970) better known as M.A.M Muthiah Chettiar was an Indian industrialist and politician. The oldest son of M. A. Muthiah Chettiar
Raja Sir Muttaiya Annamalai Muthiah C ...
in 1970 to the title "Kumar-rajah of
Chettinad" and held title
Raja of Chettinad from 1984 to 2015. With a net worth of Rs.1,500 crores, Ramaswamy was one of the richest individuals in Chennai city. He was also popular in the racing circles of
Chennai city and winner of 600 horse racing classics.
Early life
Ramaswamy was born in Madras, Tamil Nadu on 30 September 1931, as the second son of
Sir M. A. Muthiah Chettiar, the Kumar-rajah of Chettinad. Ramaswamy had an older brother Muthiah, upon whose death in 1970 at the age of 40, Ramaswamy inherited the title Kumar-rajah of Chettinad and Chairmanship of the Chettinad Group of Companies. Ramaswamy was also a maternal cousin of
former Indian finance minister,
P. Chidambaram
Palaniappan Chidambaram (born 16 September 1945), better known as P. Chidambaram, is an Indian politician and lawyer who currently serves as Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. He served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee ...
.
Ramaswamy married Sigappi Aachi on 6 February 1951. He died on 2 December 2015.
Industrialist MAM Ramaswamy passes away
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References
External links
Profile on Rajya Sabha website
The Enigma of Indian Horse Racing
Feature on Dr MAM Ramaswamy
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Rajya Sabha members from Karnataka
Businesspeople from Chennai
Tamil businesspeople
Janata Dal (Secular) politicians
1931 births
2015 deaths
Horse racing in India
Indian sports executives and administrators