The S. Rm. family 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 Satappa Ramanatha Muthiah Chettiar (died 1900) was an Indian merchant, banker and philanthropist known for his work in renovating Saivite temples in India. He was the patriarch of the S. Rm. M. family. The M. Ct. family has descended from Muthi ...

. 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. Annamalai Chettiar is the maternal grandfather of India's former 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 ...

First generation

Second generation

* S. Rm. M. Chidambaram Chettiar, eldest son of S. Rm. Muthiah Chettiar and progenitor of the M. Ct. family. *

S. Rm. M. Ramaswami Chettiar Diwan Bahadur Satappa Ramanatha Muttaiya Ramaswami Chettiar (1872 – 5 November 1918) was an Indian businessman from what is now the state of Tamil Nadu. Early life Ramaswami Chettiar was born in 1872 to Muttaiya or Muthiah Chettiar of Chi ...

(1872-1918), second son of S. Rm. Muthiah Chettiar. Founder of Indian Bank. Member of the Madras Legislative Council (1909-12) *

S. Rm. M. Annamalai Chettiar ''Diwan Bahadur'' Sir Satappa Ramanatha Muttaiya Annamalai Chettiar, Raja of Chettinad Order of the Star of India, KCSI (30 September 1881 – 15 June 1948) was an Indian industrialist, banker, educationist and philanthropist from Tamil Nadu. ...

(1881-1948), youngest son of S. Rm. Muthiah Chettiar. Noted philanthropist and founder of

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. Second Nattukkottai Chettiar to be knighted, first being his nephew Sir M. Ct. Muthiah Chettiar. First Raja of Chettinad.

Third generation

R. Ramanathan Chettiar Ramaswami Ramanathan Chettiar (30 September 1913 – 12 December 1995) better known as Mayor Ramanathan Chettiar was an Indian Industrialist, politician and bureaucrat who served as Mayor of Madras and member of Lok Sabha. Early life Ramana ...

(1913-1995), son of S. Rm. Ramaswami Chettiar. Mayor of Madras (1951-52). *

M. A. Muthiah Chettiar Raja Sir Muttaiya Annamalai Muthiah Chettiar (5 August 1905 – 12 May 1984) was an Indian banker, politician, philanthropist, socialite and cultural activist who served as Mayor of Madras city (1933) and Minister of Excise and Education ...

(1905-1980), politician, philanthropist and oldest son of S. Rm. Annamalai Chettiar. Politician of the Justice Party and provincial minister in the

Madras Presidency The Madras Presidency, or the Presidency of Fort St. George, also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision (presidency) of British India. At its greatest extent, the presidency included most of southern India, including the ...

(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. *

M. A. Chidambaram Muthiah Annamalai Chidambaram (12 October 1918 – 19 January 2000) was an Indian industrialist and cricket administrator. He was the youngest son of Raja Sir Annamalai Chettiar, Raja of Chettinad. Early life Chidambaram was born at Kanadukat ...

(1918-2000), youngest son of S. Rm. Annamalai Chettiar. Industrialist and bureaucrat. Founder of

Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd, or SPIC, (, ) is an Indian company that manufactures fertilizer products. The company, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, was incorporated on 18 December 1969 and became a joint ventu ...

(SPIC) and President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) (1961-62).

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, commonly known as the Chepauk Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1916, it is the second oldest cricket stadium in the country after Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Formerly known as Ma ...

is named after him. * Lakshmi Achi (), daughter of S. Rm. Annamalai Chettiar and mother of P. Chidambaram.

Fourth generation

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 ...

(1929-1970), eldest son of M. A. Muthiah Chettiar. Industrialist. *

M. A. M. Ramaswamy 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 Parliam ...

, (1931-2015) second son of M. A. Muthiah Chettiar. Politician and industrialist. Member of the Rajya Sabha. *

A. C. Muthiah Annamalai Chidambaram Muthiah (born 1941) is an Indian industrialist and cricket administrator. He served as the Chairman of Southern Petrochemical Industries Limited (SPIC) and is the chairman of Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE) ...

(b. 1940), son of M. A. Chidambaram. Industrialist and bureaucrat. President of the BCCI (1999-2001) *

(b. 1944), son of Palaniappa Chettiar and Lakshmi Achi. Finance Minister and Home Minister(2004-2014)

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