Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar | |
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 Portrait of Muthuramalinga Thevar on a postal stamp | |
| Born | Pasumpon Ukkirapandi Muthuramalinga Thevar 30 October 1908 Pasumpon village, Ramnad District, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 30 October 1963 (aged 55) |
| Resting place | Pasumpon, Tamil Nadu |
| Other names | Deiva Thirumaganar |
| Occupations | |
| Known for | Collaboration with Netaji Subash Chandra bose for strengthening INA from Tamil Nadu. Opposition of Criminal Tribes Act. |
| Political party | All India Forward Bloc |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (Till 1939) |
Ukkirapandi Muthuramalinga Thevar (30 October 1908 – 30 October 1963), also known as Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar, was a politician, patriarch of Thevar community.[1] He was elected three times to the national Parliamentary Constituency.[2] The birth anniversary of Muthuramalinga Thevar on October 30 is celebrated annually by the Thevar community in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu as Thevar Jayanthi.[3][4]
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