His Highness Raja Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi | |
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| Minister of Public Works (Madras state) | |
| In office 13 September 1953 – 13 March 1957 | |
| Premier | C. Rajagopalachari, K. Kamaraj |
| Preceded by | N. Ranga Reddi |
| Succeeded by | P. Kakkan |
| Minister of House Rent Control (Madras state) | |
| In office 10 April 1952 – 13 September 1953 | |
| Premier | C. Rajagopalachari |
| Preceded by | None |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 November 1909 Ramanathapuram, Madura District, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 4 March 1967 (aged 57) Madras, India |
| Nationality | British subject (1909-1947), Indian (1947-1967) |
| Political party | Justice Party (1929-1946) Indian National Congress (1946-1967) |
| Children | Dasarathan Sethupathi Rajkumar Sethupathi, Latha |
| Alma mater | Madras Law College |
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| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1941/42–1943/44 | Madras | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 March 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi (9 November 1909 – 4 March 1967) or Naganatha Sethupathi was an Indian politician of the Justice Party and later, the Indian National Congress and head of the zamindari of Ramnad or Ramnad kingdom 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.
Sethupathi had a passionate liking for horses and was a fine sportsman. He represented the Madras cricket team in four first-class matches.