Karumuttu Thiagarajan, Madurai: Madurai Industrialist Personality Profile

Kalaithanthai Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar, Madurai

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He was the tenth and last child in his family. He was educated at St Thomas' College, Sri Lanka.

He took an active part in the struggle for Indian Independence. He founded fourteen textile mills, nineteen educational institutions, the Bank of Madura, and the Madurai Insurance Company. He also published for a number of years a daily called 'Tamil Nadu Daily'He named his tamil daily before Government of Madras named it as Tamilnadu.

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