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{{short description|Mauritian politician (1928 - 2010)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Angidi Chettiar அங்கிடி செட்டியார்
|honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean|GOSK]] [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]]
|image =
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|order2 = Acting [[President of Mauritius]]
|primeminister2 = [[Anerood Jugnauth]]
|term_start2 = 15 February 2002
|term_end2 = 18 February 2002
|predecessor2 = [[Cassam Uteem]]
|successor2 = [[Ariranga Pillay]] (acting)
|order = 2nd [[Vice President of Mauritius]]
|president = [[Anerood Jugnauth]]
|term_start = 24 August 2007
|term_end = 15 September 2010
|predecessor = [[Raouf Bundhun]]
|successor = [[Monique Ohsan Bellepeau]]
|president1 = [[Cassam Uteem]]
|term_start1 = 1 July 1997
|term_end1 = 17 February 2002
|predecessor1 = [[Rabindranath Ghurburrun]]
|successor1 = [[Raouf Bundhun]]
|birth_date = {{birth date|1928|4|29|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Aruppukottai]], [[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India|British Raj]] (now [[India]])
|death_date = {{death date and age|2010|9|15|1928|4|29|df=y}}
|spouse = Mrs Chettiar
|party = [[Mauritian Labor Party]]
|profession = [[Barrister]]
|alma_mater =
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'''Angidi Verriah Chettiar''' (அங்கிடி செட்டியார்) (29 April 1928 – 15 September 2010) was a [[Mauritian]] politician who served twice as the second [[vice president of Mauritius]] until his death in September 2010.<ref name="former">{{cite news|url=http://vice-president.govmu.org/English/Former%20VPs/Pages/default.aspx|title=Former Vice Presidents|publisher=Vice President website|accessdate=23 November 2019|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Angidi Chettiar was born in [[Aruppukkottai]] in [[Virudhunagar]] district in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He came to Mauritius at the age of 10. His family were traders.

==Political career==
Angidi Chettiar throughout his political career was a staunch member of the [[Mauritius Labour Party]]. He served the party for more than 50 years and held the position of treasurer of the party for a few decades. Before being appointed Vice-President of Mauritius, Angidi Chettiar was a member of the Legislative Assembly for many years, serving as Government Chief Whip and eventually Minister in the Government of Prime Minister [[Seewoosagur Ramgoolam|Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam]] from 1980 to 1982.

He served a first term as vice president from 1997 to 2002, and he briefly became acting president in 2002 when [[Cassam Uteem]] resigned. However, Chettiar also resigned within days after refusing to sign a controversial anti-terrorism bill, saying that the bill was discriminatory against [[Islam|Muslims]]. The line of succession then bestowed the presidential powers and duties onto Supreme Court Justice [[Ariranga Pillay]].

After the come-back of [[Navin Ramgoolam]], current Leader of Mauritius Labour Party, to power, Chettiar was reappointed as Vice-President of Mauritius for a second term by the President of Mauritius, [[Anerood Jugnauth]], in 2007.

He died while serving as vice president on 15 September 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=152267308391b210VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD|title=Vice-President of the Republic Angidi Chettiar Passes Away|publisher=Government of Mauritius|date=15 September 2010|accessdate=29 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114074312/http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=152267308391b210VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD|archive-date=14 November 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> He suffered from health problems for a few months before his death. He is survived by four sons and one daughter. Another son has already died.

==Honours==
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**[[File:Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean - GCSK, GOSK, CSK (Mauritius) - ribbon bar.png|70px]] Grand Officer of the Most Distinguished [[Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean]] '''(GOSK)'''
*{{flag|United Kingdom}}:
**[[File:Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.svg|70px]] Commander of the Most Excellent [[Order of the British Empire]] '''(CBE)'''

==References==
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|title = [[Vice President of Mauritius]]
|before = [[Rabindranath Ghurburrun]]
|after = [[Raouf Bundhun]]
|years = 1997–2002
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|title = [[President of Mauritius]] Acting
|before = [[Cassam Uteem]]
|after = [[Ariranga Pillay]] Acting
|years = 2002
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|title = [[Vice President of Mauritius]]
|before = [[Raouf Bundhun]]
|after = [[Monique Ohsan Bellepeau]]
|years = 2007–2010
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