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{{Short description|Indian lawyer, politician, and participant in the Indian independence movement}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| alma_mater = [[H. H. The Rajah's College, Pudukkottai]]<br>[[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli]]<br>[[Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1901|6|12|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1968|7|30|1901|6|12|df=yes}}
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 1952
| term_end = 1957
| constituency = [[Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency|Pudukkottai]]
| successor = [[R. Ramanathan (INC politician)|R Ramanathan Chettiar]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br>[[Praja Socialist Party]]
}}

'''K. Muthuswamy Vallatharasu''' (12 June 1901 – 30 July 1968) was an Indian lawyer, politician, and participant in the [[Indian independence movement]]. He was associated with social reform initiatives and served as a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|member of parliament]] from Tamil Nadu.

== Early life and education ==
Muthuswamy Vallatharasu was born on 12 June 1901 in Koppampatti in the [[Pudukkottai district|Pudukkottai region]] of present-day [[Tamil Nadu]] (then part of the [[Madras Presidency]]).<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Sabha |first=India Parliament Lok |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eBM6oUa4sEoC |title=Who's who |date=1956 |publisher=Parliament Secretariat |pages=396 |language=en}}</ref> He pursued education at [[H. H. The Rajah's College, Pudukkottai|H. H. The Rajah's College in Pudukkottai]], [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli|St. Joseph's College in Tiruchirappalli]], and the [[Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram|Government Law College in Thiruvananthapuram]], eventually qualifying as a lawyer.<ref name=":0" /> Muthuswamy Vallatharasu married Shrimati Thilakavathi Ammal on 11 September 1947. The couple had two sons and two daughters.<ref name=":0" />

== Social and political activism ==
Vallatharasu supported several social reform initiatives, including widow remarriage, inter-caste marriage, and the promotion of marriage ceremonies without Vedic rituals.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-29 |title=க.மு.வல்லத்தரசு சுயமரியாதை, சமதர்மம் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/opinion/columns/832726-valladharasu-self-respect-samadharma.html |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}</ref> He was a co-founder of the "Erode Samadharma Project" in 1933, alongside figures like [[Singaravelar]], [[Periyar]], and [[Jeevanandam|Jeeva]], which aimed to promote social equality.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mani |first=Kolathur |date=2021-06-25 |title=The Reason Behind the Exit of Socialists From Periyar's League |url=https://www.butitis.com/index.php/politics/304-the-reason-behind-the-exit-of-socialists-from-periyar-s-league |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=www.butitis.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> Vallatharasu joined the Indian National Congress in the mid-1930s and rose to prominence as a leader in his region.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Trilochan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PFvVAAAAMAAJ |title=Indian Parliament (1952-57): "Personalities"-Series 2 Authentic, Comprehensive and Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of Members of the Two Houses of Parliament |date=1954 |publisher=Arunam & Sheel |pages=301 |language=en}}</ref> In 1936, he was elected as a member of the local municipality, where he served for four years.<ref name=":2" /> During the [[Quit India Movement]] in 1942, Vallatharasu participated in an effort to demolish the Ramanathapuram-Thirumayam Jail, leading to the release of [[Chinna Annamalai]], a fellow activist.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=K.M. Vallatharasu |url=https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes-detail.htm?14244 |archive-url= |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav}}</ref> For this action, he was imprisoned for two and a half years, serving time in Thanjavur and Vellore jails.<ref name=":3" />

Following India's independence, Vallatharasu supported the integration of the princely state of Pudukkottai into the Indian Union.<ref name=":2" /> In [[1952 Indian general election]], he contested and won from [[Pudukkottai Lok Sabha constituency|Pudukkottai constituency]] as a candidate for the [[Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party]] (later merged into [[Praja Socialist Party]]) after being denied a ticket by the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Statistical reports of Lok Sabha elections |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=2010-10-05 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]}}</ref> In [[1957 Indian general election]], he contested from 2 constituencies - Pudukkottai and [[Thanjavur Lok Sabha constituency|Thanjavur]] and came second in both of them.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=1957 India General (2nd Lok Sabha) Elections Results |url=https://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/1957-election-results.html |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=www.elections.in}}</ref> He contested [[1962 Indian general election]] from Thanjavur and lost.<ref name=":4" />

== Death ==
Muthuswamy Vallatharasu died on 30 July 1968.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sabha |first=India Parliament Lok |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FW3VAAAAMAAJ |title=Lok Sabha Debates |date=1968 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |pages=2961 |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1901 births]]
[[Category:1968 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:India MPs 1952–1957]]
[[Category:St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli alumni]]
[[Category:Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, alumni]]
[[Category:Praja Socialist Party politicians]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:People from Pudukkottai district]]

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