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'''KR. RM. Kariya Manickam Ambalam''' was an Indian politician, social worker, and former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]].<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Ambalam was the only son of Ramasamy Ambalam. He was born in the small village of Kappallur, Devakottai taluk, [[Sivagangai district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], where his family were wealthy landlords.{{cn|date=May 2017}} He had one son, [[K. R. Ramasamy (politician)|K. R. Ramasamy]], who followed him into politics,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/14/stories/2006051410280300.htm |title=Congress MLA creates a record of sorts in southern districts |date=14 May 2006 |accessdate=21 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223024714/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/14/stories/2006051410280300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archivedate=23 February 2014}}</ref> and three daughters.{{cn|date=May 2017}}<br />
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==Politics==<br />
Ambalam acted as a popular leader for over 100 villages and a few towns. He was a close friend to [[Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar]].{{cn|date=May 2017}}<br />
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He was elected four times:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/14/stories/2006051410280300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223024714/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/14/stories/2006051410280300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 February 2014 |title=Congress MLA creates a record of sorts in southern districts |date=14 May 2006 |accessdate=24 February 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |author=Jaishankar, C.}}</ref> to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] in 1957 as an independent candidate,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1957/StatRep_Madras_1957.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of Madras |publisher=Election Commission of India, New Delhi |accessdate=24 February 2012}}</ref> in the 1962 and 1967 elections as a [[Swatantra Party]] candidate,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_Madras_1962.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of Madras |publisher=Election Commission of India, New Delhi |accessdate=24 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="ElectionStats1967">{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of Madras |publisher=Election Commission of India, New Delhi |accessdate=24 February 2012}}</ref> and in the 1977 election as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate for [[Tiruvadanai (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruvadanai]].<ref name="ElectionStats1967" /><br />
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After he died, village people under Karur Nadu and Kappallor Nadu erected two bronze statue in [[Karur]] and [[Kannankudi]].{{cn|date=May 2017}}<br />
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