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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Kovai Ayyamuthu<br />
| image = Kovai Ayyamuthu.jpg<br />
| birth_date = December 1898<br />
| death_date = 21 December 1975<br />
| birth_place = [[Kangayam]], [[Tiruppur]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kovai Ayyamuthu''' (also known as '''Kovai Kadar Ayyamuthu''', December 1898 – 21 December 1975) was a [[Gandhism|Gandhian]], [[Indian independence movement|Indian freedom fighter]] and a writer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/a-couple-of-patriots/article6317808.ece |title=A couple of patriots |last=Govindarajulu |first=Rajesh |date=2014-08-14 |website=The Hindu |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |location=India |publication-place=India |access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/mahatma-gandhis-kovai-connect/article29569283.ece |title=Mahatma Gandhi's Kovai connect |last=Thomas |first=Wilson |date=2019-10-01 |website=The Hindu |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |location=India |publication-place=India |access-date=2020-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227165017/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/mahatma-gandhis-kovai-connect/article29569283.ece |archive-date=2019-12-27 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/without-museums-war-veterans-fade-into-history/articleshow/66611990.cms |title=Without museums, war veterans fade into history |date=14 November 2018 |first=Vishnu | last=Swaroop |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |location=India |publication-place=India |access-date=2020-03-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116172952/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/without-museums-war-veterans-fade-into-history/articleshow/66611990.cms |archive-date=2018-11-16 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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==Life and career==<br />
Ayyamuthu was born in Kangayam region of Tirupur district to Angannan and Marakkal. He was married to Govindammal in the year 1921. Ayyamuthu was an important leader in [[Sarvodaya Movement]]. Being a good friend of EVR Periyar, he was mentored by [[C. Rajagopalachari]].<br />
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Govindammal actively participated and involved in various agitation and the couple were jailed numerous times. In the year 1924 Kovai Ayyamthu participated in [[Vaikom Satyagraha]].He also played pivotal role in Kadar organisation in the Coimbatore region. After independence Ayyamuthu and Govindammal set up the "Gandhi Pannai" on the Coimbatore Pollachi road. And their house was name as "Rajaji Illam".<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://gandhinow.wordpress.com/tag/kovai-ayyamuthu/ Gandhi Now] <br />
* [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/without-museums-war-veterans-fade-into-history/ Without museums, war veterans fade into history]<br />
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