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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox Officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = M. R. Sethuratnam Iyer
| honorific-suffix =
| image =
| imagesize = 200px
| caption =
| order1 = Minister of Development (Madras Presidency)
| term_start1 = 16 March 1928
| term_end1 = 27 October 1930
| monarch1 =
| premier1 = [[P. Subbarayan]]
| governor1 = [[George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen]],<br />[[Sir Norman Marjoribanks]]
| predecessor1 = [[R. N. Arogyasamy Mudaliar]]
| successor1 = [[P. T. Rajan]]
| birth_date = 1888
| birth_place = Trichinopoly, Madras Presidency
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = [[India]]n
| party = [[Swarajya Party]]
| alma_mater = St. Joseph College, Trichinopoly
| profession =
| occupation = [[legislator]]
| spouse =
}}

'''Manathattai Ramakrishna Sethuratnam Iyer''' (born 2 January 1888<ref>[http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&tbo=1&tbs=bks%3A1&q=seturathnam+iyer+1888&aq=f&aqi=m1&aql=&oq= The Times of India directory and year book including who's who, Volume 21]</ref> - ?) was an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Development in the [[Madras Presidency]] from 16 March 1928 to 27 October 1930.<ref name="justicepartyp96">{{cite book|title=Justice Party Golden Jubilee Souvenir|year=1968|pages=96}}</ref>

==Early life==

Sethuratnam Iyer was born in [[Trichinopoly]] in 1888.<ref name="annap70">{{cite book|title=Anna and the Crusade|pages=70|year=1987|author=Ē. Es Vēṇu|publisher=Nakkeeran Pathippagam}}</ref><ref name="whoswhop128">{{cite book|title=The Who's who in Madras: A pictorial who's who of distinguished personages, princes, zemindars and noblemen in the Madras Presidency|pages=128|publisher=Pearl Press|year=1939}}</ref> He had his schooling at [[Kulittalai]] school and National High School, Trichinopoly, and graduated from the [[St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirapalli|St. Joseph's College]], Trichinopoly.<ref name="whoswhop128" />

==Political career==

Sethuratnam Iyer started his political career by joining the [[Swaraj Party]] and served as the President of the [[taluk]] board, Trichinopoly.<ref name="whoswhop128" /> He was elected to the [[Madras Legislative Council]] in the 1920, 1923 and 1926 elections from the Trichinopoly General Rural constituency.<ref name="whoswhop128" />

==As Minister of Development==

In 1928, a resolution was passed by the Swaraj Party opposing the [[Simon Commission]]. While Premier [[P. Subbarayan]] opposed the resolution, his ministers supported it. Subbarayan requested his ministers to resign and submitted his own resignation to the Governor. However, the Governor reinstated Subbarayan as Premier and requested the [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]] to support the Government. Subbarayan requested Sethuratnam Iyer to join his ministry. Sethuratnam Iyer accepted the offer and served as the Minister of Development despite being labelled as a traitor by the Swaraj Party.{{fact|date=January 2019}}

==Notes==

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[[Category:Politicians from Tiruchirappalli]]
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M. R. Sethuratnam Iyer - Revision history

>Extraordinary Writ at 04:54, 12 March 2021