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M. CT. M. Chidambaram Chettiar
Born	(1908-08-02)2 August 1908 Karaikudi Kanadukathan, Madras Presidency, British India (present day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died	13 March 1954(1954-03-13) (aged 45) Singapore
Occupations	Banker Industrialist
Known for	Founding Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)
Spouse	C. Valliammai Achi
Children	2

Muthiah Chidambaram Muthiah Chidambaram Chettiar (2 August 1908 – 13 March 1954) better known as M.CT.M.Chidambaram was an Indian industrialist and banker who founded the Indian Overseas Bank. He was a member of the M. Ct. family.

Early life and education

Chidambaram Chettyar was born at Kanadukathan on 2 August 1908. His father Sir M Ct. Muthiah Chettiar (1887-1929) was a banker who served as a member of the Imperial Legislative Council of India. Muthiah Chettiar was a nephew of Ramaswami Chettiar, founder of the Indian Bank and Sir Annamalai Chettiar, the first Raja of Chettinad.

Chidambaram Chettyar had his early education at Madras Christian College High School but discontinued his education in the middle to pursue the family business of banking.

Career

Chidambaram Chettyar succeeded his father as a director of the Indian Bank on the latter's death in 1929. Chidambaram Chettyar soon emerged as one of the top industrialists in the country. On 10 February 1937, he founded the Indian Overseas Bank, which concentrated on improving the country's industrial sector. The bank began business simultaneously from its branches at Karaikudi and Rangoon. Chidambaram Chettyar was also one of the founders of United India Assurance.

In 1944, with the assistance of Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer and British technical expertise, Chidambaram Chettyar founded the Travancore Rayons Limited, with a factory near Perumbavoor. The Travancore Rayons Limited was the first rayon manufacturing company in India. Chidambaram Chettyar also served as a director of Indian Bank from 1930 to 1940 and 1945 to 1949.

Death

Chidambaram Chettyar died on 13 March 1954 when the British Overseas Airways flight Lockheed L-749A Constellation, G-ALAM on which he was travelling, crashed at Kallang Airport, Singapore, when it landed short and struck a sea wall after a flight from Jakarta, killing 33 people out of 40 passengers and crew on board.

Family

Chidambaram Chettyar was married to Valliammai Achi. They had two sons - Muthiah and Pethachi.

References

"Building a bank, the MCt. way". The Hindu. 12 April 2004.
"Founder". Indian Overseas Bank. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011.

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Cities	Karaikudi
Towns	Devakottai Tirupattur
Villages	Aranmanai Siruvayal Alavakkottai Amaravathiputhur Arimalam Ariyakkudi Athangudi Attangudi Muthupattinam Athikadu Thekkur Avinipatti Chockalingampudur Chockanathapuram Kadiapatty Kalaiyarmangalam Kallal Kalluppatti Kanadukathan Kandanur Kandaramanickam Kandavarayanpatti Kilapungudi Kilasevalpatti Konapattu Koppanapatti Kothamangalam Lakshmanipuram Kottaiyur Kulipirai Kuruvikondanpatti Madagupatti (Chockalingapuram) Mahibalanpatti Managiri Melasivapuri Mithilaipatti Mudalaipatti Nachandupatti Nachiapuram Natarajapuram Nattarasankottai Neikonam Nemathanpatti Nerkuppai O. Siruvayal Okkur P.Alagapuri P. Karungulam Paganeri Palavangudi Pallathur Panagudi Panayapatti Pattamangalam Ponnamaravathi Pudupatti Puduvayal Pulangkurichi Ramachandrapuram Rangiem Rayavaram Sakkanthi Sembanur Sevvur Shanmuganathapuram Siravayal Sirukudalpatti Solapuram Thanichavoorani Thenipatti Ulagampatti Valayapatti Vegupatti Venthanpatti Vetriyur Virachilai (V. Lakshmipuram) Viramathi
Temples	Ilayathangudi Iluppaikkudi Iraniyur Mathur Nemam Pillayarpatti Soorakudi Vairavan Velangudi
Notable Chettiars	Alagappa Chettiar A. M. M. Murugappa Chettiar Annamalai Chettiar A. V. Meiyappan Kannadasan Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar A. R. Lakshmanan Lena Chettiar M. A. Muthiah Chettiar M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettyar P. Chidambaram Panchu Arunachalam Ramaswami Chettiar
Related	Chettinad cuisine Nagarathar Nagarathar Kavadi

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