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'Alagappa Chettiar' was born on 6 April 1909 at Kottaiyur, Sivaganga District, State of Tamil Nadu, to K.V.AL. Ramanathan Chettiar and Umayal Achi. He had his High School education at the Sri Meenakashi Sundareswarar Vidyasala at Karaikudi and later joined the Presidency College at Chennai (formerly Madras). In 1930 at the age of 21 he was the first M.A.(English Language and Literature) from the community of Nattukottai Nagarathars. After his graduation he went to England to pursue the study of Law. During this time he becaame the first Indian trainee in the Chartered Bank, London.

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