Ukkirapandi Muthuramalinga Thevar was born on 30 October 1908 in Pasumpon, Ramnathapuram, which was part of Madras Presidency under British rule in India. Muthuramalinga Thevar’s father remarried after his wife passed away. His maternal grandmother Parvathiammal was angry and unhappy with Muthuramalinga Thevar’s father for having taken two new wives shortly after the death of his second wife. Parvathiammal took care of Ukkirapandi for many years…