oldest son M. A. Muthiah Chettiar, an activist of the Tamil Isai Movement, served as the Minister of Education and excise in the Madras Presidency while his third son M. A. Chidambaram and grandson A. C. Muthiah both served as presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Annamalai Chettiar is the maternal grandfather of former Finance Minister of India P. Chidambaram. The suburb of Raja Annamalaipuram in Chennai is named after Annamalai Chettiar. Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department issued a commemorative stamp in his honor. References 1881 births 1948 deaths Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India Indian Knights Bachelor Indian monarchs Founders of Indian schools and colleges Indian bankers Businesspeople from Chennai Mayors of Chennai Annamalai University 20th-century Indian philanthropists Members of the Council of State (India) Businesspeople in British India