| Diwan Bahadur Satappa Ramanatha Muttaiya Ramaswami Chettiar |
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| Member of Madras Legislative Council | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 1909 |
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| Born | 1872 |
| Died | November 5, 1918 (age 46) Madras |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | legislator |
| Profession | businessman |
| Religion | Hindu |
Diwan Bahadur Satappa Ramanatha Muttaiya Ramaswami Chettiar (1872 – November 5, 1918) was an Indian businessman and philanthropist from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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Ramaswami Chettiar was born in 1872 to Muttaiya or Muthiah Chettiar of Chidambaram who was well known for his philanthropic activities. Muttaiya Chettiar had donated over twenty lakhs of rupees for the renovation of the Nataraja temple at Chidambaram. Ramaswami was the second son of Muttaiya Chettiar, his elder brother was Chidambaram Chettiar from whom the M. Ct. family descended. His younger brother was Annamalai Chettiar.
In 1906, the Arbuthnot Bank, the biggest banking institution in Madras city, crashed leaving thousands penniless. As a result, the idea of an Indian-owned bank was floated. The Indian Bank eventually came into being the very same year. Ramaswami Chettiar was one of the founder-directors of the bank.
In 1907, Ramaswamy Chettiar resigned and was succeeded as director by his younger brother Annamalai Chettiar.
Ramaswami Chettiar was elected chairman of the municipal council of Chidambaram and in December 1909, elected to the Madras Legislative Council.
In 1912, Ramaswami Chettiar donated rupees one lakh to the Chidambaram Municipal Board for the construction of water-works in the town. Ramaswami Chettiar established the Ramaswami Chettiar Town High School in Chidambaram in 1913. This school later grew into the Annamalai University during the management of Sir Annamalai Chettiar.