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-'''Vengal Chakkarai Chettiar''' (17 January 1880 - 14 June 1958) was a Christian missionary, Indian independence activist, politician and trade unionist who served as [[mayor]] of [[Madras]] from 1941 to 1942.
-== Early life ==
-Chakkarai Chettiar was born in a Hindu [[Chettiar]] family of Madras city on 17 January 1880. He had his education at the Scottish Mission School, [[Madras Christian College]] and the [[Madras Law College]]. While studying at the Madras Christian College, Chettiar converted to [[Christianity]] and was baptized at the age of twenty-three.
-== Career ==
-Chakkarai Chettiar graduated in law from the Madras Law College and practised as a lawyer for some time. In 1913, he joined the Danish Mission Room as a Christian preacher and worked as a missionary for twenty years. During these years, he also became a disciple of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and participated in  the Indian independence movement.
-== Death ==
-Chettiar died on 14 June 1958 at the age of 78.
-== References ==
-* {{cite book|title=Jesus as Guru: The image of Christ among the Hindus and Christians in India|first=Jan Peter|last=Schouten|pages=117 - 119|publisher=Rodopi|year=2008}}
-[[Category:1880 births]]
-[[Category:1958 deaths]]
-[[Category:People from Chennai]]
-[[Category:Converts to Christianity from Hinduism]]