Politics
Muthuswamy, initially, joined the Indian National Congress and served as a Pradesh Congress Committee member. In 1957, he left the Indian National Congress and joined the National Democratic Congress started by Rajaji. He was the Joint Secreatary of the National Democratic Congress until it merger with the Swatantra Party. He became the President of the Trichy district unit of the Swatanta Party and successfully stood for election to the Lok Sabha from Karur.
Muthuswamy served as the Member of Parliament for Karur from 1967 to 1971 when he lost to K. Gopal of the Indian National Congress.
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“All is politics in this capital.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
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—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)