Criticism
At the inauguration of the 2009 edition of the Chennai Book Fair, M. Karunanidhi, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu regretted the fact that Muthiah's book Madras Rediscovered did not make even a passing mention of the tenures of C. N. Annadurai or himself. Muthiah has also been criticized by Hindu nationalists for denying the alleged destruction of the Kapaleeswarar Temple in Chennai by the Portuguese government of Sao Tome de Meliapore.
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