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Mahibalanpatti
Mahibalanpatti is a village panchayat in the Thiruppatur taluk of Sivaganga district in the Tamil Nadu state of India. It covers 24 1/2 villages.
Historically, this area was managed by a small king called Mahibalan, hence the name Mahibalanpatti.
The ancient poet Kanian Poongundranaar belonged to this village.
Kathiresan Chettiar, an eminent contributor to the development of Tamil language, also hails from this village.
M.V.Mangaipagan (late)is also from this village.
The father-in-Law of Minister Tan Sri Dato Manickavasagam (late) of Malaysia is from Mahibalanpatti. Dato'V Manickavasagam was the 6th President of Malaysian Indian Congress(1973–78). Dato V Manickavasagam was the Minister for Communications of Malaysia.