Being a practical politician of pre and post independence period Muthuramalinga Thevar was aware of the economic trends and situations of India. He was always a supporter of the poor and endeavoured to illuminate the downtrodden from the obscure nature of economic backwardness. He always stood for the removal of the darkness of slavery. He desired to have the freedom of people from hunger and want. He was keen on the removal of ups and downs in the society. Muthuramalinga Thevar was clear that the freedom on granted by the British never changed the downtrodden economic condition of India because the labourers were starving continuously and remained constantly unchanged in their own economic standards. He vehemently criticised the removal of the ration system brought by Rajaji in 1952. He pinpointed that the British allowed 16 ounces rice per head but the Congress Government after 1947 reduced it to six ounces. It was realised that at this critical juncture the stoppage of ration system would cause untold miseries. The poor people could not get the required essential commodities at a higher price in the open market and that would place them under economic difficulties. By granting land the government must list the Harijans as forward people. If they obtained lands they would plough the land and earn their livelihood by their own work. They need not be coolies or wage earners. Further by the introduction of scientific method of agriculture the Government should avoid the migration of the unemployed rural farmers to the urban industrial centres. This was the practical economic measure suggested by Muthuramalinga Thevar for the development of rural India and those who were engaged in agriculture. He offered his wealth for the benefit of others. For equal and equitable distribution of wealth disparities in the works undertaken should be eliminated. There were no accusations of any nature on Muthuramalinga Thevar due to his flawless practical economic pursuits. As he could not bear with the sufferings of the economically poor and backward people he allowed many poor children and youths to stay in his home and offered them food and clothing without any expectations from them. So, his economy was a humanistic one. He openly declared that economic issues lead to inequalities. If the backward class people are rich and wealthy, even the well to do people of higher order would not hesitate to have cordial relationships with them. So, according to him, money alone was the deciding factor of social gradations. Thus, by his views, Muthuramalinga Thevar proved himself a real and practical economist. His economic viewpoints will be beneficial for all periods because his economic approaches were all based on his own direct observations of the existing conditions and not theory oriented.