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R (Tamil: இரா பெருமாள் ராசு. Born on 19 November 1931) is an Indian poet and a writer from Krishnagiri, Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu. Perumal Rasu is also a painter, martial artist, and Spiritual master.
His followers consider him a great soul (Sanskrit: Mahatma) and address him as Karumalai Siddhar (Tamil: கருமலை சித்தர், English: Saint of Krishnagiri).
He is a devotee of Yogi Ramsuratkumar, popularly known as "Visiri samiyar" (Tamil: விசிறி சாமியார் ).