Tamil Brahmins are an ethnoreligious community of Tamil-speaking Brahmins, predominantly living in Tamil Nadu, though they number significantly in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Telangana in ad
Iyengars are an ethnoreligious community of Tamil-speaking Hindu Brahmins, whose members follow Sri Vaishnavism and the Visishtadvaita philosophy propounded by Ramanuja. Iyengars are divided into two
Ramanuja
Vadakalai Urdhva Pundra
Tenkalai Urdhva Pundra
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (right) has been the most prominent Iyengar in Indian politics