Tiruttani is the birth place of SarvepalliRadhakrishnan, the second President of India. Tiruttani is one of the nine Taluks of Tiruvallur District. Tiruttani is a mere15 km from Andhra Pradesh and 84 km from Chennai. Its culture is uniquely a mixture of Tamil and Telugu. Tiruttani is famous for the Murugan Temple which is considered as one of the six holy abodes of Lord Murugan. It is a temple of great significance for the both Tamil and Telugu speaking people and has found mention of its existence in centuries old mythological and puranic texts. Tiruttani is well connected by road and rail and has emerged as a trading centre, too. Murakkampattu Village, located a mere 3 km from Tiruttani, is the home of Shakthi Public School.