T.M. Varghese (1886–1961) was a former minister and politician from Kerala. He was born in a Marthoma Syrian Christian faimily and the eldest son of Mathai, Thandaaneth, Pallikkal, (near Kayamkulam). His education was at Mavelikkara and Trivandrum (now Thiruvanthapuram). T.M. Varghese's education was paid for by his paternal uncle P.T. John, a very wealthy prominent lawyer of his time. After graduating from the Law College, he began practicing at Kollam (known to Portuguese as Quilon).