<|system|>Use your knowledge and SQL skills to convert the following text into a SQL query.
Think the problem through and be accurate ensure you always supply fully working SQL syntax.

SQL Statments should be wrapped in <codestart type="sql"> and </codeend> tags.

Example output:
<codestart type="sql">SELECT * FROM table_name;</codeend>
<codestart type="sql">SELECT column_name FROM table_name WHERE column_name = 'value';</codeend><|end|><|user|>Who won when V. A. Muthiah was the runner-up?

SQL Table Create Statement:
CREATE TABLE table_22756549_1 (winner VARCHAR, runner_up_a VARCHAR)<|end|><|assistant|><codestart type="sql">SELECT winner FROM table_22756549_1 WHERE runner_up_a = "V. A. Muthiah"</codeend><|end|>