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SEC Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and Application for EDGAR Access
(Form ID) Confirmation of Authority to Sign

Pursuant to Instruction 7 to SEC "Form 3 - Initial Statement of Beneficial
Ownership of Security," "Form 4--Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership"
and "Form 5 - Annual Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities" the
undersigned, being the Treasurer, Controller and Managing Director of Babson
Capital Management LLC, Corporate Investors an advisor to MassMutual
Participation Investors (each, a "Trust"), hereby appoint and designate, Melissa
  Busso, Ruth Howe, Ann Malloy and Melissa LaGrant each as my true and lawful
attorneys in fact with full power to (a) apply for access to the EDGAR filing
system in my name and (b) sign for me and file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the New York Stock Exchange and the Trust said SEC Forms 3 4 and/or
5 with respect to shares of the Trust purchased or sold by the undersigned or
any other change of beneficial ownership relating to equity or derivative
securities of the Trust required to be reported by the undersigned.

This authorization shall remain in effect until a written revocation is executed
  by the undersigned and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



Signature and Date: __________________________________________  1-22-2010

Name:  Bernadette Clegg
Title:    Treasurer, Controller and Managing Director of Babson Capital
             Management LLC, the Investment Advisor to MassMutual Corporate
             Investors and MassMutual Participation Investors












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