Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Tirunelveli
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 5 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Shri P. Ramachandra Athithan
Mother's Name : Smt. P. Padmavathi
Date of birth : 06 Mar 1953
Profession : Advocate Agriculturist, Businessperson
Positions held :
1989 Re-elected to 9th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1984 Elected to 8th Lok Sabha1990-91 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministries of Finance & Labour and Food Processing Industries1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (3rd term)1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (4th term)21June 96- 21April 97and 1May 97-19 March 98 Union Minister of State, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Human Resources Development2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (5th term)Member, Committe on Petroleum and Natural Gas5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Petroleum & Natural Gas1 May 2008 Member, Financial Committee on Estimates
More Information :
Social And Cultural Activities
Promoting communal harmony; visited various places and met people wherever communal clashes erupted; organised meetings and awareness camps to educate people to live peacefully with other communities
Special Interests
Conducting Gandhiji study circles in various villages to educate people to follow Gandhian principles; organising Youth Development Centres in villages to develop their personality; creating awareness for the preservation of environment
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Social service
Countries Visited
France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, U.K., and U.S.A.
Other Information
Founder, Gandhian Study Circle in district Tirunelveli; propagated Gandhian thought; Elected Member, Animal Welfare Board on 24 August, 1990 and Founder, Federation for National Intergration
