Party Name : Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Constituency : Tiruchengode
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Shri Muthu Sami Gounder
Mother's Name : Smt. Rangammal
Date of birth : 17 Jun 1938
Profession : Agriculturist
Positions held :
1965-66 Chairman, Pollachi Panchayat Union, Distt. Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)1967-76 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly1971-76 Cabinet Minister, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments and Khadi and Village Industries, Tamil Nadu1989-91 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly1989-91 Cabinet Minister, Transport, Highways and Housing, Tamil Nadu1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha13 Oct. 1999- 30 Dec. 2003 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Non-Conventional Energy Sources
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Participated in several agitations for the cause of farmers and public issues particularly those relating to price rise in 1962 and Hindi language during 1964 and 1965; detained under M.I.S.A. in Coimbatore Central Jail during 1977; Chairman, Cooperative Central Bank, Distt. Coimbatore, 1970-71
