Party Name : All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Constituency : Ramanathapuram
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Shri K. Karuppiah Thevar
Mother's Name : Smt. Ammalu
Date of birth : 01 Jun 1937
Profession : Advocate Agriculturist, Civil Servant, Farmer
Positions held :
1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha1999-2000 Member, Committee on IndustryMember, Committee on PetitionsMember, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport
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Books Published
Author of two books in Tamil; published several articles in English in a number of journals
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
An inter-college debator possessed with an art of speaking from the very boyhood; considered to be one of the excellent orators in Tamil and while in service as an I.A.S. officer, his oratory skill had won acclaim from Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu; even today the speeches and interviews in Tamil are well received by the public, academic circles, media, literary circles, etc.
Social And Cultural Activities
Deeply engaged in fulfilling the objectives of various social and cultural organisations; President, Residents Welfare Association, Annanagar, Chennai; Former President, Tower Club, Annanagar, Chennai; Chairman, Indian Institute of Public Administration, Regional Branch, Tamil Nadu
Special Interests
To uplift the rural downtrodden; to have meaningful interesting interactions, discussions, seminars and to participate in public speaking on demand
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Morning walk, jogging, practice of Yoga, Reading
Sports and Clubs
A lover of sports and games; played football and hockey at the State level during school and college days
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
Other Information
As a senior I.A.S. officer for 32 years, worked as Home Secretary, Tamil Nadu for 3 years; Election Commissioner, Tamil Nadu for 4 years; District Collector in Tamil Nadu; Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chennai and Madurai in Tamil Nadu; Member, (i) Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi; (ii) Election Commission; also worked as Chairman/Managing Director of number of Public Undertakings and as heads of several departments and earned the name as an honest, upright, fairminded, effective, independent, bold administrator; awarded Ph.D. degree by Madras University, Chennai, for research on Public Administration—‘Conciliation in the Settlement of Industrial Disputes’
