Party Name : Pattali Makkal Katchi
Constituency : Vellore
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Shri N. Thanji Gounder
Mother's Name : Smt. T. Salammal
Date of birth : 01 Jun 1947
Profession : Agriculturist Advocate, Social Worker, Trader
Positions held :
Vice-President, Pattali Makkal Katchi (P.M.K.), Tamil Nadu1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha1998-99 Member, Committee on Energy and its Sub-Committee-II on CoalMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)13 Oct. 1999–26 May 2000 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare27 May 2000- 7 Feb. 2001 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Coal1 July 2002 - 15 Jan. 2004 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Food Processing Industries
More Information :
Special Interests
Providing facilities to the villagers and working for the improvement of rural economy, health, employment and training for self help
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Listening to music, watching television and reading
Sports and Clubs
Football, kabaddi and volleyball
Other Information
Associated with the road blockade agitation for seven days in 1987 for seeking 20 per cent reservation in the educational institutions and Government jobs for the backward classes, Tamil Nadu; Provided free service to the persons arrested at the time of P.M.K. agitation; and provided legal aid to the poor in Distt. Court, Vellore (Tamil Nadu)
