Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Salem
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 14
Father's Name : Sh. V. Thangkavelu
Mother's Name : Smt. Muthammal
Date of birth : 15 Mar 1950
Profession : Agriculturist Businessperson
Positions held :
1969 President, Block Youth Congress1970 President, Taluk Youth Congress1971 President, District Youth Congress, Salem1972 Member, P.C.C., Tamil Nadu1972-77 General Secretary, Tamil Nadu Youth Congress1978-80 General Secretary, P.C.C.,(I), Tamil Nadu1981-86 President, Youth Congress (I), Tamil Nadu1984-90 Member, Rajya Sabha1984-85 Member, Library Committee1985-87 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Rajya SabhaMember, Consulative Committee, Ministry of Commerce1986-87 Member, Steel Advisory Board, Ministry of Steel & Mines1987-88 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee on Bofors Contract1988 Member, House Committee, Rajya Sabha1988-89 Member, Consulative Committee, Ministry of Finance1990 onwards Vice-President, P.C.C.(I), Tamil Nadu1997-98 President, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC)2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Member, Committee on Information and Technology1991 Elected to 10th Lok SabhaJanuary 1993-May 1996 Union Minister of State, Ministry of WelfareMember, Consulative Committee, Ministry of FinanceMember, National Shipping BoardMember, Committee on Public Accounts5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Committee on Information Technology1 May 2008 Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
More Information :
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Writer, Founder-Editor, `Thayin Manikodi`; Contributed a lot of articles
Social And Cultural Activities
President, National Farmers Forum, Chairman, (i) National Backward Classes Federation, (ii) OBC Parliamentary Forum
Special Interests
Upliftment of the weaker sections i.e. socially, educationally disadvantaged people
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Writing articles, poems and reading
Sports and Clubs
Swimming, yoga, badminton and Kabaddi; Patron, Tamil Nadu Youngmen Karate Association and Hercules Gymkhana, Madras; Founder Member, National Space Club, Delhi
Countries Visited
Widely travelled; represented Indian Assembly of Youth at Seoul (South Korea) of Economic and Social Affairs Commission for Asia and Pacific Conference 1977; Deputy Leader, Youth Congress Delegation to USSR, 1981; represented First Indian Youth Congress Delegation to China, 1983; attended the 5th Congress of Fatherland party at Sofia, Bulgaria, 1986; Member, high level A.I.C.C.I (i) delegation to USSR to attend the 40th Anniversary of India`s Independence at Moscow, 1987 under the leadership of Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma, the then Vice President of India, travelled France, Hongkong, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, U.S.A. & U.S.S.R.
Other Information
Founder, (i) Ponniamman Educational and Charitable Trust; and (ii) T.J. Educational Trust; Chairman, (i) Thangavelu Engineering College; (ii) Thangavelu College of Science and Management; and (iii) T.J. Institue of Technology
