Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Tiruchirappalli
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Shri Subburaman
Mother's Name : Smt. Kaliyammal
Date of birth : 07 May 1949
Profession : Advocate Agriculturist, Journalist, Social Worker
Positions held :
1977-99 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (six terms)1977-80 Deputy Speaker, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly1980-1987 Cabinet Minister, Tamil Nadu (Two Terms) Portfolios:-Industries, Food and Civil Supplies, Co-operation and Housing, Hand Looms and Textiles and Commercial Taxes and Excise1989-91 Deputy Leader of Opposition, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha1999-2000 Member, Committee on External AffairsLeader, MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Parliamentary Party, Lok SabhaMember, Rules Committee2000-2002 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance1 July 2002 - 28 Jan. 2003 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Shipping29 Jan. 2003 - May 2004 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology2004 - 2009 Elected to Rajya Sabha17 June 2013 Secretary, AICC (In-charge, Andhra Pradesh)17 June 2013 - 2 Feb. 2019 President, Tamil Nadu Congress CommitteeMay, 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Industry09 Oct. 2019 onwards Member, Committee on Subordinate LegislationMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
More Information :
Books Published
Founder and Publisher of Newspaper “Pon Manam”; Writer of Travelogue (Akkarai Seemayil Arru Varangal)
Social And Cultural Activities
Founder of “Bharat Ratna” Dr. MGR and Dr. Rajiv Gandhi Trust, which helps the poor, downtrodden and orphan students
Special Interests
Produced, acted and written screen plays in Tamil Films (Films Maruthu Pondy, Agni Parvai) etc.
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading books, travelling and social work
Sports and Clubs
Interested in Volleyball, Football and Badminton
Countries Visited
Widely travelled
