Kannappan, Shri M. Constituency   : Tiruchengode (Tamil Nadu) Party Name     : Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK)

Father’s Name Shri Muthu Sami Gounder Mother’s Name Smt. Rangammal Date of Birth 17 Jun 1938 Place of Birth Alampalayam, Distt. Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 05 Jun 1955 Spouse’s Name Smt. Sivakami Kannappan No. of Sons 1 No.of Daughters 3 Educational Qualifications P.U.C. Educated at P.S.G. Arts College, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu Profession Agriculturist Permanent Address Alampalayam, Eripatty, Polachi Taluk, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Present Address 2, Motilal Nehru Palace, New Delhi – 110003 (011) 23018667, 23011137(Tele Fax) Positions Held

1965-66 Chairman, Pollachi Panchayat Union, Distt. Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

1967-76 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

1971-76 Cabinet Minister, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments and Khadi and Village Industries, Tamil Nadu

1989-91 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

1989-91 Cabinet Minister, Transport, Highways and Housing, Tamil Nadu

1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha

13 Oct. 1999- 30 Dec. 2003 Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Non-Conventional Energy Sources

Special Interests Reading books and music Other Information 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

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