[Cong.(I) – Palani (Tamil Nadu)]

Place of Birth

Marital Status

Spouse’s Name

Children

Educational Qualifications

Profession

Permanent Address

Positions held

1948-52

1952-71

1952-80

1980

1984

1990

1991

Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments

Social and Cultural Activities

Special Interests

Favourite Pastime
and Recreation

Sports and Clubs

Countries visited

Other Information

Kutta Palayam (Tamil Nadu)

Married on 9th September, 1938

Late Smt. Nallammal

Three sons and four daughters

Diploma Course

Agriculturist

Pattaikara Nilayam, Adinaram, Palani, Distt. Dindugul Quaid-e-Millet (Tamil Nadu)

Member, Madras PCC

Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Leader, Congress [later Cong.(I)], Tamil Nadu

Elected to Lok Sabha (Seventh)

Member, Railway Convention Committee

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture

Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Eighth)

Member, House Committee

Member, Committee on Petitions

Member, Committee on Government Assurances

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministries of Food Processing Industries and Human Resource Development

Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth) for the third time

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Environment and Forests

Elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth) for the fourth time

Wrote explanatory notes on Bhagvat Geeta; books on agriculture, cattle breeding, dairy development and food processing

Construction of houses (about 4000 houses) for rehabilitation of SC and ST: promotion of adult education; donated 200 acres of land for Bhoodan Movement; running polytechnic institutes, ITI training college and high schools for rural boys and girls; established two Educational trusts for Development of Rural Employment such as (i) Rama-Krishna Nillamma Trust, and (ii) Sri Vendor Educational Trust which run a Self Finance Polytechnic at Dharapuram; one ITI at Velokoil covering about 600 students getting training in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Communications, Computer (Diploma Course) etc.

Development of agriculture and cattle breeding, rural development; training rural youth in vocational education and handicrafts

Dairy farming, farming and social service

Football team captain during student career; represented the then Madras State in Football

Canada, North Korea, U.K., U.S.A. and U.S.S.R.; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to North Korea

Associated with Congress Party since 1937; President, Agricultural Cooperative Bank, Shankarandam-Palayam since 1956.