Our Chairman
Mr. MAHATMA SRINIVASAN,
PRESIDENT,
TAMILNADU CONGRESS COMMITTEE
PRESIDENT,
TAMILNADU CONGRESS COMMITTEE
| Name | Su. THIRUNAVUKKARASAR, S/o. Subbaraman |
| Date of Birth | 07.05 1949 |
| Address Native | Theeyathur Post, Avudayarkoil Tk., Pudukkottai District, Tamil Nadu. |
| Chennai | AJ 2, 4th Avenue, Shanthi Colony, Anna Nagar, Chennai – 40. |
| Phones | 044 26213654 – 26211383 |
| Educational Qualification | M.A.B.L (Advocate) |
| Political Track record | M.L.A from Aranthangi Constituency for six consecutive terms from 1977 to 1999 until elected as Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) |
| 1977 – 1980 | Deputy Speaker – Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |
| 1980 – 1987 | Cabinet Minister for two terms in Dr.MGR’s Cabinet holding various portfolios – Industries, Food and Civil Supplies, Co-operation and Housing, Hand Looms and Textiles and Commercial Taxes, Excise and youth wing leader under Dr.MGR. |
| 1987 – 1991 | Deputy Leader of the Main Opposition Party – AIADMK with Selvi.J. Jayalalitha as Leader of Opposition and Dy.General Secretary and Treasurer in AIADMK with Selvi.Jayalalitha |
| 1999 | Elected as Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Pudukkottai Parliamentary constituency. |
| 2002 (July) | In Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Govt. Minister of State for Shipping |
| 2003 | Minister of State for Communications & IT |
| 2004 | Elected as Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Madhya Pradesh |
| Other interests | Founder and Publisher of a News Paper – “Pon Manam”, Writer of travelogues (Akarai Seemayil Aaru Varangal) Produced, acted and written screen plays in Tamil films (Films Maruthu pondy, Agni Parvai etc) |
| Travel | Travelled Extensively in USA , UK, CHINA , Japan, New -Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, France, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Thailand and HongKong. |
| Social work | Founder of Bharat Ratna Dr.MGR Trust in 1991, a Charitable Trust doing charity help for the poor, now it is amended as Bharat Ratna Dr.MGR and Dr.Rajiv Gandhi Trust in 2010.
Founder of an Engineering College – Madurai Institute of Engineering and Technology(MIE&T) near Madurai. |
| For the past from 1977 to now, 39 years continuously MLA or MP and active in Politics. Born in Thevar Community, one of the major communities in Tamilnadu | |
| 2009 | Joined the Congress party. |
| 2013 | (17.6.13) Appointed as a Secretary, AICC ( Incharge of Andhra Pradesh) |
| 2016 | (13.9.16) Appointed as the President of TNCC |
