C. Ponnaiyan
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C. Ponnaiyan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vice Chairman of Tamil Nadu State Development Policy Council | ||
| In office 2020–2021 | ||
| Minister for Finance, Law, Information Technology and Food | ||
| In office 2001–2006 | ||
| Chief Minister | General Secretary J. Jayalalithaa | |
| Preceded by | Pulamaipithan | |
| Succeeded by | K. Kalimuthu | |
| Personal details | ||
| Born | 1942 (age 82–83) ADMK(1972-Present) (1957-1972)DMK | |
C. Ponnaiyan is an Indian politician. He is one of the founding members of the
He started his career as a lawyer. Attracted by the ideologies of Arignar Anna and Thanthai Periyar, he took to public life at an early age. He has served as Minister of Finance, Education, Industry, Agriculture, Cooperation, Highways, Transport, Law and IT. He was a close confidant of Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G. Ramachandran and served as Minister of Finance under Former Chief Minister Dr. J. Jayalalithaa.
Early life
C. Ponnaiyan was born to Shri. Chinnakutty Gounder and Smt. Nallamal in 1942. Hailing from an agrarian family in Tiruchengodu, he completed his schooling in Tirunchengodu where he was influenced by his teachers Kuppusamy, Shanmugam and Natesan to the tenets of C.N. Annadurai known as Anna). Later he went to complete his bachelor's degree in Commerce and Law subsequently practising as a Lawyer in the Madras High Court.
Political career
During his school days, Ponnaiyan was an active student and also the student secretary. He was inspired by the Dravidian ideologies and inculcated a spirit of commitment to society and the scuase of Tamil by Arignar Anna whom he regarded as a role model. This fervor took the mantle when he invited C.N. Annadurai to his school as chief guest. MGR's Nadodi Mannan film which poignantly embodied the doctrines of Anna fueled the ignited mind of the teenager who had a tormented ambition to commit himself to public life and made him join the DMK in 1957.
He practised law as Junior under Mr Mohan Kumaramangalam Mr. Raghavachari. He took part in the anti Hindi agitation alongside stalwarts
C Ponnaiyan in June 2022, accused the BJP-led Central government of stealing Tamil Nadu's's revenue, as well as blaming AIADMK for election losses, loss of minority community support, and "anti-Tamil" policies, particularly those affecting students.[4]
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Personal life
He is married to Dr. Sarojaa Sengunthar, a Gynecologist and obstetrician by profession and the couple have two sons.
References
- ^ "AIADMK veteran C Ponnaiyan joins hands with Panneerselvam". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Ponnaiyan reappointed presidium chairman of AIADMK". timesofindia (in Tamil). Retrieved 5 October 2003.
- ^ "புலமைப்பித்தனுக்கு கல்தா: பொன்னையனுக்கு புது பதவி". oneindiatamil (in Tamil). 18 August 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2003.
- ^ "AIADMK attacks ally BJP, says Modi govt policies against Tamils". June 2022.
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