K. Ponmudy

Dr. K. Ponmudi
Cabinet Minister
Government of Tamil Nadu
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 March 2024
MinisterMinister for forest
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byRaja Kannappan
In office
7 May 2021 – 21 December 2023
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byK. P. Anbalagan
Succeeded byRaja Kannappan
In office
13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byC. V. Shanmugam
Succeeded byP. Palaniappan
In office
13 May 1996 – 13 May 2001
MinisterMinister for Transport & Highways
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byK. A. Sengottaiyan
Succeeded byNainar Nagendran
In office
27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991
MinisterMinister for Health
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byP. U. Shanmugam
Succeeded byS. Muthusamy
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2016
Preceded byL. Venkatesan
ConstituencyTirukkoyilur
In office
1996–2011
Preceded byD. Janardhanan
Succeeded byC. V. Shanmugam
ConstituencyVillupuram
In office
1989–1991
Preceded byM. Mani Rajarathinam
Succeeded byD. Janardhanan
ConstituencyVillupuram
Personal details
Born (1950-08-19) 19 August 1950 (age 74)
T. Edaiyar, Tirukoilur Taluk, South Arcot district, Madras.
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseVisalakshi[1]
ChildrenDr Gowtham Sigamani, Dr Ashok Sigamani[2]
ResidenceVillupuram

K. Ponmudi (born Deivasigamani K, 19 August 1950) is an Indian politician and the Minister for Higher Education of Tamil Nadu,[3] who was disqualified in 2023 after the Madras High Court convicted him in the disproportionate assets case.[4][5] He was the Minister for Higher Education of Tamil Nadu from 2006 to 2011.[6] He was born in T. Edaiyar in the Villupuram district. He has a bachelor's degree in law, a master's degree in history, political science and public administration and a doctorate in political science. He is an alumnus of Annamalai University.[7] Before entering professional politics, he was a professor in the Villupuram government college. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly five times. From 1989 to 1991 during Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam rule he was the Minister for Health, and from 1996 to 2001 he was the Minister for Transport and Highways.[8][9] He authored a book titled Dravidian Movement in India and Black Movement in the U.S.A.[10]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Political heirs on the horizon | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Council of Ministers | Tamil Nadu Government Portal". 7 August 2022. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Tamil Nadu minister K Ponmudy and wife sentenced to 3 years in jail in disproportionate assets case". The Indian Express. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  5. ^ Radhakrishnan, R. K. (21 December 2023). "DMK Minister Ponmudi sentenced in disproportionate assets case". Frontline. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Council of Ministers, Tamil Nadu, India". Archived from the original on 9 December 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Welcome to Annamalai University". Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  8. ^ "Tamil University, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu, India". Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  9. ^ K. Ponmudy profile at TN government website
  10. ^ "::Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University::". Tnteu.in. Retrieved 5 June 2018.