O. S. Manian

O. S. Manian
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
2016
Preceded byS. K. Vedarathinam
Succeeded byN. V. Kamaraj
ConstituencyVedaranyam
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Succeeded byMani Shankar Aiyar
ConstituencyMayiladuthurai
Personal details
Born (1954-04-29) 29 April 1954 (age 70)[1]
Oradiyampulam, Thalainayar Town Panchayath, Nagapattinam, (Tamil Nadu)[1]
NationalityIndian
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[1]
SpouseKalaiselvi[1]
Children2 (Daughters)

OSM Bharathi

OSM Vasugi
ParentSomuthevar (father) & Kasambuammal (mother)[1]
EducationP.U.C. (Class XII)[1]
Alma materKhadir Mohideen College, Adirampattinam, Tamil Nadu[1]
OccupationPolitician & Agriculturist

O. S. Manian is a member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Vedaranyam constituency, Nagapattinam district. He is a staunch loyalist to AIADMK Supreme J Jayalalithaa. He previously represented the Mayiladuturai (Lok Sabha constituency) of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party.[1]

J Jayalalithaa appointed O.S Manian as Minister for Handlooms and Textiles in May 2016. This was his first cabinet post in the Government of Tamil Nadu.[2]

He has been interested in politics and public interest since his youth. From the age of 18 he joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

Later, he held many party responsibilities such as Union Secretary, Club Policy Propagation Secretary, District Club Secretary.

The period when he served as the party's Policy Propagation Secretary is still admired by the party leaders as the golden age of party leaders.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Biography". Lok Sabha Website. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Jayalalithaa and her 28-member Cabinet to be sworn in on May 23". The Hindu. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.