List of Vanniars

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Prominent people of the Vanniar social group include the following:

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[edit] Political leaders

  • Dr. S. Ramadoss, Founder president of the PMK party.
  • Mr. Vazhapadi K.Ramamurthy,Ex MP, TNCC President and Union Minister.
  • Mr. N. Rangaswamy, Chief Minister of Pondicherry, India.
  • Mr. Krishnasamy, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President.
  • Mr. A.K. Natarajan, Founder Vanniar Sangam.
  • Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare.
  • Mr. R Velu, Union Minister of State for Railways, MP Arrakonam.
  • Mr. S.S. Ramasamy Padayachi, Former Minister TN Government, leader Tamilnadu Toilers Party.
  • Mr. Manickavelu Naicker, Former Minister of Government of Tamilnadu, Founder Commonwheel Party.
  • Mr. T.G.Venkatraman, Former Union Minister for Surface Transport, First Vanniar Minister in the Union India government.
  • Mr. Vazhapadi Rama Suganthan, S/o Vazhapadi K.Ramamurthy, Congress Functionary & Chairman Rajiv Gandhi- Vahzapadi K. Ramamurthy Charitable trust, chennai.
  • Dr. S.S.R. Ramadoss Ex MP, S/o S.S. Ramaswamy Padayachi.
  • Mr. Veerapandi S Arumugam, Agriculture Minister of Tamil Nadu, MLA Veerapandi.
  • Mr. Durai Murugan, TN Minister for Public Works. Tamil Nadu, MLA Katpadi.
  • Mr. MRK Pannerselvam, Tamil Nadu Health Minister, MLA Kurinjipadi.
  • Mr. Panruti Ramachandran, Presidium Chairman Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam.
  • Mr. Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy, National Congress Party, former TNCC President.
  • Mr. S. Jagathratchagan, Educationalist and Industrialist, Former MP Arakkonam .
  • Mr. T.M. SelvaGanapathy, Former TN Minister for Local Administration, Ex MLA Tiruchengode and Ex MP Salem.
  • Mr. C.V.E. Shanmugam, Former TN Minister of Education & Commercial taxes, MLA Tindivanam.
  • Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Palanichamy, Former TN Social Welfare Minister, Ex MLA Panamarathupatti.
  • Mr. S. Semmalai, Former TN Health Minister, Ex MLA Omalur.
  • Mr. Madhuranthagam C.Arumugam. Ex M.L.A,Founder Member Of Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (1949 - 1993;1998 - 2005) Former District Secratary - Chengai Anna District (Dravida Munetra Kazhagam), Former Member of Dravida Munetra Kazhagam Trust.
  • Mr. N.T. Shanmugam, Former Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, EX MP Vellore.
  • Mr. R. Ramamurthy, Ex-leader Janata Party Pondicherry.
  • Mr. P.R. Ramesh Tigala, former Mayor of Bangalore.
  • Mr. A.K. Moorthy, MP Chengalpattu and Former Union Minister of State for Railways.
  • Mr. Gingee N. Ramachandran, Former Union Minister of State for Finance, MP Vandavasi.
  • Mr. A. Govindasamy Padayachi, Former Minister of Government of Tamilnadu,
  • Mr. Sankarapuram K.Srinivasan, Former Organising Secretary of Tamil Manila Congress.
  • Mr. Guru, Ex MLA, Vanniyar sangam, Leader, Tamil Nadu.

[edit] Academic

  • Associate Professor W.B. Vasantha Kandasamy from IIT Madras (only OBC women professor), 2006 Kalpana Chawla Award Winner.
  • Dr. Vishwanathan, Anna University Vice Chancellor.
  • Dr. K.M. Tamizhmani, Ph.D. Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Pondicherry University.
  • Dr. K. Jeyaraman, Anna University Registrar.
  • Dato' G. Raja Gopal, FRGS. Who's Who in The World 2007. Academician (Malaysia)
  • Mr. N. Kesavan, Founder & chairman, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Educational Trust, Pondicherry

[edit] Entrepreneurs

  • Vedhapuri Agathiyan, Founder-Chairman, Helios Solutions Limited.
  • Murugavel Janakiraman, Founder of world's largest matrimony portal, Bharatmatrimony.com
  • Murugesa Naicker, Industrialist who constructed the first largest mansion and office complex in Chennai, Murugesa Naicker Office Complex.
  • Chengalvarayar Naicker, Businessman and educationalist, PT Lee Chengalvaraya Trust, 1886.
  • Kandasamy Kandar, Educationalist, Kandasamy Kandar Trust, 1890.
  • J. Thyaharajan, Chartered Accountant

[edit] Artists

  • A.P. Nagarajan, Director of Tamil Cinema.
  • (Late)Thengai Srinivasan, versatile Actor of Tamil cinema.
  • Thangar Bachan, Cinematographer turned director and actor in movies.
  • Puspavanam Kuppuswamy, renowned Tamil Folk Singer.
  • Chinna Ponniswamy Padayachi, theatrical Actor and Guru of Sivaji Ganesan.
  • Kali.N.Rathnam, Actor.
  • Janakaraj, Actor.
  • Vadivukkarasi, Actress.
  • Marumalarchi Bharathi, Cinema Director.
  • Rajakumaran, Cinema Director (Devayani's Actress husband).

[edit] Public service

  • Mr. Natana Kasinathan, Former Director of Archaeology, Tamilnadu. Senate Member Annamalai University, Vanniyar Varalaru Thoguppu Kuzhu President.
  • Mr Chandrasekar, Election Commissioner of Tamil Nadu.
  • Dr. C. Chinna Swamy, Joint Director of Medical Services, Tamil Nadu.
  • A.N. Sattanathan IAS, Chairman 1st TN Backward Classes Commission, TNPSC.
  • Ambasankar IAS, Chairman 2nd TN Backward Classes Commission, TNPSC.
  • Thiru. D. Krishnan, Traffic Police,introduced traffic umbrellas in pondicherry.
  • A.M. Kasi Vishwanathan IAS, Chairman , TNPSC.
  • S. Kosalraman IAS, Commissioner, Dept. of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu Govt.
  • T. Gopalakrishnan, Deputy Director, Dept. of Agriculture, Tamil Nadu Govt.
  • Vazhapadi R. Karnan, President, Indian National Rural Labour Federation (INRLF), Tamil Nadu. Chennai.
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