Main article: Fourteenth Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 2011 - Council o Ministers

Minister
Name
Portfolio
Departments &
Works Allotted
Age
Constituenc
y
Party Website
Jayalalithaa Chief Minister
Public
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In"ian
A"ministrati#e
Ser#ice
In"ian P!lice
Ser#ice
In"ian $!rest
Ser#ice
%eneral
A"ministrati!n
District &e#enue
'fficers
(amil )a"u
P!lice
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Panneersel#
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Minister f!r $inance De+artment !f
$inance ,(amil
)a"u-
Periya.ulam AIADM
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4egislati#e
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Pass+!rts
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6is1anathan
Minister f!r
5lectricity7 Pr!hibiti!n
an" 58cise
De+artment !f
5nergy ,(amil
)a"u-
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C!n#enti!nal
5nergy
De#el!+ment
K* P*
Munusamy
Minister f!r Munici+al
A"ministrati!n an"
&ural De#el!+ment
Munici+al
A"ministrati!n
&ural
De#el!+ment
Panchayats
Panchayat
;ni!ns
;rban <ater
Su++ly
&ural <ater
Su++ly
P!#erty
Alle#iati!n
Pr!grammes
&ural
In"ebte"ness
&*
6aithilingam
Minister f!r !using
an" ;rban
De#el!+ment
!using
;rban
De#el!+ment
&ural !using
!using
De#el!+ment
Slum Clearance
Acc!mm!"ati!n
C!ntr!l
(!1n Planning
Chennai
Metr!+!litan
De#el!+ment
Auth!rity
P*M!han Minister f!r &ural &ural In"ustries
In"ustries
C!ttage
In"ustries
Small In"ustries
=* 6alarmathi
Minister f!r S!cial
<elfare > )utriti!us
)!!n Meal
S!cial <elfare
<!men?s an"
Chil"ren?s
<elfare
'r+hanages an"
C!rrecti!nal
A"ministrati!n
Integrate" Chil"
De#el!+ment
an" =eggar
!mes
<elfare !f the
Differently able"
an" S!cial
&ef!rms
)utriti!us )!!n
Meal
P*
Palania++an
Minister f!r igher
5"ucati!n
De+artment !f
igher 5"ucati!n
,(amil )a"u-
(echnical
5"ucati!n
5lectr!nics
Science an"
(echn!l!gy
S*
Dam!"aran
Minister f!r
Agriculture
De+artment !f
Agriculture ,(amil
)a"u-
Agricultural
5ngineering
Agr! Ser#ice
C!!+erati#es
!rticulture
Sugarcane Cess
Sugarcane
De#el!+ment
<aste 4an"
De#el!+ment
Sellur K*
&a@u
Minister
f!r C!!+erati!n
De+artment !f
C!!+erati!n
De+artment !f
5c!n!mics an"
Statistics ,(amil
)a"u-
De+artment !f
58:Ser#icemen
<elfare ,(amil
)a"u-
K* (*
Pachaimal
Minister f!r $!rests
De+artment !f
$!rests
5"a++a"i K*
Palanisamy
Minister f!r igh1ays
> Min!r P!rts
De+artment !f
Minister f!r
igh1ays >
Min!r P!rts
,(amil )a"u-
&* Kamara@ Minister f!r $!!"
$!!"
Ci#il Su++lies
C!nsumer
Pr!tecti!n
Price C!ntr!l
6* M!!rthy
Minister f!r Mil. an"
Dairy De#el!+ment
De+artment !f
Mil. an" Dairy
De#el!+ment
M* C*
Sam+ath
Minister f!r &ural
In"ustries an")utriti!
us )!!n Meal
&ural
In"ustries,inclu"i
ng C!ttage
In"ustries-
Small In"ustries
)utriti!us )!!n
Meal
K* 6*
&amalingam
Minister f!r Public
<!r.s
De+artment !f
Public <!r.s
,(amil )a"u-
Irrigati!n
inclu"ing Min!r
Irrigati!n
Pr!gramme
<!r.s
(* K* M*
Chinnayya
Minister f!r Animal
usban"ry
De+artment !f
Animal
usban"ry
P*
(hangamani
Minister
f!r De+artment !f
In"ustries ,(amil
)a"u-
De+artment !f
In"ustries ,(amil
)a"u-
Steel C!ntr!l
Mines an"
Minerals
S+ecial
Initiati#es
S*
Sun"arara@
Minister
f!r an"l!!ms an"
(e8tiles
De+artment !f
an"l!!ms an"
(e8tiles
P* Chen"ur
Pan"ian
Minister f!r Kha"i
an" 6illage In"ustries
Kha"i an" 6illage
In"ustries
=h!!than an"
%rama"han
S* %!.ula
In"ira
Minister f!r (!urism
(!urism
(amil )a"u
(!urism
De#el!+ment
C!r+!rati!n
=* 6*
&amanaa
Minister f!r
C!mmercial (a8es
an" &egistrati!n7
4a17 C!urts an"
Pris!ns
C!mmercial
(a8es
&egistrati!n an"
Stam+ Act
4a1 De+artment
Pris!n
De+artment
Pers!nnel an"
A"ministrati#e
&ef!rms
De+artment
Pre#enti!n !f
C!rru+ti!n
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Subramanian
Minister f!r A"i
Dra#i"ar an" (ribal
<elfare
A"i Dra#i"ar
<elfare
(ribal > ill
(ribeS <elfare
=!n"e" 4ab!ur
6* Senthil
=ala@i
Minister f!r (rans+!rt
(rans+!rt
)ati!nalise"
(rans+!rt
M!t!r 6ehicles
Act
K* A* Jaya+al Minister f!r $isheries
$isheries
(amil )a"u
$isheries
De#el!+ment
C!r+!rati!n
4imite"
,()$DC-
Dr
6aigaichel#a
n
Minister f!r Sch!!l
5"ucati!n an" S+!rts
an" A!uth <elfare
Sch!!l 5"ucati!n
S+!rts an"
A!uth <elfare
De+artment !f
Archae!l!gy
,(amil )a"u-
De+artment !f
(amil 'fficial
4anguage ,(amil
)a"u-
(amil Culture
Mu..ur )*
Subramanian
Minister
f!r Inf!rmati!n
(echn!l!gy
De+artment !f
Inf!rmati!n
(echn!l!gy
,(amil )a"u-
K* (*
&a@enthra
=hala@i
Minister
f!r Inf!rmati!n >S+ec
ial Pr!gramme
Im+lementati!n
Inf!rmati!n an"
Publicity
,Inf!rmati!n an"
Public &elati!ns
De+artment-
$ilm (echn!l!gy
an"
Cinemat!gra+h
Act
De+artment !f
Stati!nery an"
Printing
,Stati!nery an"
Printing an"
%!#ernment
Press-
De+artment !f
S+ecial
Pr!gramme
Im+lementati!n
,(amil )a"u-
Inclu"ing
im+lementati!n
!f the 5lecti!n
manifest!
S* (*
Chella+an"ia
n
Minister f!r 4ab!ur De+artment !f
4ab!ur an"
5m+l!yment
,(amil )a"u-
De+artment !f
4ab!ur
P!+ulati!n
Census
)e1s+rint
C!ntr!l
;rban an" &ural
5m+l!yment
6* S* 6i@ay Minister f!r ealth
ealth
Me"ical
5"ucati!n
$amily <elfare
A*
M!hamme"@
an
Minister f!r =ac.1ar"
Classes an"
Min!rities <elfare
=ac.1ar"
Classes <elfare
M!st =ac.1ar"
Classes <elfare
Den!tifie"
C!mmunities
<elfare
'#erseas
In"ians
De+artment !f
&ehabilitati!n :
&efugees >
5#acuees
Min!rities
<elfare
<a.f
M* S* M*
Anan"an
Minister f!r in"u
&eligi!us an"
Charitable
5n"!1ments
in"u &eligi!us
Charitable
5n"!1ments
)* D*
6en.atachala
m
Minister f!r &e#enue De+artment !f
&e#enue ,(amil
)a"u-
District &e#enue
5stablishment
De+uty
C!llect!rs
<eights an"
Measures
Debt &elief
inclu"ing
legislati!n !n
M!ney len"ing7
Chits
&egistrati!n !f
C!m+anies
P. Kakkan
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P. Kakkan
Minister for Home Affairs (Madras state)
In office
3 October 1963 5 March 1967
Minister of Agriculture (Madras state)
In office
13 March 1962 3 October 1963
Member of Madras Legislative Assembly for Samayanallur
In office
19621967
Minister of Public orks (Madras state)
In office
13 April 1957 13 March 1962
Member of Madras Legislative Assembly for Melur
In office
19571962
Member of Parliament (Lok Sab!a) forMadurai
In office
19511957
Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by None
Succeeded by K ! K !han"a#ani
Member of "onstituent Assembly
In office
19$6195%
Monarc! &eor"e '( o) the *nited Kin"do#
Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by None
Succeeded by None
Personal details
#orn 1+ June 19%+
!hu#baipatti, Melur, Madra- Pre-idenc., /riti-h (ndia
$ied 23 0ece#ber 19+1
Madra-, (ndia
%ationality (ndian
Political &arty (ndian National 1on"re--
Profession Politician
'eligion 2indu
P. Kakkan ,s!metimes Kakkan- ,(amil/ - ,June 1B7 1C3B D December 297 1CB1- 1as
a Dalit lea"er7 free"!m fighter an"In"ian +!litician 1h! ser#e" as a member !f the C!nstituent
Assembly !f In"ia7 Member !f Parliament7 Presi"ent !f the (amil )a"u C!ngress C!mmittee an" in
#ari!us ministerial +!sts in C!ngress %!#ernments in the erst1hile Ma"ras state bet1een 1CEF an"
1C6F*
Contents
[hi"e]
1 5arly life
2 In"ian In"e+en"ence M!#ement
9 P!litics !f $ree In"ia
4 4ater life an" "eath
E <!r.
6 I"e!l!gy
F $amily
B )!tes
Early life[e"it]
Ka..an 1as b!rn in a (amil family !n June 1B7 1C3B in 6illage calle" (humbai+atti In Melur
(alu.7 ma"urai "istrict !f Ma"ras Presi"ency*
[1]
is father P!!sari Ka..an 1as a GP!!sariG in the
#illage shrine*
[2]
Indian Independence Movement[e"it]
Ka..an 1as "ra1n t! the in"e+en"ence m!#ement fr!m an early stage in his life* <hile in sch!!l7
he @!ine" the In"ian )ati!nal C!ngress*
[9]
<hen the &a@a@i %!#ernment br!ught f!rth the (em+le
5ntry Auth!riHati!n an" In"emnity Act 1C9C 1hich rem!#e" restricti!ns
!n Dalits an" Shanars entering tem+les7 Ka..an le" the tem+le entry at Ma"urai*
[9]
e als!
+artici+ate" in the Iuit In"ia M!#ement an" 1as sent t! Ali+!re @ail*
[9]
In 1C467 he 1as electe" t! the
C!nstituent Assembly*
[9]
an" ser#e" fr!m 1C46 t! 1CE3*
Politics of Free India[e"it]
Ka..an ser#e" as a member !f the 4!. Sabha fr!m 1CE2 t! 1CEF*
[4]
<hen K* Kamara@ resigne" as
the Presi"ent !f the (amil )a"u C!ngress C!mmittee in !r"er t! ta.e !ffice as the Chief Minister !f
Ma"ras state7 Ka..an 1as electe" as the Presi"ent !f the (amil )a"u C!ngress C!mmittee*
[E][6]
[F]
$!ll!1ing the 1CEF electi!ns 1hen the In"ian )ati!nal C!ngress 1as re:electe" t! +!1er in the
Ma"ras state7 Ka..an 1as s1!rn in as the Minister f!r Public <!r.s ,e8clu"ing 5lectricity-7 ari@an
<elfare7 Sche"ule" Areas an" Sche"ule" (ribes !n A+ril 197 1CEF
[B][C]
$r!m March 197 1C62 t!
'ct!ber 97 1C697 Ka..an ser#e" as the Minister !f Agriculture*
[4]
'n A+ril 247 1C627 he 1as a++!inte"
as a member !f the =usiness A"#is!ry C!mmittee*
[13]
an" as !me Minister !n 'ct!ber 97
1C69
[4]
an" ser#e" till 1C6F 1hen the In"ian )ati!nal C!ngress 1as "efeate" in the Assembly
electi!ns*
[11]
Later life and death[e"it]
In the 1C6F Assembly electi!ns7 Ka..an st!!" f!r electi!ns fr!m Melur ,S!uth- c!nstituency an" l!st
t! Dra#i"a Munnetra KaHhagamcan"i"ate '* P* &aman*
[12]
$!ll!1ing his "efeat in the 1C6F electi!ns7
Ka..an retire" fr!m +!litics*
Work[e"it]
S!me !f Ka..an?s achie#ements as Minister ha#e been the c!nstructi!n !f
the Mettur an" 6aigai reser#!irs
[9]
an" the f!rmati!n !f the ari@an Se#a Sangh f!r the u+liftment an"
1elfare !f Dalits*
[9]
As Minister !f Agriculture7 he establishe" t1! Agriculture ;ni#ersities in Ma"ras
state*
[9]
In 1CCC7 the %!#ernment !f In"ia release" a +!stage stam+c!mmem!rating Ka..an an" his
c!ntributi!ns t! the nati!n*
[9]
Ideology[e"it]
=eing the s!n !f a +riest7 Ka..an 1as "ee+ly religi!us* e 1as als! a staunch f!ll!1er !f Mahatma
%an"hi* <hen Periyar7 the lea"er !f the Self:res+ect m!#ement +ublicly "eclare" his intenti!n t!
!rganiHe a Dra#i"ar KaHhagam +r!cessi!n t! the Marina in !r"er t! burn +ictures !f the in"u %!"
&ama7 Ka..an 1arne" Periyar that the "esecrati!n !f images 1!ul" c!nstitute an Ganti:s!cial actG
that 1!ul" f!rsa.e the str!ng faith in %!" by 1hich %an"hi 1!n in"e+en"ence f!r In"ia*
[19]
<hen
Periyar trie" t! ign!re the 1arning7 he 1as arreste" an" c!nfine" in +ris!n th!ugh the %!#ernment
1as n!t able t! st!+ Dra#i"ar KaHhagam acti#ists fr!m burning +ictures !f 4!r" &ama*
[19]
Family[e"it]
Ka..an?s br!ther 6is1anathan Ka..an7
[14][1E]
an a"#!cate7 1as a f!rmer 6ice:Presi"ent !f the in"u
Munnani
[16]
an" a 1ell:.n!1n "e#!tee !f the Shan.aracharya !f Kanchi7Jayen"ra Saras1athi*
[1F]
[1B]
e unsuccessfully c!nteste" the 2336 Assembly electi!n in (amil )a"u fr!m Perambur as a
can"i"ate !f the Janata Party*
[1C][23]