Mano Thangaraj is an Indian politician from the

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(DMK). Since May 2016, he has been representing

Padmanabhapuram Padmanabhapuram is a town and a municipality near Thuckalay in Kanyakumari district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 21,342. History Padmanabhapuram was the erstwhile capital of the Kingdom of Travan ...

constituency in the

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. He is also the incumbent Minister of Milk and Dairy Development of Tamil Nadu.

Early life

He was born on 1 June 1967 to Thangaraj from Karungal in

Kanyakumari district Kanniyakumari district is one of the 38 districts in Tamil Nadu state and the southernmost district in mainland India. It stands second in terms of population density among the districts of Tamil Nadu. It is also the richest district in Tamil Nad ...

Education

Mano Thangaraj did his schooling at LMS School, Palliyadi and studied at

Nesamony Memorial Christian College Nesamony Memorial Christian College is an institution of arts and science in Marthandam, the second busiest town in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India. The college was run by Kanyakumari Diocese of the Church of South India. It is one of ...

(NMCC) (in

Marthandam Marthandam is a major trade centre in Kuzhithurai municipality across National Highway (NH 47) in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. Formerly known as Thoduvetty (another name for the Marthandam market region), it was a portion of ...

Kanyakumari Kanniyakumari (; , referring to Devi Kanya Kumari), also known as Cape Comorin, is a city in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent and the southernmost city in mainland I ...

), where he was the students union chairman. This period marked his interest in politics. He obtained an MA in

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from

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in May 1997.

Activism

In 1988, he protested against drawing water from the Pechiparai Reservoir for the

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(KKNPP).

Politics

Civic Body Member (1996-2006)

He served as the district panchayat chairman from 1996 to 2006.

Ministry

Electoral performance

Ministership (2021-)

GITEX 2022

He participated in GITEX 2022 at Dubai as a representative of Ministry for Information Technology & Digital Services. India for

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. He met lot of founders, CEOs, top leadership of Indian Startups at GITEX, Dubai, during “Meet Indian Startups” event organised by the Consulate General of India, Dubai On 12 October 2022.

Philanthropy

He owns the Good Vision Charitable Trust which was working on women, children and sanitation related issues.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thangaraj, Mano 1967 births Living people People from Kanyakumari district Indian Tamil people Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians Tamil Nadu MLAs 2016–2021 Tamil Nadu MLAs 2021–2026 Tamil Nadu ministers