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O. Panneerselvam
6th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
In office 6 December 2016 – 16 February 2017
Governor	C. Vidyasagar Rao
Cabinet	Panneerselvam ministry - III
Preceded by	J. Jayalalithaa
Succeeded by	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
In office 28 September 2014 – 23 May 2015
Governor	Konijeti Rosaiah
Cabinet	Panneerselvam ministry - II
Preceded by	J. Jayalalithaa
Succeeded by	J. Jayalalithaa
In office 21 September 2001 – 2 March 2002
Governor	C. Rangarajan P. S. Ramamohan Rao
Cabinet	Panneerselvam ministry - I
Preceded by	J. Jayalalithaa
Succeeded by	J. Jayalalithaa
15th Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 19 May 2006 – 28 May 2006
Chief Minister	M. Karunanidhi
Preceded by	K. Anbazhagan
Succeeded by	J. Jayalalithaa
Constituency	Periyakulam
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 May 2011
Preceded by	S. Lakshmanan
Constituency	Bodinayakkanur
In office 14 May 2001 – 15 May 2011
Preceded by	L. Mookiah
Succeeded by	A. Laser
Constituency	Periyakulam
Coordinator of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office 21 August 2017 – 23 June 2022
Deputy	K. P. Munusamy R. Vaithilingam
Joint Coordinator	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Treasurer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office 22 August 2017 – 11 July 2022
Coordinators	Himself Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded by	Dindigul C. Srinivasan
Succeeded by	Dindigul C. Srinivasan
In office 28 August 2007 – 14 February 2017
General Secretary	J. Jayalalithaa V. K. Sasikala (acting)
Preceded by	T. T. V. Dhinakaran
Succeeded by	Dindigul C. Srinivasan
Leader of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly House
In office 4 January 2018 – 7 May 2021
Chief Minister	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded by	K. A. Sengottaiyan
Succeeded by	Durai Murugan
In office 12 August 2015 – 17 February 2017
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa Himself
Preceded by	Natham R. Viswanathan
Succeeded by	K. A. Sengottaiyan
In office 15 May 2011 – 27 November 2014
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa Himself
Preceded by	K. Anbazhagan
Succeeded by	Natham R. Viswanathan
Personal details
Born	(1951-01-14) 14 January 1951 (age 73) Periyakulam, Madras State, India (present-day Tamil Nadu)
Political party	Independent politician
Other political affiliations	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1973-2022)
Spouse	P. Vijayalakshmi (died 2021)
Children	3 (including P. Ravindhranath)
Parents	M. Ottakkara Thevar (father) Palaniammal Nachiar (mother)
Residences	Thenpennai 31, Greenways Road, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (official) 145/70, South Agharaharam, Thenkarai, Periyakulam, Theni District, Tamil Nadu, India (permanent)
Education	B.A.
Alma mater	Hajee Karutha Rowther Howdia College
Occupation	Politician
Awards	International Rising Star of the Year-Asia (2019)
Nickname	O.P.S.

Ottakarathevar Panneerselvam, popularly known as OPS (born 14 January 1951) is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu briefly in December 2016 and previously from 2001 to 2002 and again from 2014 to 2015. As finance minister, he has presented the Tamil Nadu state budget 11 times.

He was the former co-ordinator of the AIADMK political party. He was a staunch aide of former chief minister of Tamil Nadu and AIADMK General Secretary J. Jayalalithaa. His first two terms as Chief Minister came when he replaced Jayalalithaa in the role, after she was forced to resign by the courts. His third term began following Jayalalithaa's death and ended 2 months later when Edappadi K. Palaniswami was selected as the Chief Minister by the party. On 4 January 2018, O. Panneerselvam elected as Leader of the House in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Personal life

Panneerselvam was born on 14 January 1951 in Periyakulam, Tamil Nadu. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Haji Karutha Rowther Howdia College in Uthamapalayam, Theni district. His close friends Salavuddin from Tenali encouraged him into politics. He also owned some agricultural land. He is married to P. Vijayalakshmi and the couple have three children. He is currently elected from the constituency of Bodinayakkanur, in Theni district. His wife died on 1 September 2021 due to a heart attack and his mother died at the age of 96 on 24 February 2023.

Political career

Early political career

Panneerselvam started his political career periyakulam as a worker of the AIADMK in 1973 after M. G. Ramachandran split from the DMK. He was Chairman of Periyakulam Municipality from 1996 to 2001.

First term as Chief Minister, 2001-2002

He was sworn in as the 6th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in September 2001 when the Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was barred from holding office by the Supreme Court of India. During his stint as Chief Minister, he was widely criticised for allegedly heading a puppet government managed by Jayalalithaa. His tenure lasted for six months, from 21 September 2001 to 1 March 2002. In March 2002, he resigned as Chief Minister and Jayalalithaa was sworn in again after the Madras high Court overturned her conviction and she won a by-election from Andipatti assembly constituency. From 2 March 2002 to 13 December 2003, he was the Minister for Public Works, Prohibition and Excise. Subsequently, he was also entrusted with the Revenue department's charge from 13 December 2003 to 15 May 2006.

Leader of the Opposition, 2006

After the party lost the assembly elections in May 2006, Panneerselvam was the leader of the AIADMK legislative party and the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for about nine days. In that election, he was elected to be the member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Periyakulam.

Second term as Chief Minister, 2014-2015

In 2011, he contested as an AIADMK candidate from the Bodinayakkanur and won. Again, he became the Minister of Finance in Jayalalithaa's government and held the office from 16 May 2011 to 27 September 2014. He was again entrusted with the responsibility of being Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 29 September 2014 when Jayalalitha was convicted in the disproportionate assets case. On 22 May 2015, he resigned as Chief Minister and Jayalalithaa was sworn in again after the Karnataka High Court acquitted her in the disproportionate assets case on 11 May 2015.

A day after his resignation, on 23 May 2015, he was sworn in as Minister for Finance and Public Works Department in Jayalalithaa's government.

Third term as Chief Minister, 2016

On 6 December 2016, Panneerselvam was elected as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu following the death of incumbent Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. On 11 December, he held his first cabinet meeting as a full-term Chief Minister.

Political crisis in AIADMK, 2017

After his exit from AIADMK, Panneerselvam and his supporters appealed to the election commission to take action against the party General Secretary VKS and chief minister EPS .He also made a point to them that he needs the two leaf party symbol to contest in RK Nagar election. Also, Edappadi K. Palaniswami and supporters appealed against him, but the election commission rejected both the appeals and allotted two different symbols to each party.

In August 2017, the Edappadi K. Palaniswami and O. Panneerselvam factions merged. He was made Deputy Chief Minister and was also given the finance portfolio.

Leadership Tussle with Edappadi K. Palaniswami, 2022

On 14 June 2022, citing the party's troubles in the polls, AIADMK district secretaries and other senior party members spoke out to shun the “dual leadership” system and came out publicly in favor of strong unitary leader to strengthen the organisation.

Palaniswami supporters pushed for the change in the party's leadership structure by staging a political coup against AIADMK Coordinator Panneerselvam, who had become weak within the party. According to many sources, of the AIADMK's 75 district secretaries, hardly 10 supported him. Of the party's 66 MLAs, only five MLAs were reportedly on Panneerselvam side and less than 20 percent of the party's general council members behind him ahead of crucial general council meeting on 23 June 2022, which was expected to elect the single leadership to the party.

On 30 June 2022, Palaniswami wrote a letter to Panneerselvam asserting the latter ceased to be the party coordinator as the amendments made to the party's bylaw in the 2021 December executive committee meeting were not recognised in the general council meeting held on 23 June.

On 11 July 2022, the Party General Council abolished the dual leadership model and empowered Palaniswami to be the Party Supremo.

Expulsion from AIADMK

On 11 July 2022, Panneerselvam was expelled as Party Treasurer and primary member of the party for "anti-party" activities by the AIADMK General Council. Dindigul Sreenivasan was made Party Treasurer succeeding him. On 17 August, Justice G. Jayachandran of the Madras High Court ruled the expulsion of Panneerselvam and the decisions of the AIADMK General Council as invalid. On 2 September 2022, a division bench of the High Court upheld the decisions of the AIADMK general council meeting held on 11 July 2022 and set aside the previous court order of the single judge in the appeal case of Palaniswami, thus effectively restoring unitary leadership. On 12 September 2022, the Supreme Court dismissed the plea of Panneerselvam challenging the order of Madras High Court to handover the keys to Palaniswami. On 23 February 2023, the Supreme Court of India upheld the decisions of the AIADMK general council meeting held on 11 July 2022, and dismissed the petition of O. Panneerselvam challenging the previous order of the division bench, thus affirming unitary leadership under Edappadi K Palaniswami. On 28 March 2023, The Madras High Court ruled in favor of Edappadi K. Palaniswami and dismissed the petitions of O. Panneerselvam challenging the resolutions passed at the general council meeting held on 11 July 2022. On the same day, AIADMK announced that Edappadi K. Palaniswami was elected as the general secretary through party's general secretary election. On 20 April 2023, The Election Commission of India recognized Edappadi K Palaniswami as the AIADMK party general secretary, acknowledging the amendments to the party constitution and changes to list of office-bearers. On 19 January 2024, the Supreme Court of India refused to stay the August 2023 order of the division bench of Madras High Court which dismissed the petitions of O. Panneerselvam challenging the 11 July general council resolutions that led to the expulsion of O. Panneerselvam and his supporters from the party, saying the interference at this stage will "lead to huge chaos".

Controversy

A report in The Week in December 2017, alleged that Panneerselvam was on the sand mining baron Sekhar Reddy's payroll. Reddy was arrested by the Income Tax Department in March 2017 on money laundering charges. Five pages of the Reddy's Diary suggest alleged payments made to several AIADMK ministers, MLAs, and many others, amounting to more than ₹48 crore. At least five payments in which the word OPS or the name of his secretary Ramesh was written are shown in the contents of the diary.

Elections contested

He is one among the politicians who won all the elections he has participated in.

Lok Sabha elections

Tamil Nadu Legislative elections

See also

• First Panneerselvam ministry
• Second Panneerselvam ministry
• Third Panneerselvam ministry

References

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v t e  Government of Tamil Nadu
Governor	R. N. Ravi
Executive	Chief minister M. K. Stalin Deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin Council of ministers Duraimurugan K. N. Nehru I. Periyasamy K. Ponmudy E. V. Velu M. R. K. Panneerselvam K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran Thangam Thennarasu S. Regupathy S. Muthusamy K. R. Periyakaruppan T. M. Anbarasan M. P. Saminathan P. Geetha Jeevan Anitha R. Radhakrishnan R. S. Raja Kannappan K. Ramachandran R. Sakkarapani V. Senthil Balaji R. Gandhi M. Subramaniam P. Moorthy S. S. Sivasankar P. K. Sekar Babu Palanivel Thiagarajan Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi Meyyanathan Siva V C. V. Ganesan M. Mathiventhan T.R.B.Rajaa N. Kayalvizhi S. M. Nasar Govi. Chezhian R. Rajendran
Legislature	M. Appavu Speaker K. Pitchandi Deputy speaker Duraimurugan Leader of the house Edappadi K. Palaniswami Leader of the opposition
Judiciary	Chief justice: K. R. Shriram
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(TNPFID) Tamil Nadu Road Development Company (TNRDC) Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNIDC) Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation (TNSALT) Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (TANSI) Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation (TANSIDCO) Tamil Nadu Southern Structurals (TNSS) Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) Tamil Nadu State Wide Area Network (TNSWAN) Tamil Nadu Sugar Corporation (TASCO) Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation (TANTEA) Tamil Nadu Text Book Corporation (TNTBC) Tamil Nadu Textile Corporation (TNTC) Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (TANTRANSCO) Tamil Nadu Transport Development Finance Corporation (TNTDFC) Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TUFIDCO) Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services (TNUIFSL) Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation (TNWC) Tamil Nadu Women Development Corporation (TNWDCL) Nodal agencies Advisory body, National Security Advisor (NSA) Advisory body, COFEPSA Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) Corporation of Chennai National Health Mission (NHM) Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) Tamil Nadu Horticulture Development Agency (TANHODA) Tamil Nadu Livestock Development Agency (TNLDA) Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (TNSDMA) Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority (TNSLSA) Tamil Nadu State Seed Development Agency (TANSEDA) Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency (TAWDEVA) Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA) Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services (TNFRS) Tamil Nadu Police (TNP) Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (TRANSTAN) Boards Chennai Metro Watersupply and Sewerage Board (CMWS&SB) Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board (TNCWWB) Tamil Nadu De-Notified Communities Welfare Board (TNDEL) Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) Tamil Nadu Electrical Licensing Board (TNELB) Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) Tamil Nadu Khadi and Village Industries Board (TNKVIB) Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board (TNLWB) Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (TNMB) Tamil Nadu Medical Services Recruitment Board (TNMSRB) Tamil Nadu Palm Products Development Board (TNPPDB) Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB) Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board (TNSWB) Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board (TNSAMB) Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board (TNTRB) Tamil Nadu Narikuravar Welfare Board (TNNWB) Tamil Nadu Traders Welfare Board (TTWB) Tamil Nadu Transgender Welfare Board (TNSW-TB) Tamil Nadu Ulema and other Employees Welfare Board (TNUWB) Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUDB) Tamil Nadu Vanniyakula Kshatriya Public Charitable Trust and Endowments Board (TNVKPCTEB) Tamil Nadu Waqf Board (TNWB) Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD) Cooperative societies Aavin Salem Starch and Sago Manufacturers Service Industrial Co-operative Society (SAGOSERVE) Tamil Nadu Consumers' Co-operative Federation (TNCCF) Tamil Nadu Co-operation Food and Consumer Protection (TNCFCP) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Housing Federation (TNCHF) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TNCMF) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TANFED) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation (TNCMPF) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (TNCS) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Housing) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Spinning Mill Federation (TANSPIN) Tamil Nadu Co-operative State Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (TNCSF) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Sugar Federation (TNCU) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Union (TNCST) Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society (Co-optex) Tamil Nadu Horticultural Producers Co-operative Enterprises (TANHOPE) Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank (TNSC) Tamil Nadu State Apex Fisheries Cooperative Federation Limited (TAFCOFED) Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Societies Election Commission (TNSCEC) Tamil Nadu State Palmgur and Fibre Marketing Co-operative Federation (TNPFMCF) Autonomous bodies Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation And Greening Society (TNBCGS) Tamil Nadu AIDS Control Society (TSAIDS) Tamil Nadu Council for Science and Technology (TNDCWB) Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC) Tamil Nadu Hajj Commiitee (TNHC) Tamil Nadu Iamwarm Project Tamil Nadu Information Commission (TNIC) Tamil Nadu Market Management Committee (TNMMC) Tamil Nadu Planning Commission (TNPC) Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Tamil Nadu State Blindness Control Society (TSBCS) Tamil Nadu State Commission for Differently Abled (TNSCAD) Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women (TNSCW) Tamil Nadu State Commissioner for Protection of Child Rights (TNSCPCR) Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (TNSCDRC) Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TNSCHE) Tamil Nadu 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Jayalalithaa Fisheries University Tamil Nadu National Law University Tamil Nadu Open University Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Tamil University The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University The Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Thiruvalluvar University University of Madras

v t e  Council of Ministers of Tamil Nadu
First Legislative Assembly	C. Rajagopalachari K. Kamaraj A. B. Shetty C. Subramaniam K. Venkataswami Naidu N. Ranga Reddi M. V. Krishna Rao V. C. Palaniswami U. Krishna Rao R. Nagan Gowda N. Sankara Reddi M. A. Manickavelu K. P. Kuttikrishnan Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi S. B. P. Pattabhirama Rao D. Sanjeevaiah M. Bhakthavatsalam K. Rajaram Jothi Venkatachalam B. Parameswaran S. S. Ramaswami Padayachi
Second Legislative Assembly	K. Kamaraj M. Bhakthavatsalam C. Subramaniam M. A. Manickavelu Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi B. Parameswaran S. S. Ramaswami Padayachi R. Venkataraman P. Kakkan V. Ramaiah Lourdammal Simon
Third Legislative Assembly	K. Kamaraj M. Bhakthavatsalam R. Venkataraman P. Kakkan V. Ramaiah Jothi Venkatachalam N. Nallasenapathi Sarkarai Manradiar G. Bhuvarahan S. M. Abdul Majid
Fourth Legislative Assembly	C. N. Annadurai V. R. Nedunchezhiyan M. Karunanidhi K. A. Mathiazhagan A. Govindasamy Sathiavani Muthu S. Madhavan S. J. Sadiq Pasha M. Muthuswami P. U. Shanmugam Si. Pa. Aditanar K. V. Subbiah O. P. Raman N. V. Natarajan K. A. Vezhavendan
Fifth Legislative Assembly	M. Karunanidhi V. R. Nedunchezhiyan K. Anbazhagan N. V. Natarajan Sathiavani Muthu P. U. Shanmugam S. Madhavan S. J. Sadiq Pasha Si. Pa. Aditanar A. P. Dharmalingam K. Rajaram O. P. Raman Panruti S. Ramachandran M. Kannappan Mannai P. Narayanasamy C. V. M. Annamalai N. Rajangam
Sixth Legislative Assembly	M. G. Ramachandran Nanjil K. Manoharan Panruti S. Ramachandran K. Narayanaswamy G. R. Edmund R. M. Veerappan C. Aranganayagam K. Kalimuthu S. Raghavanandam P. Soundarapandian C. Ponnaiyan P. T. Saraswathi P. Kolandaivelu K. Raja Mohammed K. A. Krishnaswamy S. D. Somasundaram R. Soundararajan Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan
Seventh Legislative Assembly	M. G. Ramachandran V. R. Nedunchezhiyan Panruti S. Ramachandran K. A. Krishnaswamy S. D. Somasundaram R. M. Veerappan C. Aranganayagam K. Kalimuthu C. Ponnaiyan P. Kolandaivelu S. Raghavanandam H. V. Hande K. Raja Mohammed S. Muthusamy Su. Thirunavukkarasar S. N. Rajendran M. Vijayasarathy Gomathi Srinivasan S. R. Eradha M. R. Govindan P. Vijayalakshmi R. Soundararajan Y. S. M. Yusuf R. Arunachalam K. Kalaimani T. Veeraswamy K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran
Eighth Legislative Assembly	M. G. Ramachandran V. R. Nedunchezhiyan V. N. Janaki Ramachandran Panruti S. Ramachandran K. A. Krishnaswamy R. M. Veerappan C. Aranganayagam K. Kalimuthu C. Ponnaiyan H. V. Hande S. Muthusamy Su. Thirunavukkarasar R. Soundararajan M. R. Govindan Gomathi Srinivasan P. Vijayalakshmi Y. S. M. Yusuf K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran K. Rajaram V. V. Swaminathan T. Veeraswamy N. Nallusamy Anoor P. G. Jegadeesan T. Ramasamy A. Arunachalam P. U. Shanmugam P. Sundararajan
Ninth Legislative Assembly	M. Karunanidhi K. Anbazhagan S. J. Sadiq Pasha Nanjil K. Manoharan M. Kannappan K. P. Kandasamy Ko. Si. Mani Arcot N. Veeraswami Pon. Muthuramalingam Veerapandi S. Arumugam Duraimurugan Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan E. Ramakrishnan K. Ponmudy K. N. Nehru K. Chandrasekaran S. Thangavelu K. Sundaram
Tenth Legislative Assembly	J. Jayalalithaa V. R. Nedunchezhiyan K. A. Krishnaswamy S. D. Somasundaram R. M. Veerappan K. Rajaram C. Aranganayagam S. Muthusamy K. A. Sengottaiyan E. Madhusudhanan S. Kannappan Alagu Thirunavukkarasu Ku. Pa. Krishnan T. M. Selvaganapathy Mohammad Asif R. Indira Kumari M. Anandan D. Jayakumar G. Viswanathan S. Nagoor Meeran S. Regupathy Durai Ramasamy D. Janardhanan V. Sathiamoorthy M. Chinnasamy K. Lawrence M. Thennavan K. Ponnusamy Melur A. M. Paramasivam C. P. Pattabiraman T. V. Nadesan Paulraj P. Eswaramoorthy M. C. Dhamotharan M. Ammamuthu
Eleventh Legislative Assembly	M. Karunanidhi K. Anbazhagan Arcot N. Veeraswami Nanjil K. Manoharan Ko. Si. Mani Veerapandi S. Arumugam Duraimurugan K. Ponmudy M. Tamilkudimagan K. N. Nehru K. Sundaram A. Rahman Khan Aladi Aruna V. Thangapandian N. K. K. Periasamy M. R. K. Panneerselvam Pongalur N. Palanisamy K. Pitchandi I. Periyasamy V. Mullaivendhan B. M. Senguttuvan S. P. Sarguna Pandian Samayanallur S. Selvaraj N. Suresh Rajan Anthiyur P. Selvarasu S. Jennifer Chandran
Twelfth Legislative Assembly	J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam C. Ponnaiyan M. Thambidurai D. Jayakumar Ayyaru Vandayar Pollachi V. Jayaraman S. Semmalai C. Durairaj P. C. Ramasamy Thalavai Sundaram A. Anwer Raja K. Pandurangan S. S. Thirunavukkarasu P. Dhanapal Natham R. Viswanathan R. Saroja B. Valarmathi V. Subramanian Nainar Nagendran K. P. Rajendra Prasad C. Ve. Shanmugam S. P. Shunmuganathan A. K. Selvaraj A. Venkatachalam R. Jeevanantham C. Shanmugavelu R. Vaithilingam Valarmathi Jebaraj S. M. Velusamy P. Mohan R. Vilvanathan M. C. Sampath Anitha R. Radhakrishnan K. Sudarsanam V. D. Natarajan S. Ramachandran K. K. Balasubramanian V. Somasundaram M. Radhakrishnan A. Miller A. Pappa Sundaram P. V. Damodaran R. Vadivel P. Annavi K. P. Anbalagan R. T. Inbathamilan
Thirteenth Legislative Assembly	M. Karunanidhi M. K. Stalin K. Anbazhagan Arcot N. Veeraswami Ko. Si. Mani Veerapandi S. Arumugam Duraimurugan P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan K. Ponmudy K. N. Nehru M. R. K. Panneerselvam I. Periyasamy N. Suresh Rajan Parithi Ilamvazhuthi E. V. Velu Suba. Thangavelan K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran T. M. Anbarasan K. R. Periyakaruppan N. K. K. P. Raja Thangam Thenarasu S. N. M. Ubayadullah T. P. M. Mohideen Khan N. Selvaraj M. P. Saminathan Poongothai Aladi Aruna P. Geetha Jeevan A. Tamilarasi K. P. P. Samy U. Mathivanan K. Ramachandran Pongalur N. Palanisamy
Fourteenth Legislative Assembly	J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam K. A. Sengottaiyan Natham R. Viswanathan K. P. Munusamy C. Shanmugavelu R. Vaithilingam Agri S. S. Krishnamoorthy C. Karuppasamy P. Palaniappan C. Ve. Shanmugam Sellur K. Raju K. T. Pachaiammal Edappadi K. Palaniswami S. P. Shunmuganathan K. V. Ramalingam S. P. Velumani T. K. M. Chinnayya M. C. Sampath P. Thangamani G. Senthamizhan S. Gokula Indira Selvi Ramajayam B. V. Ramanaa R. B. Udhayakumar N. Subramanian V. Senthil Balaji N. Mariyam Pitchai K. A. Jayapal E. Subaya Budhichandhiran S. T. Chellapandian V. S. Vijay N. R. Sivapathi A. Mohammed John P. Chendur Pandian S. Damodaran R. Kamaraj V. Moorthy M. Paranjothi S. Sundararaj K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji B. Valarmathi M. S. M. Anandan Mukkur N. Subramanian N. D. Venkatachalam P. Mohan T. P. Poonatchi Vaigaichelvan K. C. Veeramani S. Abdul Rahim C. Vijayabaskar
Fifteenth Legislative Assembly	J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam Edappadi K. Palaniswami Dindigul C. Sreenivasan K. A. Sengottaiyan Sellur K. Raju P. Thangamani S. P. Velumani D. Jayakumar C. Ve. Shanmugam K. P. Anbalagan V. Saroja M. C. Sampath K. C. Karuppannan R. Kamaraj O. S. Manian Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan C. Vijayabaskar R. Doraikkannu Kadambur C. Raju R. B. Udhayakumar Vellamandi N. Natarajan K. C. Veeramani K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji P. Benjamin Nilofer Kafeel M. R. Vijayabhaskar M. Manikandan V. M. Rajalakshmi Ma Foi K. Pandiarajan G. Baskaran Sevvoor S. Ramachandran S. Valarmathi P. Balakrishna Reddy
Sixteenth Legislative Assembly	M. K. Stalin Udhayanidhi Stalin Duraimurugan K. N. Nehru I. Periyasamy K. Ponmudy E. V. Velu M. R. K. Panneerselvam K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran Thangam Thenarasu S. Regupathy S. Muthusamy K. R. Periyakaruppan T. M. Anbarasan M. P. Saminathan P. Geetha Jeevan Anitha R. Radhakrishnan R. S. Rajakannappan K. Ramachandran R. Sakkarapani V. Senthil Balaji R. Gandhi Ma. Subramanian P. Moorthy S. S. Sivasankar P. K. Sekar Babu Palanivel Thiaga Rajan S. M. Nasar Gingee K. S. Masthan Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi Siva. V. Meyyanathan C. V. Ganesan T. Mano Thangaraj M. Mathiventhan N. Kayalvizhi T. R. B. Rajaa R. Rajendran Govi. Chezhiaan

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