Kumari Ananthan


Ananthan kumari is executive committee member and veteran leader of Tamil Nadu congress committee.

Member of Parliament

He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nagercoil constituency as a Janata party candidate in 1977 election, but was defeated in the 1996 and 1998 elections. He also served as the president of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.

Member of Legislative Assembly

Ananthan was a Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Gandhi Kamaraj Congress candidate from Thiruvottiyur constituency in 1980 election from Radhapuram constituency in the 1984 election. He was elected as an Indian National Congress candidate from Sathankulam constituency in the 1989 and 1991 elections.

Thondar Congress

Ananthan floated Thondar Congress, a new political party breaking away from Congress. He began the party as he said he was frustrated by National Congress leaders' neglect of the Tamil Nadu state party unit and workers. Having failed to make any progress in elections, it merged with the Indian National Congress in 2001.

Personal life

Ananthan's brother H. Vasanthakumar is an entrepreneur and a politician.
His daughter is physician turned politician Tamilisai Soundararajan who has been appointed as Governor of Telangana state.