T. M. SelvaganapathiDOCKET NO. 51964

AGE

65

EDUCATION

B.A., B.L.

TERMS SERVED

1

PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS

Advocate, Politician

DECLARED ASSETS

₹10.5 Cr

DYNASTY CONNECTIONS

None major.

T. M. Selvaganapathi is a veteran politician from Tamil Nadu. He formerly belonged to the AIADMK and served as a minister in J. Jayalalithaa's cabinet. He later switched to the DMK in 2008 and has been an active leader for the party in the Salem region.

ATTENDANCE

80.0%

QUESTIONS ASKED

10

DEBATES PARTICIPATED

2

MPLADS UTILIZATION

0.0%

SOURCE: PRS

ALLOCATED

₹14.70 Cr

SPENT

₹0

UNSPENT

₹14.70 Cr

UTILIZATION

0.0%

WORKS COMPLETED

0

WORKS RECOMMENDED

17

SOURCE: Empowered Indian (empoweredindian.in/mplads), MPLADS government data

0 FULFILLED · 0 BROKEN · 0 IN PROGRESS · 1 UNVERIFIED

1. 01. Salem Steel Plant Revitalization: Urge the Union government to drop privatization of the Salem Steel Plant and ensure its revitalization.

   UNVERIFIED

   He has spoken against privatization, but no official policy reversal by the Union Government has been confirmed yet.

   general · SOURCE: 2024 Campaign Speeches

Historically involved in the cremation shed scam; however, legal standings allowed his contest in 2024.

• Conviction in the cremation shed scam during his tenure as Rural Development Min

  HIGH · CONVICTED-ACQUITTED

  Conviction in the cremation shed scam during his tenure as Rural Development Minister in the AIADMK government (1991-96), which led to his disqualification from the Rajya Sabha in 2014. [Verification note: CBI court convicted Selvaganapathi in cremation shed scam (1991-96 tenure); Madras HC set aside conviction and sentence in November 2023.]

  1995-2014 · SOURCE: LiveLaw, ETV Bharat, Madras High Court order November 2023

• AIADMK to DMK (in 2008)

• [1] 2024 Campaign Speeches