G. K. Mani

G. K. Mani
Honorary President of Pattali Makkal Katchi
In office
28 May 2022 – 26 December 2025
PresidentAnbumani Ramadoss
LeaderS. Ramadoss
General SecretaryVadivel Ravanan
Preceded byposition established
President of Pattali Makkal Katchi
In office
31 December 1997 – 28 May 2022
LeaderS. Ramadoss
General SecretaryVadivel Ravanan
Preceded byDheeran
Succeeded byAnbumani Ramadoss
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
2 May 2021 – 4 May 2026
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Preceded byP. N. P. Inbasekharan
Succeeded byS. Gajendran
ConstituencyPennagaram
In office
11 May 2006 – 13 May 2011
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byS. Sundarambal
Succeeded byS. R. Parthiban
ConstituencyMettur
In office
10 May 1996 – 11 May 2006
Chief Minister
Preceded byV. Purushothaman
Succeeded byP. N. Periannan
ConstituencyPennagaram
Personal details
Born (1952-03-06) 6 March 1952
Govindapadi Village, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
PartyPattali Makkal Katchi (till 2025; June 2026–Present)
Other political
affiliations
Anaithindhiya Jananayaka Padhugappu Kazhagam (2025–2026)
SpouseUnknown
Children1 son (G. K. M. Tamil Kumaran)
Parent
  • Govindapadi Kanthasami Gounder (father)
OccupationPolitician

Govindapadi Kanthasami Mani, popularly known as G. K. Mani, is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu. He served as the president of Pattali Makkal Katchi, a caste-based political party in Tamil Nadu, from 1997 to 2022.[1] G. K. Mani's was proposed to be the Party President by PMK founder Dr. S. Ramadoss during the party's general body meeting in 1997. Later that year he was elected as the Party's President.[2][3]

G. K. Mani, was born in Govindapadi Village, Kolathur, Salem District, and belongs to the Vanniyar community. His involvement in social work began as teacher in a Govt. Aided School in his village. He subsequently joined the Social Service Society (SSS), which was later merged with the Vanniyar Sangam, a social organization founded by Dr. S. Ramadoss that aimed to provide the Vanniyar community with social and economic mobility.

In 1986, G. K. Mani, was first one to be elected as Union Chairman for Kolathur under the Vanniyar Sangam Banner. He is the first political representative from Vanniyar Sangam even before the PMK party was formed, and was a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Pennagaram constituency, having been elected most recently in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections. He had represented Pennagaram three times; he was first elected in 1996,[4] reelected in 2001, and again 2021. He was also elected once from Mettur constituency in 2006.

When PMK borke in 2025 he alliened himself with Ramadoss faction, Ayya Pattali Makkal Katchi.

References

  1. ↑ "Election observer must manage Arasu Cable till polls: PMK". The Hindu. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "PMK celebrates G K Mani's 25-year stint in party". The Times of India. 25 May 2022. Archived from the original on 15 June 2026. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Mani elected president; PMK leaves decision on alliance to Ramadoss". The Hindu. 9 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2026. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 6. Retrieved 6 May 2017.

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