N. Thalavai Sundaram — Overview
Party: AIADMK | Seat: Kanyakumari (Incumbent MLA, 16th TN Assembly) | Verified: 28 March 2026
Who Is He?
Long political career — Rajya Sabha (1996–2001), several cabinet posts under Jayalalithaa, Delhi Special Representative (2017), and MLA since 2021. But his Assembly question record is weak, he carries a pending criminal case from a 2017 IT raid, and was temporarily suspended from AIADMK in 2024 for attending an RSS march.
Quick Profile
| Field | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | N. Thalavai Sundaram | Myneta 2021 |
| Born | 1958 (age 62 in 2021 affidavit) | Myneta 2021 |
| Education | B.Sc. Zoology (1980), St. Xavier’s College, MKU · B.L. (1984), Univ. of Madras | Myneta 2021 |
| Profession | Advocate | Myneta 2021 |
| Party | AIADMK | PRS India |
| Current office | MLA, Kanyakumari — term from 3 May 2021 | Myneta 2021 |
| Rajya Sabha | 3 April 1996 – 18 May 2001 | Myneta 2021 |
| Criminal disclosure | 1 pending case — FIR CR No. 549/2017, E4-Abhirampuram Mylapore (IPC 183, 186, 189, 448) | Myneta 2021 |
| Assembly questions | 1 starred question (PRS window: Apr 2023–Oct 2025) — state average: 2.9 | PRS India |
| 2021 result | Won with 1,09,745 votes vs S. Austin’s 93,532 — margin: 16,213 | NDTV 2021 |
Career Timeline
timeline title N. Thalavai Sundaram — Career at a Glance 1980 : B.Sc. Zoology — St. Xavier's College 1984 : B.L. — University of Madras 1996 : Elected to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu 2001 : Elected MLA from Kanyakumari · Multiple cabinet posts begin 2006 : Lost MLA seat to DMK 2017 : Appointed TN Special Representative, New Delhi 2021 : Re-elected MLA from Kanyakumari Oct 2024 : Suspended from AIADMK posts — RSS route march Nov 2024 : Reinstated to all party posts
Pages in This Folder
| Page | What it covers |
|---|---|
| 01 – Ministerial Career | Rajya Sabha service, cabinet portfolios, Delhi appointment |
| 02 – Legislative Performance | Assembly question count and constituency interventions |
| 03 – 2017 Corruption Scandal | IT raid FIR — what was alleged, what the affidavit says |
| 04 – Electoral History | Win/loss record across all Assembly elections |
| 05 – Local Failures (Kanyakumari) | Coastal pollution, irrigation failures |
| 06 – Party Discipline & RSS Controversy | Disciplinary actions and the 2024 RSS episode |
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