K. V. Thangkabalu

K. V. Thangkabalu (born 15 March 1950) is a former member of the Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Salem constituency of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.^[1]

K. V. Thangkabalu
President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee
In office 2008–2011
Preceded by	M. Krishnasamy
Succeeded by	B. S. Gnanadesikan
Member of Parliament
In office 16 May 2004 – 16 May 2009
Preceded by	T. M. Selvaganapathy
Succeeded by	S. Semmalai
Constituency	Salem
Personal details
Born	(1950-03-15) 15 March 1950 (age 75) Salem, Madras State, India
Political party	INC
Spouse	T. Jayanthi
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
Residence	Chennai
As of 22 September, 2006 Source:

Early life

K. V. Thangkabalu was born in Kurichi, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

Career

In July 2008, K. V. Thangkabalu was appointed president of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.^[2] He was the translator for Rahul Gandhi's campaign for lok shabha elections 2019 in Tamil Nadu^[3]

Personal life

He is married to T. Jayanthi and they have 1 son and 1 daughter. Thangkabalu is the chairman of educational institutions Thangavelu Engineering College, TJ Institute of Technology, DA Vinci School of Design and Architecture under Ponniamman Education Trust.