V. V. Swaminathan

V. V. Swaminathan is an attorney, retired politician, and early member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Swaminathan served as a Member of Parliament for Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha.^[1] He was the first member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) to serve as the municipal chair for Chidambaram. He was also an early member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), and served in the 8th Tamil Nadu Assembly from 1985–1988. As a member of the second and third ministries of M. G. Ramachandran, the Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry, and the ministry of V N. Janaki, he held 13 portfolios simultaneously,^[2] including as minister for prohibition and excise,^[3] handlooms, information, tourism and electricity.^[4]