K. Ponmudi (born Deivasigamani K, 19 August 1950) is an Indian politician and the Minister for Forests of Tamil Nadu,[3] who was disqualified in 2023 after the Madras High Court convicted him in the disproportionate assets case.
[7] Before entering professional politics, he was a professor in the Villupuram government college.
[8][9] He authored a book titled Dravidian Movement in India and Black Movement in the U.S.A.[10] On 19 December 2023, The Madras High Court convicted him in disproportionate assets case for amassing assets during his tenure as minister for Mines and Minerals in 2006–2011 DMK Government.
[11][12] On 21 December 2023, he and his wife were sentenced to three years imprisonment as well as to a fine of ₹50 lakhs each by the Madras High Court.
As a result, Ponmudi was disqualified as an MLA and minister as per Representation of the People Act, 1951.