M. Kannappan is an Indian politician and former Union minister for Non-conventional energy sources in A.
B. Vajpayee's NDA rule between 1999 and 2004 Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.
He was a minister for Hindu religious endowment boards and dairy development in the government of Tamil Nadu between 1969 and 1975.
In 1994, he had a disagreement relating to the Vaiko issue with Karunanidhi, following which he left the DMK to form a new party, the MDMK.
[5] Kannappan's grandson Nandha is a popular actor who acted in films such as Mounam Pesiyathe and Eeram.