He was a member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, elected from Tiruchengode constituency in 1991.
In 1999-2004 he was elected as Member of Parliament to the 13th Lok Sabha from Salem Constituency.
In 2014, he was convicted by a court for a financial scam, resulting in his disqualification.
He became the first Tamil Nadu politician to be disqualified from the parliament for corruption.
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