| T. Mano Thangaraj | |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Karungal, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), India |
| Education: | Master of Arts in English literature |
| Alma Mater: | Annamalai University |
| Party: | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Parents: | Thangaraj (father) |
| Term Start1: | 11 May 2023 |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | M. K. Stalin |
| Predecessor1: | S. M. Nasar |
| Office2: | Formerly Minister of Information & Technology |
| Term Start2: | 7 May 2021 |
| Term End2: | 10 May 2023 to 28 September 2024 |
| Successor: | P.T.R. Palanivel Thiyagarajan |
| Constituency3: | Padmanabapuram |
| Predecessor3: | Pushpa Leela Alban |
| Term Start3: | 25 May 2016 |
| Website: | https://www.manothangaraj.com/ |
| Office3: | Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |
Mano Thangaraj is an Indian politician from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). Since May 2016, he has been representing Padmanabhapuram constituency in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.[1] He is also the former Minister of Milk and Dairy Development of Tamil Nadu.[2]
He was born on 1 June 1967 to Thangaraj from Karungal in Kanyakumari district. He did his schooling at LMS School, Palliyadi and studied at Nesamony Memorial Christian College (NMCC) (in Marthandam, Kanyakumari), where he was the students union chairman. This period marked his interest in politics. He obtained an MA in English literature from Annamalai University in May 1997.[3]
In 1988, he protested against drawing water from the Pechiparai Reservoir for the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP).[4]
He served as the district panchayat chairman from 1996 to 2006.
| Portfolio | Party | Ministry | To | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took Office | Left Office | ||||
| Minister of Milk and Dairy Development | Milk and Dairy Development | DMK | M.K.Stalin | 11 May 2023 | 29 September 2024 |
| Minister of Information Technology & Digital Services | Information Technology and Digital Services | 7 May 2021 | 10 May 2023 | ||
| 2016 Tamilnadu Assembly Election | Padmanabhapuram | DMK | 76,249 | 47.20 | ||
| 2021Tamilnadu Assembly Election | Padmanabhapuram | DMK | 87,744 | 51.57 |
He participated in GITEX 2022 at Dubai as a representative of Ministry for Information Technology & Digital Services, India for Government of Tamil Nadu. He met a lot of founders, CEOs, top leadership of Indian Startups at GITEX, Dubai, during “Meet Indian Startups” event organised by the Consulate General of India, Dubai on 12 October 2022.
He owns the Good Vision Charitable Trust which was working on women, children and sanitation related issues.[5]