Poongothai Aladi Aruna

Poongothai Aladi Aruna is an Indian politician and former Information and Technology minister of Tamil Nadu under DMK ruling in 2006-2011. In 2011 Tamil Nadu assembly election she contested from Alangulam (State Assembly Constituency) however in a low margin (299) she lost to P. G. Rajendran of AIADMK.

Personal life

She is the daughter of the late DMK minister Aladi Aruna. She was born in Chennai on 28 October 1964. She is a gynaecologist by profession and received part of her education in London.

Electoral victories

She was given a ticket to contest in elections after her father's death. She was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Alangulam constituency in 2006 elections. She later went on to become Social Welfare minister in the current Tamil Nadu government.

IT Minister

Poongathai Aladi Aruna was reinstated as Minister for Information Technology to the Government of Tamil Nadu. This is first time that Tamil Nadu Govt has a separate minister for Information Technology.

Social Welfare Minister

During her tenure as the Social Welfare Minister, Chief Minister Kalaignar M Karunanidhi announced the Two Egg scheme in the midday meals and now it is three times a day. The Physically challenged people were given high priority during this period to the extent of a complete survey, National ID Card, Government benefits and motorised vehicles..

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