K. N. Nehru

K. N. Nehru was born in Neikulam on November 9, 1952. He completed his school education and now lives in Trichy.[2]

Nehru has been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on four occasions, twice from Lalgudi constituency, in the elections of 1989 and 1996[3] and twice from 2006 and 2016 Tiruchirappalli West constituency.

Nehru was the Minister for Transport in the DMK government from 2006 to 2011. During this period, the bus fleet was modernised and improvements were made to the frequency of buses, passenger amenities and connections to the new suburban areas of Chennai.[4] More than 10,000 new buses were introduced across the state.[5][6] Fuel efficiency was given an important thrust and drivers were educated on importance of managing fuel.[7]

Cases have been filed on Nehru by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government but the courts have dismissed them as being vague.

The Madras High Court struck down the controversial land-grabbing cells which were primarily used to torment common people and opposition figures. The court had clearly remarked chance of misuse by officials and ruling government citing broad language used in the act.[8]