T. P. M. Mohideen Khan

T. P. M. Mohideen Khan (born in Tirunelveli on 19 July 1947) is the former minister for environment in the Tamil Nadu state of India. He was the member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, representing the Palayamkottai state assembly constituency, and was elected four times in the same constituency, sitting from 2001 to 2021.[1] His political party is the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.

T. P. M. Mohideen Khan
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Palayamkottai (State Assembly Constituency)
In office
2016–2021
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Palayamkottai (State Assembly Constituency)
In office
2016–2011
Minister for Environment in Tamil Nadu and Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
2006–2011
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Palayamkottai (State Assembly Constituency)
In office
2001–2006
Personal details
Born1947
NationalityIndian
Political partyDMK

Career

Khan begin his career as a businessman. He was very much inspired by Dravidian movement run by C. N. Annadurai and M. Karunanidhi, founder and leader of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, which was conducted all over Tamil Nadu to oppose Hindi as an official language there. He join Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam as volunteer and was involved in many train and bus strike in those days.

When Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam came to power, Khan was given many positions and, in 2001, he was the Palayamkottai candidate. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly and still holds the position. In 2006, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the election and he was made minister for environment.

Skills

While minister, communicating with the finance minister, he implemented the computerisation of the vTamil Nadu Pollution Control Board within one month. The system speeded up the process of issuing permissions to investors and benefits the entire state.

Controversy

In 2010, he left a police officer who was attacked by gangsters to die on the road without providing immediate help even though he had aconvoy of cars with him. Along with the minister for health, M. R. K. Panneerselvam, he did not get out of their car for 20 minutes and stood there as a mere witness to this incident.[2]

References
  1. T. P. M. Mohideen Khan profile at Tamil Nadu government website
  2. Sam Daniel (8 January 2010). "Policeman attacked on road, ministers stare from cars, don't help". NDTV. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
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