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Singai Ramachandran Appointed Tamil Nadu Startup Mission Chairperson
Singai G Ramachandran is the new chairperson of Tamil Nadu’s startup mission.
This mission helps people build new businesses and supports innovation.
The Tamil Nadu government announced his appointment through its MSME department.
Ramachandran studied engineering at PSG College of Technology.
He later earned an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
He also started a college canteen business called Campus Cafe.
Before joining Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, he held important positions in AIADMK and contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
He joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam on August 11, 2026, shortly before receiving the new role.
The Tamil Nadu government appointed Singai G Ramachandran as TANSIM chairperson.
The appointment was issued through an order from the state’s MSME department.
Ramachandran holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and studied at PSG College of Technology.
He previously worked as an entrepreneur and held IT and student-wing roles in AIADMK.
After joining Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam on August 11, 2026, he was appointed to lead TANSIM.
- Who
- Singai G Ramachandran was appointed chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission.
- What
- He was appointed to lead TANSIM, the state’s nodal organisation for startups and innovation.
- Where
- Tamil Nadu, India.
- When
- The appointment followed his joining Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam on August 11, 2026; the government order’s date is not specified.
- Why
- TANSIM promotes startups, innovation, research and development, infrastructure, technological development and skilled manpower in the state.
Key facts
- Appointee
- Singai G Ramachandran
- New position
- Chairperson, Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission
- Appointing authority
- Tamil Nadu government’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises department
- Education
- MBA, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad; engineering studies at PSG College of Technology
- Entrepreneurial venture
- Founded Campus Cafe in April 2015
- Previous political affiliation
- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- New political affiliation
- Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, joined August 11, 2026
Quotes
Singai G Ramachandran
Newly appointed TANSIM chairperson and former AIADMK functionary
“it was Puratchi Thalaivi Amma (late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa) who gave me my name, G Ramachandran, and it was Amma who elevated my father, a simple mill worker, as an MLA.”
NDTV
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