P. V. Kalyanasundaram

P. V. Kalyanasundaram (born 25 February 1958)[1][2] is the founder of Polimer Media.[3]

Kalyanasundaram was also director of Tata Communications Ltd. during the period 2005-2011[4][5][6] and the director of Kalaignar TV during the period 2011-2014.[7][8][9] He worked as the Chairman and Managing director of Polimer Media.[10]

He was also a politician and was a former organising secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.[11][12][13] He resigned from the D.M.K. and from his posts at D.M.K.-controlled Kalaignar TV on 30 July 2014 during an internal struggle over whether the party should endorse M. K. Stalin as their candidate for Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (as Kalyanasundaram supported Stalin).[11][12][13]

An advocate by profession, Kalyanasundaram was formerly a legal advisor to the Chennai MetroWater Supply and Sewage Board (also known as Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board) and the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai) (formerly known as Pallavan Transport Corporations). He was a member of the Censor Board, Chennai (also known as the Central Board of Film Certification) as well as the Presidency Club, Chennai and also a trustee of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Mumbai.

Kalyanasundaram managed several educational institutions which includes seven colleges and six schools as the chairman and trustee of Pachayappa's Trust, Chennai during the period 2000 to 2004.[2][4] As of 2014 he was the managing director of K.S Movies, Chennai.[1]

Early life

Kalyanasundaram was born on 25 February 1958. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1977 from The New College, Chennai. In 1982, he received a Bachelor of Law degree from Madras Law College. He took part in various public activities through Green Peace World Charitable Trust.[2]

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References
  1. "KS Movies - Aayirathil Oruvan - Now in Cinemas". Ksmovies.in. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. "Mr. P.V. Kalyana Sundaram for Videsh_Sanchar_Nigam (VSL)". Wikinvest.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. "The Kalyanasundaram Family". india.mom-rsf.org. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. "P.V. Sundaram". Forbes. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  5. "Company Statement". Tata Communications. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  6. Lison Joseph (26 May 2011). "DMK leader slinks away from a Tata board". Daily News & Analysis. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  7. "Stalin loyalist joins DMK-owned Kalaignar TV board in Kanimozhi's absence". India Today. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  8. "Stalin loyalist quits posts in Kalaignar TV too". Business Line. Press Trust of India. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  9. "Stalin Loyalist Quits Posts in Kalaignar TV after Having Been Suspended from Party". Ndtv.com. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  10. "Tamil Nadu's cable war". Business Standard India. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  11. "Top Loyalist Suspended for Stalin-as-CM Pitch, Plainspeak on Kani, Maran Deals". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  12. "DMK leader quits, demands Stalin as CM candidate, says sack Kanimozhi, Maran, Raja". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  13. Sruthisagar Yamunan (7 August 2014). "DMK suspends Stalin loyalist". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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