Ramachandran Govindarasu also known as Singai G. Ramachandran (born 11 December 1987) is an Indian politician from the state of Tamil Nadu. He is the Secretary of the Information Technology Wing of the AIADMK party. He was appointed to this post by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Puratchiththalaivi Amma on 23 March 2016. He Secured his PGDM from IIM Ahmedabad.

Early Life

Singai Ramachandran is the son of Singai Govindarasu (1951 – 1999) and Savithiri Govindarasu. He was born in Coimbatore. His parents got married in front of M G Ramachandran, the Founder of the AIADMK party.

Singai Govindarasu was a mill worker in Coimbatore who later represented the Singanallur constituency in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He passed away in 1999.

Ramachandran was named by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Puratchiththalaivi Amma. He started working for the party from the age of 14. He officially joined the party at the age of 18. He completed his SSLC (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) from Perks Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore.

Thereafter, he completed his Diploma in Electrical and Electronics (Sandwich course) and Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Communication) from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.

He has been awarded “The Best Outgoing student” in his Diploma and as well as his Bachelor of Engineering. He was the Secretary for the PSG Tech Students Union in the year 2009.

In 2013, he secured admission into the PGDM program at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. At IIM Ahmedabad, he was active in student politics and was elected as the Student General Secretary of his batch.

Career

Professional Career

Upon graduating from PSG College of Technology, Ramachandran worked as a Business Development Manager at FACE (Focus Academy for Career Enhancement), Coimbatore from 2010 to 2013. He has won the “Best Business Development Manager” award for his exemplary performance in sales during his tenure in FACE.

Ramachandran is a Serial Entrepreneur, He has run multiple successful ventures since graduating from IIM Ahmedabad. His first venture was setting up a Canteen in a private college in Tamil Nadu which was later successfully acquired. He also Co-founded Friend-In-Knead, a cake shop in Coimbatore where he was in charge of sales and marketing until he left the organisation. Today Friend In Knead serves 2000 customers every month. He currently runs The Social Media Company, a Digital Marketing and Creative agency in Chennai.

He has been invited by the Israel embassy for the Youth Spokesperson delegation to represent Tamil Nadu. During this visit he understood the startup culture, advanced agriculture techniques and water desalination plants from Israel. He is continuously addressing students on the topic “Follow Your Passion” in multiple forums and educational institutions including IIM Ahmedabad and TEDx.

Political Career

He held the position of Ward Secretary of the AIADMK Ilaignar matrum Ilampengal Pasarai (Youth Wing) to which he was appointed in 2008. During his post graduate study at IIM Ahmedabad (2013-15), he opted out of campus placements to work for the party. His work was recognized by Puratchiththalaivi Amma and he was appointed by her as the AIADMK IT Wing State Secretary on 23 March 2016. Under his leadership, the IT Wing contributed to the party’s victory in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections in 2016.

After the demise of Puratchiththalaivi Amma, he was among the first party secretaries to lend support to the O. Pannerselvam faction. He was hence removed from the party by Sasikala Natarajan. After the merger of the two factions, he was re-appointed as the AIADMK IT Wing State Secretary.

He is continuously working with the people of Singanallur Constituency in addressing civic issues, sustainable growth and using technology for swift addressal of grievances. He always believes Teamwork works!