P. Kakkan

P. Kakkan
Minister for Home Affairs (Madras state)
In office 3 October 1963 – 5 March 1967
Minister of Agriculture (Madras state)
In office 13 March 1962 – 3 October 1963
Member of Madras Legislative Assembly for Samayanallur
In office 1962–1967
Minister of Public Works (Madras state)
In office 13 April 1957 – 13 March 1962
Member of Madras Legislative Assembly for Melur
In office 1957–1962
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Madurai
In office 1951–1957
Prime Minister	Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	K. T. K. Thangamani
Member of Constituent Assembly
In office 1946–1950
Monarch	George VI of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister	Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	None
Personal details
Born	18 June 1908 Thumbaipatti, Melur, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	23 December 1981(1981-12-23) (aged 73) Madras, India
Political party	Congress
Spouse	Swarnam Parvathi Kakkan
Profession	Politician

P. Kakkan (18 June 1908 – 23 December 1981) or fondly known as Kakkan, was an Indian politician and freedom fighter who served as a member of the Constituent Assembly of India, Member of Parliament, President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and in various ministerial posts in Congress governments in the erstwhile Madras state between 1957 and 1967.