S. P. Velumani

Sugunapuram Palanisamy Velumani, born 10 May 1969, is an Indian politician and current Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Thondamuthur state assembly constituency. He is a prominent politician of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He has won the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections in 2006, 2011, 2016 & 2021 as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate. He was previously the Minister for Municipal Administration, Rural Development, Law and Implementation of Special Programme. He is currently serving as the Headquarters Secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from 13 July 2022.

Political career
The directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) booked a criminal case against Velumani and his associates in September 2022 in connection with a scam of Rs 500 crore in the purchase of LED street lights. The case accuses Velumani of misusing his authority by favoring his close associates in awarding tenders, resulting in financial losses for the government during the replacement of rural area street lights between 2015 and 2018.

The Directorate of Anti-Corruption and Vigilance (DVAC) launched an investigation into a case of disproportionate assets (DA) against former AIADMK minister S P Velumani. In March 2022, they carried out searches at 59 locations belonging to Velumani and his family members, discovering 11 kilograms of gold and documents related to various cryptocurrencies.