Important Nadans in our community

Nadans (also referred as Nelamaikkarars and Real Nadars) are a small endogamanous group of aristocratic Nadars from the regions south of the Thamirabarani River .  They were used to be invested as tax gatherers by the Nayaks  and by the Pandyans  before them. They also served as petty lords under the poligars . The Nadans possessed vast tracts of land and were one of the few subcastes among the Nadars to have practiced aristocracy . The term Nadan literally means lords of the soil. The Nadans claim that they are the descendants of ancient pandyan  king

Business

• M. G. Muthu , founder of MGM Group of Companies and MGM Dizzee World
• . R.G.Chandramogan  founder of Arun Icecreams and Hatsun Ltd
• Shiv Nadar  Founder of HCL Technologies  and
• Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering

Law and Order

F. V. Arul , Former director of Central Bureau of Investigation.

Sports

• Naveen Raja Jacob, Current Member of India men's national volleyball team

Chief Minister

• K. Kamaraj , Former chief minister of Tamil Nadu and former president of AICC and TNCC

Ministers

• V. Radhika Selvi , former minister of state for home affairs.
• Pon Radhakrishnan , former minister of state in the Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation and president of the Tamil Nadu BJP
• S. P. Shanmuganathan , current AIADMK Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments^.

MLAs

• A. Chidambaranatha Nadar , politician
• Kunjan Nadar , politician
• R. Ponnappan Nadar , Nagerkovil, Congress.
• Tamilisai Soundarrajan , President, Tamil Nadu B.J.P.
• Kumari Anandan , former Tamil Nadu Congress Chief.

Leaders of Political Movements

• W. P. A. Soundrapandian Nadar -A leader of Nadar Mahajan Sangam and Member of Madras Legislative Council
• P. Thanulinga Nadar , former president of Hindu Munnani
• S.Ponnusamy Nadar  First M.L.A of Tuticorin
• V. V. Ramasamy Nadar  Self Respect movement
• Marshal Nesamony , politician