title: M. Manikandan (politician)
text: # M. Manikandan (politician)
  
  Dr M. Manikandan is an Indian politician and a member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He was elected from Ramanathapuram constituency as a candidate of the AIADMK.
  
  Jayalalithaa appointed Manikandan as Minister for Information Technology in May 2016. This was his first cabinet post in the Government of Tamil Nadu..
  
  