Mr. Karumuttu T.Kannan, Chairman & Correspondent of Thiagarajar College of Engineering, holds the prestigious post as a Member of the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission, Chennai. He is also the Member of the Planning Board of Madurai Kamaraj University. Inbuilt with values and principles, he is a visionary leader who has relentless desire to serve the humanity. As a dynamic industrialist and a seasoned educationalist, he has to his credit an experience of over 30 years in college administration. He has proved himself to be an able Entrepreneurial leader and philanthropist by his inimitable ability to steer an institution to greater heights.  His thirst for arts and literature has kept himself as a custodian of Indian culture, arts, traditions and heritage.