Thangam Thenarasu is an Indian politician who was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Aruppukottai constituency in the 1997-98 by-election anܫd 2006 election. He is the Minister for Finance, Planning, Hꦡuman Resources Management, Pensions and Pensionary Benefits, Statistics, and Archaeology Minister of Tamil Nadu.

He served as the Mini🍌ster for School Education in Tamil Nadu during 2006-11. He stood as a candidate in the newly-created constituency of Tiruchuli for the 2011 elections.