Singai G. Ramachandran appointed Chairperson of Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission

The Tamil Nadu government has appointed Singai.G. Ramachandran as Chairperson of Tamil Nadu Startup and Innovation Mission (TANSIM). He had quit the AIADMK and joined the ruling TVK last month in the presence of Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay.A Government Order to his effect has been issued by the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department.According to government sources, as Chairman of TANSIM, his focus will be on strengthening Tamil Nadu’s startup ecosystem by taking entrepreneurship deeper into colleges and districts, strengthening Tier-2 and Tier-3 startup hubs, improving access to mentorship and capital, connecting startups with talent, and building stronger national and global networks for Tamil Nadu’s founders.An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and PSG College of Technology, Ramachandran brings over a decade of entrepreneurial experience spanning consumer businesses, digital media and the D2C sector.He founded Campus Cafe, a college canteen venture, subsequently acquired by Food King in 2017. He later built a portfolio of digital media ventures that today reaches more than 2 crore followers and subscribers across platforms. More recently, he founded a D2C health and wellness food venture that crossed one lakh customers within its first 12 months. He has mentored over 50 startups.Son of former AIADMK Singanallur MLA Singai Govindarajan, Mr. Ramachandran, who holds a Master’s in Business Administration from IIM Ahmedabad, had served as the AIADMK IT wing secretary. He unsuccessfully contested the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha election on an AIADMK ticket. Published - September 02, 2026 08:44 pm IST