▁cont ested ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁election ▁from ▁the ▁I la iy ang udi ▁constitu ency ▁as ▁a ▁DM K ▁candidate . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁res igned ▁from ▁DM K ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁M LA . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁AD M K ▁and ▁cont ested ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Indian ▁general ▁elections ▁from ▁the ▁S iv ag anga ▁parliament ary ▁constitu ency . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁National ▁Congress ▁( IN C ) ▁candidate ▁P . ▁Ch id amb aram ▁in ▁a ▁close ▁election . ▁ ▁K ann app an   — ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁mother , ▁two ▁brothers , ▁two ▁sister s ▁and ▁mother - in - law   — ▁were ▁among ▁several ▁former ▁DM K ▁legisl ators ▁charged ▁of ▁having ▁assets ▁dis pro port ion ate ▁to ▁their ▁known ▁income ▁by ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁Police ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁issue ▁had ▁first ▁been ▁investigate ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁all ▁charges ▁were ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁the ▁courts ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁evidence , ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁mother ▁had ▁died . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : All ▁India ▁Anna ▁D rav ida ▁Mun net ra ▁Kaz h ag am ▁polit icians ▁Category : State ▁cabinet ▁minister s ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁T amil ▁N