A. Perumal was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 candidate from Mudukulathur constituency

Mudukulathur (State Assembly Constituency)

Mudukulathur is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a component of Ramanathapuram Lok sabha constituency.Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :- References :...

 in 1957 election. He was one of the two winners from the same constituency in that election, the other being U. Muthuramalinga Thevar from the same party. He won 1962 election from Tiruchili constituency as a Forward Bloc candidate.