K. A. Sengottaiyan saw 101x more Wikipedia readers than usual

What this article is

Kullampalayam Arthanari Sengottaiyan, better known as K. A. Sengottaiyan, is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu, who has been serving as a minister of revenue in the Government of Tamil Nadu since 10 May 2026. He is also the leader of the house in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and the chief coordinator of the high level administrative committee of Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK). He has had a long political career spanning over five decades, primarily with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). He was expelled from the AIADMK and later joined the TVK in November 2025.

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