G. Viswanathan
Govindasamy Viswanathan, is the founder and chancellor of Vellore Institute of Technology in India, was born on 8 December 1938 in a remote village in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.He served as a Member of Parliament and as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Anaicut constituency in the 1980 election and from Arcot constituency in 1991 election.
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Viswanathan in October 2016 | |
| Born | Govindasamy Viswanathan 8 December 1938 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai Madras University |
| Occupation(s) | Founder & Chancellor, VIT University |
| Years active | 1967 – present |
| Spouse | Rajeswari (deceased) |
| Children | G.V. Sankar, G.V. Sampath, Sekar Viswanathan, and G.V. Selvam |
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