E. V. Velu (born 15 March 1951) is an Indian Tamil and Minister of Public works, Highways and Minor Ports for Tamilnadu. He served as former Minister for Food in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. He was a former member of Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, from which he won his first election. Velu has been elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party candidate from Thandarambattu constituency, in 1984. In 1997, he joined DMK and got elected from the same constituency in 2001 and 2006. He was subsequently elected twice from Tiruvannamalai constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2011 and 2016. Velu was born in Se. Gudalore on 15 March 1951. From Wikipedia
