TAGDV 2025 Election – Candidate Profiles

Thank you to all TAGDV members for your overwhelming response and interest in participating in TAGDV governance. Your engagement strengthens our community and democratic process.

Please review the candidate profiles below before casting your vote. We remind all members not to succumb to any form of undue pressure, intimidation, or harassment from individuals or groups. Think carefully and vote confidently.

Administrative Body Position Candidates
EC – President
  1. Ravichandran Raju
  2. Vasudevan Varadarajan
EC – Vice-President
  1. Gobi Karthirvel
  2. Karthik Sundaram
EC – Secretary
  1. Bhoovaragan Parthasarathy
  2. Swathika Jeyaprataban
EC – Member at Large
  1. Balamurugan Lakshmanan
  2. Bhageswari Dhanasekaran
  3. Krishna Prasad Packirisamy
  4. Manoseelan Arumuganainar
  5. Murugan Madhupatti Shanmugam
  6. Nallasamy Ramsamy
  7. Nirmalkumar Satchithanandam
  8. SatishKumar PalaniGounder Ramasamy
  9. Sharmila Manokaran
  10. Subramanian Narayanaswamy
Tamil School Board
  1. Balaji Singaram
  2. ObuliSundar Venkataraman
  3. Poonguzali Krishanmoorthy
  4. Rajaprabhu Durairaj
  5. Senthilkumar Subramanian

Welcome to the home page of Tamil Association of Greater Delaware Valley (TAGDV), one of the oldest Tamil organizations in USA. TAGDV was founded in 1970 by Indian expatriates from Tamil Nadu, India and serves the geographical tri-state area around Philadelphia includes the South East PA, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware.

The Tamil Association of Greater Delaware Valley (TAGDV) is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and/or scientific purposes under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Membership Count as of May 2025

Life Members – 364
Annual Members – 954
Total members – 1318
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Welcome to the home page of Tamil Association of Greater Delaware Valley (TAGDV), one of the oldest Tamil organizations in USA. TAGDV was founded in 1970 by Indian expatriates from Tamil Nadu, India and serves the geographical tri-state area around Philadelphia includes the South East PA, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware.

The Tamil Association of Greater Delaware Valley (TAGDV) is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, and/or scientific purposes under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.


TAGDV Emergency Support

We have launched “TAGDV Emergency Support” to provide support and guidance to our members and the Tamil community in the tri-state area, in case of emergency.

We provide advice and guidance on handling an emergency situation (free of cost). We also connect you to a TAGDV volunteer who is specialized to help address your situation.

Visit TAGDV Emergency Support for more details and to reach out to us in case of emergency.

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