IIM grad prefers politics to placements

G. Ramachandran (27) completed his MBA from Indian Institute of Management – Ahmedabad in March this year and his career plans are not the same as his batch mates.

He decided not to take part in the institute’s placement programme as he wants to pursue a career in politics. Son of late P. Govindaraj (also known as Singai Govindarajan), who was MLA of Singanallur Assembly constituency from 1991 to 1996, Mr. Ramachandran is a member of the youth wing of AlADMK.

He completed his school and college studies in Coimbatore and worked in a start-up firm here for three years before joining the IIM-A.

Mr. Ramachandran joined the youth wing of the party nearly seven years ago and since then he has taken part in party activities whenever he had time. Even when he came home last year for summer vacation, he had taken part in the party’s election campaign.

“As a member of the youth wing, I had taken part in election campaigns and party activities earlier too,” he says.

Tough call

“It was a tough call not to take part in the placement process as it meant choosing not to take a job that was readily available. Also, I need to support my family. But, I want to make an impact, work for the society. Hence, I decided to continue working for the party full-time,” he says.

He plans to start a canteen from July this year at a private college here and develop it as theme-based one.

While this will be the “economic engine” to meet his family’s financial needs, he wants to reach out and network with youngsters who are interested in joining politics, leverage technology to take the Government initiatives to the people, and work on youth employment and education.

In his second year, he chose electives related to communication as he had already decided to have a career in politics after completing the course.

He plans to meet the AIADMK district leaders to request them for an opportunity to work for the party. “If given an opportunity, I would like to work in technology-related areas, train youth, and get involved in youth employment and education since I have the experience in these areas,” he says.