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Name: A.S Ponnanna (Ajjikuttira Subbaiah Ponnanna)
Father: A.K Subbaiah (Ajjikutira Kariappa Subbaiah)
Mother: Ajjikutira Ponnamma Subbaiah (Chiyakapoovanda family)
Wife: Kanchan Ponnanna (Padiyanda family)
Children: Aana Ponnanna and Tasha Ponnanna (Students of VII and IX)
Birth: 1974 July 9
Place: Virajpet, Kodagu District
Education: Nursery at Mahila Samaja, Virajpet. Schooling at Gulabi School, Bharatiya Samskrutika Vidyapeeta, New Public School and Florence School, Bengaluru. PUC at the Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society. Law Degree from the Government Law College
Profession: Enrolled as an advocate in 1997
Website: https://asponnanna.com
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The most-followed politician in Kodagu

Legal advisor to CM. Cabinet rank

A few highlights of the professional career

• Shot to fame with the 2009-10 disqualification of Legislators
• Appointed as Chief Government Advocate in 2013
• Appointed as Additional Advocate General on July 9, 2014
• Appointed as Additional Advocate General I in 2018
• During this period, the handling of the Arkavathi Layout De-notification issue and the Nageshwara Swamiji rape case as a Special Public Prosecutor, the Upa Lokayuktha Justice Subhash Adi resignation issue on behalf of the Hob’ble Speaker and in the Rs.1,00,000 Crore Forest Development Tax issue and the case challenging the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), his reputation as an advocate soared.
• Appointed as a Designated Senior Advocate by the High Court of Karnataka in November 2018.
• Appointed as the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee’s Legal, Human Rights and RTI Cell in 2020.
• Appointed as the Congress Party Spokesperson in 2020.

Prominent legal fights for social causes

• Successful litigation in the Gun License Exemption case on behalf of the Federation of Kodava Samajas and Kodava National Council.
• Successful in obtaining direction from the High Court of Karnataka for a fresh report on providing Scheduled Tribe status for Kodavas.
• Obtained stay on the appointments made by the Government to the Takacauvery Temple administration which did not provide representation for Kodavas.
• Argued on behalf of the Bengaluru Kodava Samaj for securing the seven-acre property in its name.
• Successfully defended Congress Party workers and leaders in the PayCM poster case.
• Successfully stayed the lower court order in the Bharat Jodo song copyright case. Arguments in High Court upheld.
• Provided legal support to the people of Kerekad Colony (Aruvathoklu Gram Panchayat) for seeking basic infrastructure from the authorities.
• Legal aid to the Kodagu District Lorry Drivers and Owners Association.
• Sponsored the cause of the Scheduled Tribes for their basic rights by providing them with legal aid.
• To help provide basic facilities for the tribals of Bambukad, Karekandi, Majjigala elephant camp, Chenihadlu, Aayirasulli, and Jangalladi haadis official help was provided through the good offices of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Wildlife.
• Legal fight in the Tiptur court on behalf of NSUI workers.
• Legal aid for people to obtain their Pouthi Kathas so that the benefit of liberalizing the rules around Pouthi to reach the common citizens.

Some of the social works undertaken in Kodagu

• Distributed blankets, jackets, footwear and other basic essentials to hundreds of advocates in Kodagu during the 2018 floods after taking over as the Kodagu District Advocates Academy. Financial aid was provided to advocates in need.
• Established the AK Subbaiah-Ponnamma Endowment and Educational Trust in 2020 in memory of his late parents.
• During the Covid pandemic, arranged for providing food to hundreds of labourers and workers each day. Provided rail tickets and arranged for transport of labourers to get back to their native places.
• Provided more than 10,000 food kits to the needy during the three waves of Covid pandemic in Kodagu.
• Started ambulance service for patients during Covid pandemic. Provided Oxygen concentrators and Remdesivir injections for those in need.
• Financial aid to several Cancer patients for their treatment.
• Financial aid for the treatment of mentally ill children.
• Several specially-abled persons provided with aid in cash and kind.
• Sponsored the causes of Babu Jagajivanram Women’s Group in Shiva Colony.
• Support to the Kail Podh celebrations by the Sri Kaveri Kodava Sangha in Bengaluru.

• Aid to the family of Dasa, the Jenu Kuruba tribe member of Bommadu haadi, who died in a tiger attack.
• Provided food kits to specially-abled persons in Virajpet and Ponnampet through the AK Subbaiah-Ponnamma Endowment and Educational Trust in association with the Divyangara Okkuta.
• Sponsored the felicitation of Covid Warriors by the Karnataka Dalita Sangarsha Samiti.
• Legal and bureaucratic fight to release the grant announced for the Community Hall in Maidebedu, Mayamudi.
• Provided aid to the newly established Savita Samaja Sangha in Gonikoppal, Ponnampet.
• Support to the newly established Pragathi Auto Drivers and Owners Association at the APMC Yard in Gonikoppal.
• Sponsored the cause of Ambala Mahila Samaja programe in Nelji village, Madikeri.
• Personal financial aid to the family of Ganesh (Putta), a labourer who died in a tiger attack.
• Arranged for grants of Rs.4 lakh for the Kodava Samaj from MLC funds
• Arranged grants of Rs.3 lakh for the Gowda Samaj from the MLC fund
• Arranged for grants of Rs.2 lakh for Backward Classes Bhavan from MLC fund
• Financial aid and support for basic needs to a specially-abled woman in B Shettigeri, Gonikoppal.

Some of the contributions in the field of education

• Scholarship of Rs.10,000 each to female students annually who have joined Degree courses. In 2021 scholarship was provided to 45 students and 67 students received the scholarship in the year 2022. They will all receive the scholarship for three years.
• On August 27, on the occasion of the birthday celebrations of AK Subbaiah, 67 female students were provided with a scholarship of Rs.10,000 each.
• Helped students from Kodagu secure admission and seats in sports hostels, colleges, prominent schools and law colleges in Bengaluru and other places.
• In order to develop the dilapidated Janata High School in Hudikeri, managed to bring a grant of Rs.10 lakh from the Legislator’s fund from the MLC from Kolar.
• Sponsored the cause to provide basic necessities for the KB High School in Kuttandi village.
• Helped rejuvenate infrastructure of several Government schools with personal financial assistance.
• Helped provide basic infrastructure for several schools in Kodagu.

Programmes to provide basic infrastructure

• New road built in Chembu village with personal finance without the help of Government or authorities
• Road built in Dabbadka village where no road existed
• Two roads built with personal funds in two villages of Kodagu; Chembu and Dabbadka
• A bore well in Maldare to provide drinking water facility for 2,500 people.
• Attempt to provide drinking water though bore well in Birunani village.
• Two bore wells dug with personal funds in Maldare and Birunani villages
• Programme to provide basic infrastructure for the people in Kunda Eejur colony in Haturu, Ponnampet block.
• Programme to provide rehabilitation for the Adivasis of Haadugundi haadi in Balele.
• Blankets and waterproof tarpaulins were provided to hundreds of people in various villages across the Kodagu district during the floods.

Some of the contributions in medical and health

• Dialysis machine worth Rs.6.5 lakh provided to the American Hospital in Ammatti.
• Financial aid to HH Mallesh, of Shiva Colony, who was in need of medical help.
• Financial aid to former Soldier Matranda Vasanth who needs medical help after an accident.
• Support to the eye donation, organ donation and cadaver donation programme organized by the Lion’s Club and Karnataka Dalit Sangarsha Samiti.
• Provided Laptop and printer to the Divyangara Okkuta.

Service to temples and religious institutions

• Donations and contributions to over 50 temples in Kodagu
• Contributed donations to scores of public Ganesha Festivals across Kodagu. Participated in dozens of public Ganesha Chaturti festivals as chief guest
• Provided tiles and other construction materials for the rebuilding/rejuvenation of several temples in Kodagu.
Sponsored the celebration of public Ganesha Chaturti in Virajpet’s Urs Nagar
• Provided support for the celebration of public Ganeshotsava at Gandhinagar, Virajpet by the Sri Ganapati Seva Samiti.
• Sponsored the cause of the Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam programme in Siddapura.
• Contributed to the Onam Celebrations at Chennayana Kote by the Hindu Malayali Samiti.
• Extended support to the Sri Vinayaka Yuva Samiti’s Ganeshotsava programme in Shivakeri, Virajpet.
• Sponsored the Hindu Malayali Samaj’s Onam celebrations in Gonikoppa.
• Sponsored the cause of Anna Santarpana at Talacauvery for devotees.

• Extended support for the Sri Narayana Guru Jayanti and Onam celebrations by the Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Samste, Ponnampet.
• Contributed for the rejuvenation of the Vishnu Temple in Begur village in Hudikeri Panchayat.
• Donation to the Chavundi temple at Chinivada village in Hudikeri which was damaged due to tree-fall
• Donation for the rejuvenation of Pattalamma Devi temple in Hudikeri
• Materials provided for the rejuvenation of the Sri Govindaswamy temple at Nadikeri.
• Donation for the construction of the compound wall for the Sri Koragajja Temple at Sampaje.
• Contribution for the construction of the Sri Narayanan Guru Community Hall for SNDP at Gonikoppal.
• Contribution for the rejuvenation of the Sri Muttappa Temple in Maldare.
• Humble contribution for the rejuvenation and re-consecration of the Mooteri Bhagavathi Temple at East Kolakeri, Napoklu.
• Contribution for the Sri Eshwara Igguthappa Temple Ashtabandha Brahma Kalasotshava.
• Donation for the rejuvenation of the Jodubetti temple in Ponnampet
• Donation for the construction of the Diamond Jubilee Hall at the Kolakeri Sri Bhagavathi Temple.

Some of the contributions to sports

• Sponsored the All Sports Football Club’s 7s Football Tournament in Gonikoppal.
• Sponsored the coconut shooting competition on the occasion of Thok Namme festival in Mayamudi.
• Sponsored the State-level Shooting Competition organized by the Nalnad Planters Recreation Association.
• Sponsored the Pandanda Kuttappa hockey tournament in Ponnampet.
• Sponsored the 18th Kodagu District Muslim Cricket Cup organized by the SRS Cricketers, Murnad and the Kodagu Muslim Sports Association.
• Sponsored the State-level coconut shooting competition organized at Mayamudi by the Iron Sports Shooters Association on the occasion of Thok Namme.
• Sponsored the Chowrira Cup Footall and Hockey tournaments in Murnad.
• Sponsored the coconut shooting competition at Kadanga village.
• Sponsored the Cricket tournament organized by the Kaikeri Youth Club.
• Sponsored the 6th Gonikoppa Premier League tournament organized by the 7 Star Youth Wing.
• Sponsored the Ponnampet Cricket Tournament.
• Sponsored the Hockey, Throwball and Volleyball tournaments organized by the Kudiya community at Kakkabe village.
• Sponsored the Family Cricket Tournament of the Ezhava community.
• Sponsored the Holi Cup football tournament organized by the Coorg Charmers Football Club.
• Sponsored the Flood-lit Invitational Mat Kabbaddi tournament at Kushalnagar.
• Sponsored the Suggi-2022 Sports festival organized by the South Kodagu Vokkaliga Yuva Vedike.
• Sponsored the Kodava Family Cricket Tournament at T Shettigeri.
• Sponsored the Nalnad Kodava Cup Hockey tournament organized by the Nalnad Planters Association, Napoklu.
• Sponsored the Kallubane Premier League Cricket tournament organized by the Kallubane Youth Association.
• Sponsored the 20th Kodava Cricket Namme Porkuvanda Cup tournament.
• Sponsored the Champions League Cricket tournament Gonikoppal.