Dr E.M. Sudarsana Natchiappanis a politician from Indian National Congressparty and a Member of Parliament representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha
He was also elected to the Lok Sabha from Sivaganga constituency as an Indian National Congresscandidate in 1999 election. He is Advocate in the Supreme Court of India
Sudarsana Natchiappan has addressed the United Nations General Assembly on two occasions, both in October 2008 He was part of the Indian delegation, and gave statements on UN peacekeeping operations and globalisation and independence.
Sudarsana Natchiappan is co-founder and President of the Parliamentarian Forum on Human Rights. The forum is a platform for members of parliament (MPs), cutting across party lines, and catering for the need to discuss and act on human rights violations in the world in general and in India specifically. He became the Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry from 17 June 2013 till 26 May 2014 in Second Manmohan Singh ministry.