Ponmudi (born Deivasigamani K, 19 August 1950, ) was the minister for higher education in Tamil Nadu state of India from 2006 to 2011.
He was born in T.
Edaiyar in the Villupuram district.
He has a bachelor's degree in law, a master's degree in history, political science and public Administration and a doctorate in political science.
He is an alumunus of Annamalai University.
Before entering professional politics, he was a professor in the Villupuram government college.
He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly five times.
From 1989 to 1991 during Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam rule he was the Minister for Health and from 1996 to 2001 he was Minister for Transport and Highways.
He authored a book titled Dravidian Movement in India and Black Movement in the U.S.A.