Vanathi Srinivasan (/ʋaːnati/) is an Indian politician and a lawyer.^[1] She has practiced law in Madras High Court since 1993.^[2] She is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Coimbatore South constituency.^[3] She currently serves as National President of the Women's Wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is member of Central Election Committee of Bharatiya Janata Party since 2022.^[4][5]

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Vanathi Srinivasan was born on 6 June 1970 to Kandasamy and Poovathal in Uliyampalayam Village near Thondamuthur block in Coimbatore. She is the eldest child in her family and she has a brother named Shiva Kumar. She did her schooling at Thondamuthur Higher Secondary School. She went on to pursue her UG program in Chemistry from PSG College of Arts and Science. She graduated from Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai in 1993 and went on to achieve a master's degree in law from the University of Madras in the branch of International Constitution in 1995.^[6]

Vanathi is married to Su. Srinivasan. They have two sons.^[7][8]

Vanathi is a lawyer by profession.^[9] She started her professional career in 1993, working for Shri. B. S. Gnanadesikan, Senior Advocate (Formerly Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President). She has been practicing law in Chennai High Court for more than two decades. Vanathi was also a Standing Counsel for Southern Railway and Union Government, she was a former state secretary of BJP Tamil Nadu and also served as board member of Central Board of Film Certification.^[10][11] She contested in 2011 & 2016 Tamil Nadu State Assembly election as BJP candidate.

Vanathi Srinivasan's association with the BJP spans more than three decades. She has been a member of BJP since 1993 and has held various positions in the party since 1999.^[12] She was appointed a State Secretary of the BJP Tamil Nadu in 2013 and continued until 2014 when she was appointed the General Secretary of the BJP Tamil Nadu, a post she continued until June 2020 when she was elevated as the State Vice President of the BJP Tamil Nadu.^[13] On 28 October 2020, Bharatiya Janata Party National President Jagat Prakash Nadda appointed Vanathi Srinivasan as the National President of the BJP Mahila Morcha.^[14][15][16] She was added into Central Election Committee of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2022.^[4][5]

Vanathi founded Thamarai Shakthi Trust – an NGO working for Women Empowerment.^[7][27] She was the State Organiser for Sister Nivedita 150th Birth Anniversary Celebrations.^[28] Vanathi supported Asian games medallist Santhi Soundarajan's Justice for Santhi campaign to end the sex verification test for women in sports. She also initiated water conservation projects in Coimbatore to protect the local water bodies.^[29]