S. K. Paramasivan was a veteran cooperator, agricultural leader, and parliamentarian from Western Tamil Nadu. He played a key role in building the dairy cooperative network in Erode and Salem districts, establishing processing plants, and laying the groundwork for the Aavin dairy brand under the Anand Pattern.
- February 24, 1919 – September 18, 2022
- Completed secondary and higher education in Coimbatore district; specialized in agricultural trade and milk collection systems.
- Place of Origin: Born in Chinniampalayam, Erode district, Tamil Nadu.
- Founder and President of the Erode District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union
- Board Director of the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Limited (Aavin)
- President of the Coimbatore District Central Cooperative Bank
- Member of Parliament (5th Lok Sabha from Tiruchengode)
- Architect of the Erode Dairy Co-op Movement: Successfully introduced the "Anand Pattern" dairy cooperative model to Western Tamil Nadu, uniting primary milk producers in rural villages into district unions and providing direct market access to urban centers.
- Agricultural Credit Expansion: Strengthened institutional loan disbursement for small-scale turmeric, cotton, and sugarcane farmers through district central cooperative banks, freeing them from high-interest private lenders.
- Operational guidelines, policy addresses, and regional whitepapers on dairy co-op management and rural milk collection logistics in Tamil Nadu.
- Centenarian Cooperator Honors: Felicitated by state cooperative federations for over seven decades of continuous public service to rural farmers.
- Honored as the "Father of the Erode Dairy Movement."