The founder of the farm is Kuttappalayam K.N.Swaminathan who served as the chairman of “The live stock development committee of the government of tamilnadu” for a decade. he was the member of the lower house in the government of tamilnadu for the period 1967 – 1971 . He brought in various legislations for protecting the indigenous kangayam race from extinction. Due to the love and interest he had for the kangayam cows the honorable chief minister Dr.Arignar C.N.Annadurai appointed K.N.Saminathan as the vice chairman of the tamilnadu live stock development committee.
Senaapathy Kangayam Cattle Research Foundation is headed by its Chairman, the founders son Mr. K. Saminathan Sivasenapathy and managed by Mr.Karthikeya Sivasenapathy, Managing Trustee.