Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Karur (Tamil Nadu )
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Party Name :
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK)
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Father’s Name
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Shri Chinnapa Chettiyar
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Venkatammal
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Date of Birth
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24.04.1935
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Place of Birth
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Karur (Tamil Nadu)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. P. Annammal
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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Intermediate
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Profession
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Industrialist
Advocate, Trade Unionist, Writer
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Permanent Address |
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330/1 Chinna Andan Koil Road,
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Karur – 639 001 (Tamil Nadu)
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(04324)240563,240663
Fax: (04324) 240963
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Present Address |
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3-5 North Avenue,
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New Delhi-110 001
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Tels. (011) 23094544, 23094546, 986180696 (M)
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Position Held |
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1986-1991
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Vice Chairman, Karur Municipality
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2004
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Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
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Member, Committee on Rural Development
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Member Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Committee on Industy
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Special Interests
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Travel, music, drama and Tamil literature
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Sports and Clubs
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Member, Madras Race Club
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Countries Visited
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France, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore , Sri Lanka, U.K, and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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Member, (i) PLEX Council (Plastic Exporters Association); (ii) DMK Asset Protection Committee; (iii) DMK , since 1971; (iv) Coffee Board, 2004; Chairman, Sri Palani Dandayudhapani Swami Temple, 1989-91 and 1997-2001; started K.C. Palanisamy & Co. at the age of 26 in 1961; started a unit in 1973 for making new jute bags out of cloth purchased from Calcutta; in 1980, set up a unit at Karur for making polypropylene bags; in 1986, set up a paper bag converting unit; in 1996 set up a unit manufacturing extensible sack kraft paper, using foreign technology; holds 70% share of the country`s cement paper bag market; turnover is Rs. 200 crores; the export turnover is almost Rs. 20 crores; manufactures 12 million paper and polypropylene bags-the highest in the country; recipient of the IT Departments samman award as the highest tax payer in 1994-95 and 1998-99; using the entrepreneurial skills, has created a total asset value of Rs. 250 crore for his company; giving employment to 2200 workers directly and 900 workers indirectly; earned the reputation for excellent human relationship and work atmosphere
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Reference: Loksabha