Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu )
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Party Name :
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Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(MDMK)
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Father’s Name
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Shri Loganathan
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Govindammal
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Date of Birth
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24.04.1934
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Place of Birth
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Kannanthangudi, Keelaiyur, Orathanadu Taluk, Distt. Thanjavur (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. Kamala
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No. of Sons
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2
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A., B.L.
Educated at Jammal Mohammed College, Tiruchirappalli and Law College, Chennai
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Profession
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Social Worker
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Permanent Address |
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15/28, Green House Apartments,
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Mc. Donald`s Road,
Cantonment Tiruchirappalli – 620 001
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(0431)2466555
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Present Address |
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C-1/24, Pandara Park,
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New Delhi 110 003
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Tels. (011) 23782714, 9868180422 (M)
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Position Held |
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1967,1971 and 1989
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Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (three terms)
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1980-86
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Member, Rajya Sabha
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1986
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Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Council
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2004
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Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
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Leader, M.D.M.K. Parliamentary Party
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Member, Committee on Rural Development
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Member, Committee of Privileges
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5 Aug. 2007 onwards
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Member, Committee on Social Justice & Empowerment
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Book Published
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Crusade against Hindi Imperialism; also written and published more than a dozen books both in English and Tamil
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Other Information
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Skilled orator in Tamil and English; won many prizes for writing and oration; selected as university orator in the year 1962-63; a student leader and spear-headed Anti-Hindi Agitation of 1965 which led to Bilingual Policy of Tamil Nadu State; courted imprisonment more than 20 times due to his participation in political movements and agitations; held high positions right from his political career in Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (D.M.K.)
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Reference: Loksabha