Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Dindigul(Tamil Nadu )
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Party Name :
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Indian National Congress(INC)
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Father’s Name
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Shri N. S. Veerapathira Thevar
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Mother’s Name
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Smt. Subbammal
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Date of Birth
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12.04.1934
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Place of Birth
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Tirumangalam, Distt. Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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10 May 1959
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Sakunthala Chitthan
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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3
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Educational Qualifications
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B.A. (Economics)
Educated at Madura College and Thiagarajar College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
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Profession
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Agriculturist
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Permanent Address |
34, Indira Gandhi Street,
Jawahar Nagar,Thirumangalam,
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Madurai – 625 706 , Tamil Nadu
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Tels. (04549) 282776, (0451) 2434906
Fax.(04549) 282776
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Present Address |
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C-1/10, Tilak Lane,
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New Delhi – 110 001
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Tels. (011) 23782243, 9868180385(M)
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Position Held |
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1967-71 and 1980-89
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Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (three times)
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Deputy Leader of Opposition and Deputy Leader, Congress Legislative Party
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1980-84
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Chairman, Public Accounts Committee, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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1996
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Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
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1996-97
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Leader, Tamil Manila Congress (TMC) Party in Lok Sabha
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2004
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Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
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Member, Committee on Petitions
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Member, Committee on Civil Aviation
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Convenor, Member of Parliament, INC, Tamil Nadu
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15 Jan. 2007
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Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grivances, Law and Justice
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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31 Aug. 2009
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Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
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23 Sep. 2009
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Member, Committee on Petitions
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Convenor, Member of Parliament, INC, Tamil Nadu
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04 Aug 2010
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Member, Standing Commitees on Industries
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Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Orator in Tamil
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Upliftment of the downtrodden and weaker sections, selfless service and striving for integrity and simplicity in public life
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Special Interests
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Art, painting, reading and photography, delivering lectures on topics of national interest on All India Radio and T.V.
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Reading spiritual books
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Sports and Clubs
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Hockey and Basketball
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Countries Visited
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Srilanka, Tajikistan and U.S.A.
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Other Information
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Recipient of Silver Medal by Bureau of Parliamentary Affairs for raising maximum number (more than 7000) of Questions on the Floor of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly during 1967-71; addressed the UN General Assembly in 1997 as member of the Indian Delegation; Served as the General Secretary of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee for 2 Years; and Vice President for one years; President of the Taluk Land Development Bank, Triumangalam, 1968-1970; Director, Tamil Nadu State Land Development Bank, 1968-70
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Reference: Loksabha