Know your Politician
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Constituency : |
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu )
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Party Name :
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(AIADMK)
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Father’s Name
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Thiru. Raman
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Date of Birth
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24.06.1945
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Place of Birth
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Irumbedu Village, Madurantakam Taluk, Chingelput District (Tamil Nadu)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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09 Aug 1967
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Spouse’s Name
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Smt. Munirathinam
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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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Permanent Address |
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R-3, 12th Street, Devaraj Nagar, Madampakkam,Tamdaram
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Kanchepuram District, Tamil Nadu
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Present Address |
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AB-17, Tilak Marg,
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New Delhi – 110001
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(011) 23782834
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Position Held |
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1989
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Founder, General-Secretary, Pattali Makkal Katchi (P.M.K)
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1998
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Elected to 12th Lok Sabha
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1999
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Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare (Independent
Charge)
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2001
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Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha(2nd term)
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2002 onwards
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Member, Committee on Food, Civil Supplies and Public Distribution
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Social And Cultural Activities
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General-Secretary, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Employees Association
Co-ordination Committee Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, 1974-87; Formed Dalit
People`s Front in 1980 and worked as its Convenor
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Special Interests
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Community Service
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Countries Visited
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Japan, Libya, Havana, Barbados and New York; Attended/Participated in (i) Social Justice
Conference, Tripoli (Libya), 1987; (ii) NAM Summit Conference, Havana (Cuba), 1998;
(iii) Commonwelath Countries Conference, Barbados (Carrebian); (iv) UN Conference on
Population, New York, 1999; Visited Japan to study the problems of Burakumins, coutner-
parts of Indian Dalits, 1985
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Other Information
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Served (i) Post and Telegraph Department (P&T), 1963-87; (ii) Deputation to Indian Army
during Indo-Pak War, 1969-74; (iii) Secretary, Tamil Nadu Cricle Postal Union, National
Federation of Postal Union (NFPTE) till 1987; Awarded Sainik Sewa Medal with a citation
by the President of India for meritorious service
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Reference: Loksabha