Know your Politician
 |
|
Constituency : |
Ramanathapuram(Tamil Nadu )
|
|
Party Name :
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(AIADMK)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Father’s Name
|
Shri K. Karuppiah Thevar
|
|
Mother’s Name
|
Smt. Ammalu
|
|
Date of Birth
|
01.06.1937
|
|
Place of Birth
|
Andakkudi, Distt. Sivagangai (Tamil Nadu)
|
|
Marital Status
|
Married
|
|
Date of Marriage
|
03 Apr 1963
|
|
Spouse’s Name
|
Smt. Rajeswari Malaisamy
|
|
|
|
|
No.of Daughters
|
1
|
|
Educational Qualifications
|
M.A., B.L., M.B.A., Ph.D.
Educated at Madras University, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
|
|
Profession
|
Advocate
Agriculturist, Civil Servant, Farmer
|
|
Permanent Address |
|
89, AC IInd Street, Annanagar,
|
|
Chennai- 600040, Tamil Nadu
|
(044) 6269595, 6263736,
FAX: 6269595
|
|
|
Present Address |
|
111, South Avenue,
|
|
New Delhi – 110011
|
|
(011) 23794258
|
|
|
Position Held |
|
|
|
1999
|
Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
|
|
|
1999-2000
|
Member, Committee on Industry
|
|
|
|
Member, Committee on Petitions
|
|
|
|
Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local Area Development
Scheme
|
|
|
2000-2004
|
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport
|
|
|
|
Book Published
|
|
Author of two books in Tamil; published several articles in English in a number of journals
|
|
Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
|
An inter-college debator possessed with an art of speaking from the very boyhood; considered to be
one of the excellent orators in Tamil and while in service as an I.A.S. officer, his oratory skill had won
acclaim from Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu; even today the speeches and interviews in Tamil are well
received by the public, academic circles, media, literary circles, etc.
|
|
Social And Cultural Activities
|
Deeply engaged in fulfilling the objectives of various social and cultural organisations;
President, Residents Welfare Association, Annanagar, Chennai; Former President, Tower Club,
Annanagar, Chennai; Chairman, Indian Institute of Public Administration, Regional Branch, Tamil
Nadu
|
|
Special Interests
|
To uplift the rural downtrodden; to have meaningful interesting interactions, discussions, seminars
and to participate in public speaking on demand
|
|
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
|
|
Morning walk, jogging, practice of Yoga, Reading
|
|
Sports and Clubs
|
A lover of sports and games; played football and hockey at the State level during school and
college days
|
|
Countries Visited
|
|
Widely travelled
|
|
Other Information
|
As a senior I.A.S. officer for 32 years, worked as Home Secretary, Tamil Nadu for 3 years;
Election Commissioner, Tamil Nadu for 4 years; District Collector in Tamil Nadu; Commissioner,
Municipal Corporation, Chennai and Madurai in Tamil Nadu; Member, (i) Indian Institute of
Public Administration, New Delhi; (ii) Election Commission; also worked as Chairman/Managing
Director of number of Public Undertakings and as heads of several departments and earned the
name as an honest, upright, fairminded, effective, independent, bold administrator; awarded Ph.D.
degree by Madras University, Chennai, for research on Public Administration—‘Conciliation in the
Settlement of Industrial Disputes’
|
|
|
|
|
Reference: Loksabha