Maran Murasoli Biography

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Maran,Shri Murasoli Constituency   : Chennai Central (Tamil Nadu ) Party Name : Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK) Email Address : [email protected]

Father’s Name Shri Shanmuga Sundaram Date of Birth 17.08.1934 Place of Birth Vill. Thirukkuvalai, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 15 Sep 1963 Spouse’s Name Smt. Mallika Maran No. of Sons 2 No.of Daughters 1 Educational Qualifications M.A. Educated at Pachaiyappa`s College and Law College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) Profession Journalist Social Worker Permanent Address 12, IInd Street, Gopalapuram, Chennai- 600086 (Tamil Nadu) (044) 8275061,8278208 Present Address 8, Krishna Menon Marg, New Delhi – 110011 (011) 3010748, 3015876, 3012302(FAX) Position Held

1967 Elected to 4th Lok Sabha

1971 Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (2nd term)

1977-95 Member, Rajya Sabha (three terms)

Member, Committee on Public Undertakings (three terms)

1980-82 Member, General Purposes Committee

1980-82 and 1991-95 Member, Committee on Public Accounts

1982-83 and 1987-88 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (two terms)

1988-89 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation

1989-90 Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development

1992-93 Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire into irregularities in the securities and banking transactions

1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term)

1996 onwards Leader, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (D.M.K.) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

1996-98 Union Cabinet Minister, Industry

1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term)

1998-99 Member, General Purposes Committee

Member, Committee on Commerce

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs

Member, Committee on Public Accounts

1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term)

Leader, D.M.K. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

13 Oct. 1999 onwards Union Cabinet Minister, Commerce and Industry

Member, General Purposes Committee

Book Published A number of books on politics and short story collections in Tamil. A book entitled, `State Autonomy – Manila Suyatchi`, is a research work on Centre-State Relations; Dravida Iyakka Varalaru Vol. I on History of the Dravidian Movement – another research work about its genesis and growth Literary Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Journalist, author and screen-playwright; provided screen-play and dialogues for more than 20 films in Tamil; produced five and directed two films; Conferred the title Kalai-Mamani by the Sangeet Natak Academy in 1975; Awarded, (i)President`s Certificate of Merit; and (ii) Tamil Nadu Government Award for three best feature films; Edited, (i) Murasoli daily – a newspaper in Tamil; and (ii) The Rising Sun – a weekly in English; and Publisher of Kunguman, Muththaram, Vannathirai and Sumangali (all in Tamil) Social And Cultural Activities Founder – Member and the first President, Madras Press Club; Trustee, Pachaiyappa`s Trust Board, 1970-78; and its President in 1976 Sports and Clubs Member, India International Centre, New Delhi Countries Visited Widely travelled; Member, (i) Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, London, 1989; and (ii) Indian Delegation to Germany and Ireland, 1994 Other Information Arrested in 1965 during anti-Hindi agitation for his articles; detained for a year under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during Emergency; Participated in, (i) International Seminar of Harvard University conducted by Dr. Henry Kissinger, 1968; (ii) Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme, Templeton College, Oxford University, 1998; (iii) Harvard International Workshop on Privatization, Regulatory Reform and Corporate Governance, HIID, Harvard University, 1998; and (iv) Harvard Programme on Macro-economic Policy and Management, HIID, Harvard University, 1999; Actively associated with the Dravidian Movement and the D.M.K. Party since student days; Member, Executive Committee and the General Council, D.M.K. Party

Reference: Loksabha