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Father's Name
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Late Shri Murasoli Maran
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Mallika Maran
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Date of Birth
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05 Dec 1966
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Place of Birth
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Kumbakonam, Distt. Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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26 Aug 1994
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Priya Dayanidhi Maran
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No. of Sons
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1
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No.of Daughters
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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B.A. (Economics)
Educated at Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Profession
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Businessperson
Publisher
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Permanent Address
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No. 4, Second Avenue,
Boat Club Road,
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R.A. Puram,
Chennai - 600 028, Tamil Nadu
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Tel. (044) 24371515
Fax. (044) 24371616, 09840022728 (M)
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Positions Held
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2004
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Elected to 14th Lok Sabha
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May 2004 -13 May 2007
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Union Cabinet Minister, Communications and Information Technology
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2009
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Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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31 May 2009-19 July 2011
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Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles
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May, 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
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24 July 2019 onwards
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Member, Committee on Estimates
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13 Sept. 2019 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Contributed several articles and editorials to "Murasoli", the DMK party newspaper and a leading Tamil daily and to "Kungumam" a leading Tamil Weekly; and associated with print media and information technology for the last 13 years
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Have been involved in social and public service from a young age, organising welfare and medical Camps
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Special Interests
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Avide Technology enthusiast & short wave radio/HAM Operator
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Keen interest in Current Affairs, Commerce, Finance, Global Trade and Information Technology
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Sports and Clubs
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Cricket, golf, tennis, snookers and rifle shooting
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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As Minister of Communications and Information Technology, was instrumental in catalyzing a large amount of Foreign Direct Investments into Communication and Information Technology Sector of the country and persuaded many multinational telecom companies including Nokia, Motorola, Ericsson, Flextronics and Dell to set up units in the country; introduced `One Rupee One India` Plan across the country and rolled back, and achieved, the target of 250 million (against 75 million in May, 2004) telephone connections from Dec. 2007 to Dec. 2010; and participated in various Business and Management Programmes; and also attended Owner/President Management Programme, Harvard University, USA
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