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Father's Name
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Shri Subburaman
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Kaliyammal
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Date of Birth
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07 May 1949
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Place of Birth
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Theeyathoor, Distt. Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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04 Sep 1978
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Spouse's Name
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Smt. Jayanthi
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No. of Sons
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3
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No.of Daughters
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2
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Educational
Qualifications
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M.A., B.L.
Educated at Madras University, Chennai and Venkateshwara University,
Tirupathi (Tamil Nadu)
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Profession
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Advocate
Agriculturist, Journalist, Social Worker
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Permanent Address
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Vill. & P.O. Theeyathur, Avudaiyarkovil
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Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
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08870933337 (M)
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Positions Held
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1977-99
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Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (six terms)
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1977-80
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Deputy Speaker, Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assembly
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Chairman, House Committee
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1977-84
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Chairman, Committee in State Legislatures
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1980-88
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Cabinet Minister, Tamil Nadu
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1989-91
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Deputy Leader of Opposition, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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1999
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Elected to 13th Lok Sabha
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1999-2000
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Member, Committee on External Affairs
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Leader, MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Parliamentary Party,
Lok Sabha
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2000-2002
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance
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1 July 2002 - 28 Jan. 2003
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Shipping
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29 Jan. 2003 - May 2004
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Union Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
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May, 2019
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Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
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13 Sept. 2019 onwards
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Member, Standing Committee on Industry
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09 Oct. 2019 onwards
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Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
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Books Published
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“Akkarai Seemayil Arru Varangal” (in Tamil)
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Founder and Editor of Weekly Newspaper “Pon Manam”
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Social And Cultural Activities
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Founder of “Bharat Ratna” Dr. MGR Trust which helps the poor, downtrodden and
orphan students
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Special Interests
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Interested in sports and culture;
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Favourite Pastime and Recreation
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Book reading, travelling and social work
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Sports and Clubs
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Interested in sports; volleyball, football and badminton
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Countries Visited
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Widely visited
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Other Information
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Student leader during school and college days; Youth Wing leader in AIADMK during Dr. MGRs
time, founder leader and General Secretary of MGR Anna D.M. Kazhagam
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