The Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) (transl. Tamil State Congress (Moopanar);abbr.TMC(M)) is an Indian regional political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. It was founded by the former member of parliament of the Republic of India G. K. Moopanar on 29 March 1996 as a breakaway faction from the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.
Aarani,officially spelled as Arni,and also known as Periya Aarani,is a major commercial,industrial and cultural hub and also a divisional headquarter in the Thiruvanamalai district of Tamil Nadu,India. The town is the second largest urban center next to the district headquarters,Thiruvannamalai,and is administered by a selection grade municipality. Aarani is home to silk weaving,spinning mills and agricultural industries. Famous Aarani silk and a paddy variety named Aarani Ponni,known for its rich aroma,originates from Aarani. The town is often nicknamed as The Silk City. Aarani also has a rich cultural heritage as it is a major center of Tamil Jainism.
A.K.S. Vijayan is an Indian Politician and a former Member of Parliament of India. He was elected from the Nagapattinam constituency of Tamil Nadu as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party three times in 1999,2004 and 2009 respectively. He is the son of veteran Communist leader and former Tamil Nadu MLA,A. K. Subbiah and S. Subbammal.
Erode Venkata Krishnasamy Sampath Elangovan is an Indian politician who is a current member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly,representing the Erode East Assembly constituency. He previously represented the Gobichettipalayam Lok Sabha constituency of Tamil Nadu and was the Textiles Minister for the Union Government between 2004 and 2009,in Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Government. He is a member of the Indian National Congress party.
S.K. Karvendhan started his political career at the age of 18 in the year 1968. He was recognized and mentored by K. Kamaraj,Former Chief Minister of Madras State. Alongside politics,S.K Kharventhan is also a practicing lawyer.
J.M. Aaroon Rashid is an Indian politician and former member of the Parliament of India,representing the Theni Lok Sabha constituency. Haaroon Rashid is a leader of Indian National Congress.
Vellore Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 39 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the present state of Tamil Nadu in Southern India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 8.
Nagapattinam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 29 of 39. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. The constituency is noted for being an historically communist stronghold,having elected Communist Party of India parliamentary representative seven times.
The eighth legislative assembly election for Tamil Nadu was held on 24 December 1984. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the election and its general secretary,incumbent M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R) was sworn in as Chief Minister,for the third time. The election victory was mainly attributed to the sympathy wave created by Indira Gandhi's assassination and M.G.R's illness coupled with Rajiv Gandhi's popularity. This is the last election M.G.R contested as he died in office in 1987. This is also the only General Election which M. Karunanidhi did not contest since 1957 until his death. As of 2023,this is the last election where the ruling party gained seats.
Tamil Nadu has a parliamentary system as defined by its constitution,with power distributed between the state government and the districts.
A. C. Shanmugam is the founder and president of the Puthiya Needhi Katchi,a caste-based political party for the Mudaliar caste in Tamil Nadu,India. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Vellore constituency as an AIADMK candidate in the 1984 election.
Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy or Vazhapadi K. Ramamoorthy was an Indian trade unionist and politician.
K. Jayakumar is an Indian politician. He was elected as a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha from Thiruvallur Constituency (SC) in 2019. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected as an Indian National Congress candidate from Namakkal constituency in 2001 and 2006 elections.
M. Arunachalam,was an Indian politician and Union Minister. Arunachalam did his B.L. from Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College,Chennai and he did his pre-university course from V.O. Chidambaram College at Thoothukudi,and got graduated from St.Xaviers college,Palayamkottai,had pursued his post-graduation from Gandhigram University,Dindigul. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Tenkasi constituency for six times continuously. He was elected as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1977,1980,1984,1989 and 1991 elections and as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) candidate in 1996 election.
L. Balaraman was an Indian politician and Member of Parliament elected from Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Vandavasi constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1984 and 1989 elections,and as a Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) candidate in 1996 election.
Banwarilal Purohit is an Indian politician who is serving as 29th Governor of Punjab,India and Administrator of Chandigarh from September 2021. He was the former Governor of Tamil Nadu from 2017 to 2021,and former Governor of Assam from 2016 to 2017. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was a Member of Parliament from the Nagpur three times,twice as an Indian National Congress member,once as a BJP member.
The Puthiya Tamilagam is an Indian regional political party in Tamil Nadu. It was founded by the former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly K. Krishnasamy on 15 December 1997.
Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KMDK) is a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The party's vote base is mainly concentrated in western districts of Tamil Nadu. It was a splinter party of Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam (KMK) The party has one Member of Parliament from Namakkal and his name is A. K. P. Chinraj. and One Member of TamilNadu Legislative assembly,E.R.Easwaran. The party has four district councilors and ten union councillors.
Velagapalli Varaprasada Rao is an Indian politician and was a Member of Parliament of the 16th Lok Sabha from Tirupati,Andhra Pradesh. He won the Indian general election,2014 being a Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party candidate.
Jothimani Sennimalai,also known mononymously as Jothimani,is an Indian politician,writer,and social worker. A member of the Indian National Congress,she was elected to the Lok Sabha from Karur,Tamil Nadu in 2019. Having joined politics at a young age,Jothimani served separate terms as the General Secretary and Vice President of Indian Youth Congress and Tamil Nadu Youth Congress respectively.
