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- ↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ↑ "Pala. Karuppiah expelled from AIADMK". The Hindu . 28 January 2016.
- ↑ Red Pix, 24x7 (20 July 2016). "After Getting Insulted in AIADMK Pala. Karuppiah Takes Refuge In Karunanidhi Camp". Red Pix 24x7. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
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