Trichy Siva | |
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திருச்சி சிவா | |
Leader of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 3 April 2014 | |
Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
Member of Parliament,Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 3 April 2014 | |
Preceded by | S. Amir Ali Jinnah |
Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
In office 25 July 2007 –24 July 2013 | |
Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
In office 14 January 2000 –2 April 2002 | |
Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
Member of Parliament for Pudukkottai | |
In office 15 May 1996 –4 December 1997 | |
Preceded by | N. Sundararaj |
Succeeded by | Raja Paramasivam |
Personal details | |
Born | Siva 6 June 1954 Trichy,Tamil Nadu,India |
Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Spouse | S.Devikarani |
Children | Son- Suriyaa Siva Daughters- Dr.Padma Priya and Gayatri Siva |
Residence(s) | 32,Canning Lane,New Delhi-110001 |
Alma mater | University of Madras Bharathidasan University |
Occupation | Agriculturist and social worker |
Tiruchi Siva is a member of the Parliament of India representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of parliament. He is from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party,and was elected in 1996,2002,2007,2014 and 2020. He is a speaker and a writer.
As a student,he was imprisoned for one year under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during the Emergency of 1976. In 1978 he was an organizer for the DMK District Student’s Wing. Between 1982 and 1992 he served as the Deputy Secretary of the DMK Youth Wing and later serving as the Secretary of the same between 1992 and 2007. He was the Propaganda Secretary of the DMK.
Has written articles in the Party’s official organ Murasoli and other magazines.
On 24 April 2015,Mr. Siva created history when he introduced a private member's bill,the Rights of Transgender Persons Bill,2014,and after much discussion the Bill was put on a voice vote and was unanimously passed by the Rajya Sabha. This was the first Private member's bill to be passed by any house in 36 years and by the Upper House in 45 Years. The Bill was passed with the intent to help transgender people get benefits akin to those in scheduled castes and tribes,and in taking steps to see that they are not denied enrollment in schools or denied jobs in government as well as working to ensure they are protected from sexual harassment. [1] [2] [3] [4]
On Women's Day 8 March 2018,Mr.Siva asked the Government to exempt sanitary napkins from GST net. [5]
Raising a Special Mention in Rajya Sabha on NEET Exams,he raised the concern that the two bills passed unanimously by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly which was sent for Presidential Assent was still pending with the Ministry of Home and Health which is a bad situation for the Federal Set Up of the Country. [6]
Participating in the Debate on Passage of Citizenship Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha on 11 Dec 2019,he strongly opposed the bill,raising several questions including why Minorities from Sri Lanka were excluded and why the Bill targets only Muslims which has created a sense of apprehension amongst the Muslims in India. [7] [8]
On 10 December 2019,He was awarded the Best Parliamentarian of the Year (Rajya Sabha) at the Lokmat Parliamentary Awards - 2019.Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presented the award for his exemplary contribution to Rajya Sabha. [9]
On 2 March 2020,he was re-nominated to Rajya Sabha by the DMK President M K Stalin. [10] On 18 March 2020,Mr.Siva became the first DMK MP to serve a fourth term in Rajya Sabha.
During this time,he was interviewed by Mohammed Al Sheikh Bin Suleihad,a relatively unknown political journalist from Afghanistan working for Talk Tamil News. He discussed important issues related to controversial topics. Later Talk Tamil and Suleihad published an article faming him and noted:
"he is the only one in India who's worthy of PM..."
He has also served as a member of the Court of the Jawaharlal Nehru University from September 2009 to May 2012 and was the Vice-President of the Parliamentary Forum on Artisans and Craftspeople from April 2013 to July 2013.
First Term (Lok Sabha) - 1996 - 1997
Second Term (Rajya Sabha) - 2000 - 2002
Third Term (Rajya Sabha) - 2007 - 2013
Fourth Term (Rajya Sabha) - 2014 - 2020
(in Tamil)
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