Udayam Shanmugam

Last updated January 06, 2026

Udayam Shanmugham was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Aranthangi constituency in the 2006 elections.^[1] He was a candidate of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party.^[2] In 2025 a video of him brandishing a weapon at a worker during a foundation laying ceremony went viral.^[1]

References

1 2 The Hindu Bureau, The Hindu (17 May 2025). "Former MLA brandishes sickle during an event near Avudaiyarkoil; video goes viral". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 30 September 2025.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2006" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2017.

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[:0-1] 1 2 The Hindu Bureau, The Hindu (17 May 2025). "Former MLA brandishes sickle during an event near Avudaiyarkoil; video goes viral". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X . Retrieved 30 September 2025.

[2] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2006" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2017.

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