The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is an Indian political party based in the state of Tamil Nadu,where it is currently the ruling party,and the union territory of Puducherry,where it is currently the main opposition.
The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a political party active in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was established by Vaiko in 1994 after he left the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. The headquarters of the party is called Thayagam,which is located at Rukmini Lakshmipathi Salai,Egmore,Chennai.
La. Ganesan Iyer is an Indian politician who is serving as the 19th Governor of Nagaland. His previous tenures include the 17th Governor of Manipur between 27 August 2021 and 12 February 2023,the Governor of West Bengal between 18 July 2022 and 17 November 2022. Ganesan is the senior leader of the Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party.
B. S. Gnanadesikan was a Sr. Vice President of Tamil Maanila Congress(M) and a two time Member of the Parliament of India representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Indian Parliament. Previously he was the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee from 2011 to 2014.
R. Kamaraj is an Indian politician from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party. He has been a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Nannilam constituency since 2011 and is the Minister for Food of the Government of Tamil Nadu. Prior to his state assembly role,he represented Tamil Nadu as a member of Parliament of India in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
Thiru P. G. Narayanan an Indian politician from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party is an incumbent member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Bhavani constituency. He is a former Member of the Parliament of India representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
Thanga Tamil Selvan is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Andipatti constituency. Previously,he was a member of Parliament of India representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha,the upper house of the Indian Parliament and Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Andipatti constituency in 2001-2002 period.
E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan is a politician from Indian National Congress party and a Member of Parliament representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha.
Subburaman Thirunavukkarasar is an Indian politician. He was the State President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee till 2 February 2019 and former secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) of the Indian National Congress (INC) party. His introduction to politics in 1977 was facilitated by former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu,M. G. Ramachandran. Ramachandran founded the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in 1972 and was facing his first elections for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in 1977. He identified Thirunavukkarasar,a lawyer by profession,to contest the Aranthangi assembly constituency. Thirunavukkarasar won the seat,aged 27,and was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He continued in that capacity till 1980. Subsequently,he served as Tamil Nadu state minister from 1980 to 1987 in the MGR cabinet,holding portfolios that included Industries,Housing Board,Excise and Handlooms. Later,he became a member of the Lok Sabha –the lower house of the Parliament of India –when he won the erstwhile Pudukottai Lok Sabha constituency. He served as Union Minister of state for shipping and later for telecommunications and information technology.
Tamil Nadu has a parliamentary system as defined by its constitution,with power distributed between the state government and the districts.
P. H. Manoj Pandian is a politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly for Alangulam constituency. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Cheranmahadevi constituency in 2001 election and former Member of Parliament from 2010 to 2016.
Dr K. P. Ramalingam is an Indian politician and elected as member of parliament candidate in June,2010 for Rajya Sabha. He is also a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Rasipuram constituency in 1980 and 1984 elections.
A.K.A. Abdul Samad was a prominent Tamil politician,and an important leader of the Indian Union Muslim League. He was also a journalist,editor,author,educationist and businessman. He is popularly known in his native states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala by the title "Siraj-ul-Millat".
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 list of political families of Tamil Nadu state in India.
R. Lakshmanan is a politician. He is currently the Member of the legislative assembly representing Villupuram constituency. He was a Member of Parliament,representing All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha.
S._Muthukaruppan is a politician. He is a Member of Parliament,representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha.
Noorjehan Razack is an Indian politician. She served as a Member of Parliament representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the AIADMK from 1977 to 1983.
Dr Kanimozhi NVN Somu is a politician. She is a Member of Parliament,representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of Indian Parliament as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. She is the State Medical Wing Secretary and spokesperson of the party. She is a Doctor,having done her MBBS at Kilpauk Medical College and Master of Surgery from the Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute. She is the Founder and Chief Consultant of Thaaimai Hospital located at TTK ROAD,Alwarpet,Chennai and Thaaimai Fertility and Research Centre located at Gopalapuram,Chennai.
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