Party Name : Indian National Congress
Constituency : Puducherry
State : Puducherry
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 15
Father's Name : Shri Velu
Mother's Name : Smt. Iswary
Date of birth : 30 May 1947
Profession : Advocate
Positions held :
1985-1991, 1991-97 and 2003-09 Elected to Rajya Sabha (3 terms)2008-09 Minister of State, Planning and Parliamentary AffairsMember (ICT), Planning Commission2009 Elected to 15th Lok SabhaUnion Minister of State, Planning and Parliamentry AffairsMember (ICT), Planning Commission19 Jan 2011 -Oct. 2012 Union Minister of State, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Prime Minister`s Office19 Jan- 19 July 2011 Union Minister of State, Parliamentary Affairs
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Social And Cultural Activities
Ex.-President, All India Backward Classes Employees Federation; Ex.- Cultural Secretary, Constitution Club; Member, India-China Society
Sports and Clubs
Volleyball and Badminton
Countries Visited
Widely travelled; Member (i) Social and Cultural Delegation, France, 1985; (ii) Parliamentary Delegation, China, 1987; (iii) Delegation with Vice-President of India, Russia and Mongolia, 1991; (iv)Delegation with the President of India, North Korea, 1993;(v) Delegation with the President of India, Romania and Bulgaria, 1995; (vi)Indian Parliamentary Delgation, Switzerland, 2010; (vii) Goodwill Delegation of Parliamentarians, Egypt, Greece and Turkey, 2010; and Chief Guest, India Business Council, Malaysia, 2010
