Party Name : Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
Constituency : Chidambaram
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 17
Father's Name : Shri Tholkappiyan
Mother's Name : Smt. Periyammal
Date of birth : 10 Jul 1962
Profession : Social Worker Advocate, Publisher, Writer
Positions held :
2001-04 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly2009 Elected to 15th Lok SabhaPresident, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha31 Aug. 2009 Member, Standing Committee on CommerceMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Social Justice and EmpowermentMay 2019 Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (2nd term)13 Sept. 2019 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Coal and SteelMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs
More Information :
Books Published
(i) `Talisman`-Compilation of writings-originally in Tamil;(ii) `Uproot Hindutva`-Compilation of speeches-originally in Tamil; (iii) `Thirst-Compilation of poems-originally in Tamil; (iv) `Amaippai Thiralavom`-Compilation of articles in Tamil (v) more than 20 books in Tamil on socio-cultural-political issues
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
(i)Writing essays and poems in Tamil; (ii)Editor and Publisher of monthly magazine `Tamilmann`-in Tamil
Social And Cultural Activities
Working for the upliftment of downtrodden, particularly for Dalits, tribal, Women and minorities and so on for the past 30 years
Special Interests
Socio-cultural-political activities
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Writing and Reading
Countries Visited
Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Malaysia, Nepal, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, South Africa, UAE, USA
Other Information
Awarded: (i) Annul Ambedkar Award conferred by Tamil Nadu Government (2006); (ii) Honorary Doctorate honourd by Gurukul, Chennai, (2010) and (iii) K. Veeramani Award for Social Justice-conferred by International Periyar (USA) (2020)
