Party Name : Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Constituency : Sivakasi
State : Tamil Nadu
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Shri Vaiyapuri
Mother's Name :
Date of birth : 22 May 1944
Profession : Agriculturist Advocate
Positions held :
1978-96 Member, Rajya Sabha (three terms)1982-84 Member, Railway Convention Committee (two terms)1983-84 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes1986-87 Member, Committee on PetitionsMember, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table1994 General-Secretary, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (M.D.M.K.)1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha1998-99 Member, Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-IMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)Leader, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha1999-2000 Member, Committee of PrivilegesMember, Committee on DefenceMember, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests2000-2001 Member, Committee on Ethics
More Information :
Books Published
(i) Clarion Call (in English), (ii) Sanganatham, (iii) Porkkalathil, (iv) Ilatchiyappayanam, (v) Yamunaikkavraiyil, (vi) Velvom, (vii) Veerathin Punnagai, (viii) Ithaya Chiragugal, (ix)Paravattum Thamizhisai; and (x) Vazharattum Valluvam (all in Tamil)
Special Interests
Literature, agriculture, research, sports, addressing public meetings etc. and organising Youth Forums
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading and listening to music
Sports and Clubs
Volleyball and basketball; President, Jothi Sports Club (Hockey), Palayamkottai, 1971-76
Countries Visited
Widely travelled (15 countries); also visited several countries of the World in 1984 to address meetings on the ethnic Tamil problem of Sri Lanka
Other Information
President, District Central Cooperative Bank; won, (i) Gold Medal in Economics and Best Speaker award in St. Xavier’s College, 1964; (ii) First Prize in Inter-Collegiate-Tamil Oratorical Competitions, 1964-65 and 1965-66, representing Presidency College, Madras; (iii) First-Prize-Silver Cup in Inter-Collegiate Elocution Competition conducted by Madras City Police to celebrate Road Safety Week in 1965; and (iv) Best Orator Award in Law College, Madras,1969; detained, (i) under MISA from 1 February, 1976 to 2 February, 1977; and (ii) again for 40 days for organising Black Flag Demonstration against Late Smt. Indira Gandhi’s visit to Tamil Nadu, October, 1977; jailed, (i) four times, during 1978-81 for peaceful demonstrations and picketing against Tamil Nadu State Government; (ii) four times during 1982-83 for organising Volunteer Camps of DMK; (iii) three times during 1984-86 for participation in agitation against the State Government; and (iv) during 1986-87 for anti-Hindi agitation; President, (i) Presidency College Victoria Hostel Tamil Association, 1965-66; (ii) Land Development Bank, Kuruvikulam, 1971-75; and (iii) M.D.K. Co-operative Supervisors’ Training Institute, 1971-76; Chairman, (i) Panchayat Union, Kuruvikulam, Tirunelveli District, 1970-76; and (ii) Tirunelveli District Co-operative CentralBank, 1972-73; Propaganda-Secretary, DMK Party for Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts, 1977-79; Secretary, Election Campaign, DMK headquarters, 1983; Convenor, Dr. Karunanidhi Voluntary Blood Donors’ Association, Tirunelveli; Organiser, Youth Forums; and State Joint Organiser, DMK Students wing, 1970
