Political party INC Education University of Madras | Role Politician Name Su. Thirunavukkarasar Residence Chennai | |
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Born 7 May 1949 (age 75) ( 1949-05-07 ) | ||
Kelvikkenna bathil exclusive interview with su thirunavukkarasar 22 08 2015 thanthi tv
Subburaman Thirunavukkarasar (born 7 May 1949) is an Indian politician. He is a 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 Ramachandran cabinet, holding portfolios that included Industries, Excise and Handlooms. Later, he became a member of the Lok Sabha – the lower house of the Parliament of India – when he won the Pudukottai parliamentary constituency. He served as central government minister for shipping, telecommunications and information technology.
Contents
- Kelvikkenna bathil exclusive interview with su thirunavukkarasar 22 08 2015 thanthi tv
- Is congress ready to pressurize political parties for power sharing su thirunavukkarasar
- Early life
- Career
- Achievements as State Minister Tamil Nadu
- Minister in the Government of India
- Congress relationship
- Personal life
- References
Thirunavukkarasar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for a brief period and was also a member of the Rajya Sabha – the upper house of the Parliament of India – from the state of Madhya Pradesh. He contested unsuccessfully in the Indian general election, 2009 elections from Ramanathapuram constituency as a BJP candidate.
Is congress ready to pressurize political parties for power sharing su thirunavukkarasar
Early life
S. Thirunavukkarasar was born in Theeyathoor, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu on 7 May 1949. He did his M.A., B.L. at Madras University, Chennai and Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi.
Career
Thirunavukkarasar was elected from Aranthangi legislative assembly constituency at each election from 1977 to 1996. He resigned his seat on 15 October 1999.
He won the Pudukottai Lok Sabha Constituency in 1999 and was Union minister of state for Shipping and, later, Communication and Information Technology until 2004.
He was appointed as the secretary of the AICC by the INC president, Sonia Gandhi. Currently, as AICC secretary, he is responsible for Telangana and participated in the selection of Jana Reddy as leader of the opposition. Thirunavukkarasar was invited to inaugurate the Tamil Nadu chapter of Indian National Congress Overseas in New York, US.
Achievements as State Minister (Tamil Nadu)
Thirunavukkarasar was the Industries, Handlooms and Commercial tax minister in the Ramachandran cabinet while simultaneously being the deputy speaker of the assembly. He established Tamil Nadu Magnesite Corporation (TANMAG) and Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited (TAMIN) to further exploration of mineral resources in the state. Thirunavukkarasar also established several State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited (SIPCOTs). Several paper and sugar mills were established by Thirunavukkarasar.
Believing in human resource development through education, he established schools, arts and science college and polytechnics in the 1980s. He also built small dams in rivers and started hospitals and primary health centers. These were done while there was hardly any awareness about water storage and health care.
Minister in the Government of India
As shipping minister, Thirunavukkarasar considered maritime education as necessary for the shipping industry. He emphasised the importance of technology and scientific training and encouraged the National Institute of Port Management to train more personnel. He also inaugurated new premises for Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET).
Congress relationship
Sonia Gandhi took over the presidency of congress in 1998. In the 1999 election, no party was willing to align with Congress other than the MGRADMK, of which Thirunavukkarasar was president. In this election, Thirunavukkarasar lost an election for the first time.
Recently, Thirunavukkarasar contested the Ramanathapuram parliament election while several congress stalwarts refused to contest the election.
Personal life
Su. Thirunavukkarasar married Jayanthi in 1978. They have three sons and two daughters.