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T t v dhinakaran biography deputy secretary general of aiadmk
T. T. V. Dhinakaran is a Indian politician from Tamil Nadu and deputy general secretary of AIADMK (Amma). He is the nephew of AIADMK (Amma) General Secretary, V. K. Sasikala.
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Career
Dhinakaran is as deputy general secretary and he was a Member of the Parliament of India representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was also a Lok Sabha MP, representing Periyakulam from 1999 to 2004, and was runner-up in the seat as 2004 general election when he was defeated by J. M. Aaron Rashid. Before going to jail, V.K.Sasikala appointed him as the deputy general secretary of AIADMK.
Controversy
On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. It is claimed that a middle-man named Sukesh Chandrasekhar, who was raided and arrested in Delhi and was found with 1.3 crores, which was allegedly meant as a bribe for the ECI in exchange for the symbol. Dhinakaran has been charged with conspiracy and corruption in the case. In a recent development, the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the ground that the police had failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed, accepting the argument made by his lawyer Mr. Aman Lekhi.