Dalit Ezhilmalai
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Dalit Ezhilmalai | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1998–1999 | |
| Preceded by | V. Ganesan |
| Succeeded by | E. Ponnuswamy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 June 1945 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Dalit Ezhilmalai (24 June 1945 – 6 May 2020) was an Indian union minister. He was a leader of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), and was Union Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare (Independent Charge) during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 1998–99.
Early life
He was born on 24 June 1945 in Irumbedu village in Madurantakam taluk of
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He was a recipient of the K Sainik Seva Medal from the president of India for meritorious service in the Indian Army
. Even while in the government service, he held key positions in the National Federation of Postal Union and Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Employees Association Co-ordination Committee, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, besides launching the Dalit People's Front in 1980.
Career
After the formation of the Pattali Makkal Katchi in 1989, he joined the party and became its general secretary. In the 1998
Tiruchirappalli (Lok Sabha constituency)
in the 2001 by-election.
Death
He died on 6 May 2020, aged 74, in Chennai.[1]
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