Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Edappadi K. Palaniswami | |
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General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
In office 11 July 2022 – 27 March 2023 | |
Deputy | |
Preceded by | V. K. Sasikala (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Joint Coordinator of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
In office 21 August 2017 – 23 June 2022 | |
Deputy | |
Coordinator | O. Panneerselvam |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
M.G.R. Puratchiyagam Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
In office 8 June 2016 – 12 July 2022 | |
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Preceded by | P. Palaniappan |
Succeeded by | S. P. Velumani |
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Born | Palaniswami 12 May 1954[1] Siluvampalayam, Salem district, Madras State, India (present-day Tamil Nadu)[1] |
Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Spouse | Ratha Palaniswami |
Children | Mithun Kumar (son) |
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Nickname(s) | Puratchi Tamilar, Edappadiyaar, E.P.S. |
Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami (born 12 May 1954), often referred to by his initials E.P.S., is an Indian politician who is the current
Born in 1954 in
Early and personal life
Palaniswami was born on 12 May 1954 to Karuppa Gounder and Thavasiyammal at Siluvampalayam, Salem district, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu).[1][2] After completing school, he completed B.Sc. from Sri Vasavi College.[3][1] His parents were involved in agriculture and Palaniswami also chose to get involved in the same.[4][5] He has two siblings, a brother Govindraj and a sister Ranjitham. He is married to Ratha and they have a son.[6][4][1]
Political career
Early years (1974-2010)
Palaniswami entered politics in 1974 enrolling himself as a volunteer in
Cabinet minister (2011-17)
He was re-elected from Edappadi constituency in the
Chief minister (2017-21)
Palaniswami became the
In March 2017, he introduced the
In May 2018, police opened fire on protests against a copper plant owned by Vedanta that was allegedly polluting groundwater in Thoothukudi, killing 13 people.[24] While the act was later termed as "self-defence" by a one-man commission, the Government of Tamil Nadu ordered the permanent closure of the plant on 28 May 2018.[25][26][27] In August 2019, Palaniswami introduced dedicated patrol vehicles (Amma patrol) to ascertain the security of women and children in public places.[28]In the
Under his governance, Tamil Nadu was rated amongst the top states based on a composite index in the context of sustainable development according to the Public Affairs Index released by the Public Affairs Center in October 2020.[37] During the coronavirus pandemic, Tamil Nadu was one of the few states that did not register negative growth.[38] Tamil Nadu was ranked as the best performing big state from the year 2018 to 2021 based on a study conducted by India Today.[39][40]
Leader of the opposition (2021–present)
AIADMK lost the 2021 assembly elections and Palaniswami resigned as the chief-minister on 6 May 2021.[41][42][43] He won for the third consecutive time from the Edappadi constituency and was elected as the leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.[44][45]
In June 2022, district secretaries and senior party members of AIADMK spoke out against the “dual leadership” system of Palaniswami and O. Panneerselvam.[46] The supporters of Palaniswami pushed for the change in the party's leadership structure to appoint him as the general secretary of AIADIMK ahead of the general council meeting on 23 June 2022, which was expected to elect the leadership of the party.[47][48] In June 2022, Palaniswami wrote to Panneerselvam asserting the latter ceased to be the party coordinator as the amendments made to the party's bylaw in the 2021 December executive committee meeting were not recognised in the general council meeting held on 23 June.[49][50]
On 11 July 2022, the general council of AIADMK abolished the dual leadership model, appointing Palaniswami as the interim chief and expelled Panneerselvam and his loyalists from the primary memberships of the party for "anti-party" activities.
In the aftermath of the
Election results
General elections
Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | % Votes | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | % Votes |
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1998 Indian general election | Tiruchengodu
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AIADMK | Won | 54.70 | K. P. Ramalingam | DMK | 40.89 |
1999 Indian general election | Tiruchengodu
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AIADMK | Lost | 48.53 | M. Kannappan | MDMK | 49.08 |
2004 Indian general election | Tiruchengodu
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AIADMK | Lost | 37.27 | Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan | DMK | 58.02 |
Tamil Nadu Legislative elections
Elections | Constituency | Party | Result | % Votes | Opposition Candidate | Opposition Party | % Votes |
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1989 Tamil Nadu Assembly election | Edappadi
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AIADMK | Won | 33.08 | L. Palanisamy | DMK | 31.62 |
1991 Tamil Nadu Assembly election | Edappadi
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AIADMK | Won | 58.24 | P. Kolandai Gounder | PMK | 25.03 |
1996 Tamil Nadu Assembly election | Edappadi
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AIADMK | Lost | 28.21 | I. Ganesan | PMK | 37.68 |
2006 Tamil Nadu Assembly election | Edappadi
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AIADMK | Lost | 41.06 | V. Kaveri | PMK | 44.80 |
2011 Tamil Nadu Assembly election | Edappadi
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AIADMK | Won | 56.38 | M. Karthe | PMK | 37.66 |
2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly election | Edappadi
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AIADMK | Won | 43.74 | N. Annadurai | PMK | 25.12 |
2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly election | Edappadi
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AIADMK | Won | 65.97 | Sampath Kumar | DMK | 28.04 |
Awards and honours
Palaniswami was awarded a
See also
- Edappadi K. Palaniswami ministry
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