P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan
Dr P.T.R. Palanivel Rajan | |
|---|---|
Madurai Central | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1932 British India |
| Died | 20 May 2006 (aged 74) Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse | Rukmini |
| Children | Palanivel Thiagarajan |
| Parent | P. T. Rajan (father) |
Ponnambala Thyaga Rajan Palanivel Rajan (27 February 1932 – 20 May 2006) was an Indian politician.[1]
Born into an aristocratic landlord Kondaikatti Thondaimandala Vellala[2][3] family in Uthamapalayam. He did his schooling from Trinity College, Kandy, Sri Lanka. He graduated in political science from Madras Christian College and then studied law at Madras Law College. He was a practising lawyer before entering politics in 1967 when he joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
Rajan was first elected to the
2001 he was defeated by 708 votes after M. K. Alagiri worked against him and other DMK candidates.[4][5] He was earlier elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council
.
Rajan was
His father
Stalin ministry
.
References
- ^ "Madurai mourns its colossal loss". The Hindu. 21 May 2006. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Christopher John Baker, D. A. Washbrook. South India. Springer, 1976. p. 174.
Similarly, the principal Kondaikatti-Thondamandala-Vellala association included among its leaders M. Subramania Mudaliar and his nephew P.T. Rajan from Madura, whom local political tactics had taken into the Justice Party.
- ^ "Thondaimandala Mudaliar". ipfs.fleek.co. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Alagiri's roller-coaster ride". The Hindu. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Alagiri derails DMK's dream trip in TN!". Daily Pioneer. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Speakers of Tamil Nadu since 1952". assembly.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "18th canal to be named after Palanivel Rajan". The Hindu. 25 November 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ "Man with 'tilak' in a rationalist party". OneIndia. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 26 May 2016.