Parithi Ilamvazhuthi
Parithi Ilamvazhuthi | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Information and Broadcasting ( Perambur | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 November 1959 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Died | 13 October 2018 (aged 58) |
| Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Other political affiliations | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse | S. M. Lalitha |
| Children | Dhilipan, Sandhya,Indrajith |
| Alma mater | Wesley Higher Secondary School, Royapettah, Chennai |
| Occupation | Politician |
Parithi Ilamvazhuthi, also known as Parithi Ellamvazhuthi, (11 November 1959 – 13 October 2018) was an Indian politician. Born as Gandhi to Elamparithi and Kannammal. His father Elamparithi was a DMK High Command member during 1970's & 80's. At a very young age, he was attracted to the ideologies of DMK and chose to have political journey.
He completed his
2011 assembly elections, when he was beaten by the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam candidate, K. Nalla Thambi.[citation needed
]
The DMK was routed in the 1991 elections, held in the wake of Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, and he was one of the two MLAs from DMK to represent the party in the Assembly. Ilamvazhuthi, known for his oratory skills took on the AIADMK government single-handedly as the other DMK member, party patriarch, M Karunanidhi had resigned from his membership after winning from Harbour constituency in 1991. His performance in the Assembly greatly pleased the DMK High Command. As a result, he was made a Karunanidhi, for his performances as the Opposition Member of the Legislative Assembly during 1991–1996, Ilamvazhuthi served as the Deputy General Secretary of the DMK.[citation needed
].He was at ease with sharp, loaded Tamil, which he would use to advantage in the House. Often, it took other legislators some time to even figure out what he was actually saying. It was during this period that he started wearing trousers instead of dhoti, saying the former was a ‘safer’ attire, even as he departed from the norm of wearing dhotis.
Ilamvazhuthi moved from the DMK to the
T.T.V. Dhinakaran and was the Organizing Secretary of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
till his death.
References
- ^ "Parithi Ilamvazhuthi, Ponnusamy join AIADMK". The Hindu. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Days after Parithi joins AIADMK, son held for abusing CM". The Times of India. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2017.