Su. Thirunavukkarasar

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Su. Thirunavukkarasar
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
1977–1999
ConstituencyAranthangi assembly constituency
Personal details
Born (1949-07-13) 13 July 1949 (age 74)
BJP) (1996–2002) [2]
  • Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Thamilga Munnetra Kazhagam(1991–1996)
  • All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
    (1977–1991),1996
    • ResidenceMadras

    Subburaman Thirunavukkarasar (born 13 July 1949) is an Indian politician. He was the State President of

    Pudukottai Lok Sabha constituency. He served as Union Minister of state for shipping and later for telecommunications and information technology.[4]

    Thirunavukkarasar joined the

    Tiruchirappalli constituency in the Lok Sabha
    (the lower house of India's Parliament).

    Early life

    S. Thirunavukkarasar was born in Theeyathoor,

    Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi.[5]

    Career

    Thirunavukkarasar was elected from Aranthangi legislative assembly constituency at each election from 1977 to 1996.[

    K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran
    in 1991, it merged with AIADMK in 1996.

    He later started a new party called MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in 1996 due to a rift with

    Pudukottai Lok Sabha Constituency
    in 1999 and was Union minister of state for Shipping and later, Communication and Information Technology til 2004.

    He was appointed the secretary of the AICC by the INC president, Sonia Gandhi. Currently, as AICC secretary, he is responsible for Telangana and participated in the selection of Jana Reddy as leader of the opposition.[7] Thirunavukkarasar was invited to inaugurate the Tamil Nadu chapter of Indian National Congress Overseas in New York, US.[8]

    Achievements as State Minister (Tamil Nadu)

    Thirunavukkarasar was the Industries, Handlooms and Commercial tax minister in the Ramachandran cabinet while simultaneously being the deputy speaker of the assembly. He established Tamil Nadu Magnesite Limited (TANMAG) and Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited (TAMIN) to further exploration of mineral resources in the state.[citation needed] Thirunavukkarasar also established several State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOTs). Several paper and sugar mills were established by Thirunavukkarasar.[citation needed]

    Believing in human resource development through education, he established schools, arts and science college and polytechnics in the 1980s. He also built small dams in rivers and started hospitals and primary health centers. These were done while there was hardly any awareness about water storage and health care.[citation needed]

    Minister in the Government of India

    As shipping minister, Thirunavukkarasar considered maritime education as necessary for the shipping industry. He emphasised the importance of technology and scientific training and encouraged the National Institute of Port Management to train more personnel. He also inaugurated new premises for Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET).[9]

    Congress relationship

    When Sonia Gandhi took over the presidency of Congress Party in 1998. In the 1998 Lok Sabha elections, MGRADMK founded by Thirunavukkarasar alligined with the Congress to face the polls.[citation needed]

    Thirunavukkarasar contested the Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency when several congress stalwarts refused to contest the election. Recently in the year 2017 he was appointed the State President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and has in the past served as the secretary of the All India Congress Committee from 2010 to 2017.[citation needed]

    Electoral Career

    Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections Contested

    Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
    1977 Arantangi AIADMK Won 37.45 P. Appukutty CPI 25.90
    1980 Arantangi AIADMK Won 49.50 Mohamed Mashood. M Independent 35.59
    1984 Arantangi AIADMK Won 49.50 Ramanathan. S DMK 35.94
    1989 Arantangi AIADMK(J) Won 47.58 Shanmugasundaram M DMK 30.85
    1991 Arantangi TMK Won 56.46 Shanmugasundaram M AIADMK 40.02
    1996 Arantangi
    MADMK
    		 Won 50.10 Shanmugasundaram M DMK 39.95

    Lok Sabha Elections Contested

    Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
    1998 Indian general election Pudukottai
    MADMK
    		 Lost 28.6 Paramasivam Raja AIADMK 36.4
    1999 Indian general election Pudukottai
    MADMK
    		 Won 50.7 Paramasivam Raja INC 42.5
    2009 Indian general election Ramanathapuram BJP Lost 16.55 J. K. Rithesh DMK 38.03
    2014 Indian general election Ramanathapuram INC Lost 6.25 A. Anwhar Raajhaa AIADMK 40.81
    2019 Indian general election Tiruchirappalli INC Won 59.70 Dr. V. Elangovan DMDK 15.57

    Rajya Sabha Elections Contested

    Year Election Party PC Name Result
    2004 2004 Rajya Sabha elections Bharatiya Janata Party  Madhya Pradesh Won

    Film career

    Thirunavukkarasar briefly worked as film distributor. He scripted and produced the film Maruthu Pandi (1990) and appeared in lead role in Agni Paarvai (1992).

    Personal life

    Su. Thirunavukkarasar married Jayanthi in 1978. They have three sons and two daughters.[5]

    References

    1. ^ "S. Thirunavukkarasar leaves BJP to join Congress". The Hindu. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
    2. ^ "The king and his pocket borough". The Hindu. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
    3. ^ "Our Organisation". Indian National Congress. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
    4. ^ "BJP's Rajya Sabha member may join AIADMK". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
    5. ^ a b "Biographical Sketch". Parliament of India. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009.
    6. ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (Eleventh Assembly): Review 1996-2001" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. p. 20. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
    7. ^ "Congress posts for losers in Telangana assembly and legislative council". The Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
    8. ^ "INOC USA Tamil Nadu Chapter launched". India Post. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
    9. ^ "'Maritime education key to shipping industry's growth'". The Hindu. 4 November 2002. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2017.

    3. http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?203657 4. http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980305/06450164.html 5. http://www.rediff.com/news/may/21aiadmk.htm 6. http://www.rediff.com/%0D%0Anews/1998/feb/20second.htm 7. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sonia-gandhis-election-campaign-it-is-a-spectacle-from-start-to-end/1/263584.html 7. http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970606/15750193.html 8. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/while-mgr-recuperates-in-us-aiadmk-heads-for-a-split-jayalalitha-gets-a-rude-shock/1/353861.html

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