Thirunavukkarasar, Shri Su Constituency   : Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) Party Name     : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Email Address : thirunav[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in

Father’s Name Shri Subburaman Mother’s Name Smt. Kaliyammal Date of Birth 07 May 1949 Place of Birth Theeyathoor, Distt. Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) Marital Status Married Date of Marriage 04 Sep 1978 Spouse’s Name Smt. Jayanthi No. of Sons 3 No.of Daughters 2 Educational Qualifications M.A., B.L. Educated at Madras University, Chennai and Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi (Tamil Nadu) Profession Advocate Agriculturist, Journalist, Social Worker Permanent Address AJ-2, 4th Avenue, Shanti Colony, Anna Nagar, Chennai-40, Tamil Nadu Present Address 6, Mahadev Road, New Delhi – 110001 (011) 23752851 Positions Held

1977-99 Member, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (six terms)

1977-80 Deputy Speaker, Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assembly

Chairman, House Committee

Member, Rules Committee

1977-84 Chairman, Committee in State Legislatures

1980-88 Cabinet Minister, Tamil Nadu

1989-91 Deputy Leader of Opposition, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha

1999-2000 Member, Committee on External Affairs

Leader, MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

Member, Rules Committee

2000-2002 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance

1 July 2002 – 28 Jan. 2003 Union Minister of State, Ministry of Shipping

29 Jan. 2003 – onwards Union Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Books Published “Akkarai Seemayil Arru Varangal” (in Tamil) Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments Founder and Editor of Weekly Newspaper “Pon Manam” Social And Cultural Activities Founder of “Bharat Ratna” Dr. MGR Trust which helps the poor, downtrodden and orphan students Special Interests Interested in sports and culture; Favourite Pastime and Recreation Book reading, travelling and social work Sports and Clubs Interested in sports; volleyball, football and badminton Countries Visited Widely visited Other Information Student leader during school and college days; Youth Wing leader in AIADMK during Dr. MGRs time, founder leader and General Secretary of MGR Anna D.M. Kazhagam

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