Name of Member: Shri Murasoli Maran
Political Party: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Constituency & State: Chennai Central (Tamil Nadu)
Lok Sabha Experience: 4,5,11,12,13
Thirteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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| Constituency : |
Chennai Central (Tamil Nadu) |
| Party Name : |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) |
| Email Address : |
maran[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in |
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| Father’s Name |
Shri Shanmuga Sundaram |
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| Date of Birth |
17 Aug 1934 |
| Place of Birth |
Vill. Thirukkuvalai, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) |
| Marital Status |
Married |
| Date of Marriage |
15 Sep 1963 |
| Spouse’s Name |
Smt. Mallika Maran |
| No. of Sons |
2 |
| No.of Daughters |
1 |
Educational
Qualifications |
M.A. Educated at Pachaiyappa`s College and Law College, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) |
| Profession |
Journalist
Social Worker |
| Permanent Address |
| 12, IInd Street, Gopalapuram, Chennai- |
| 600086 (Tamil Nadu) |
| (044) 8275061,8278208 |
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| Present Address |
| 8, Krishna Menon Marg, |
| New Delhi – 110011 |
| (011) 3010748, 3015876, 3012302(FAX) |
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| Positions Held |
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| 1967 |
Elected to 4th Lok Sabha |
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| 1971 |
Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
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| 1977-95 |
Member, Rajya Sabha (three terms) |
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings (three terms) |
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| 1980-82 |
Member, General Purposes Committee |
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| 1980-82 and 1991-95 |
Member, Committee on Public Accounts |
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| 1982-83 and 1987-88 |
Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (two terms) |
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| 1988-89 |
Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation |
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| 1989-90 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development |
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| 1992-93 |
Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire into irregularities in the securities and banking transactions |
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| 1996 |
Elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
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| 1996 onwards |
Leader, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (D.M.K.) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha |
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| 1996-98 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Industry |
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| 1998 |
Elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) |
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| 1998-99 |
Member, General Purposes Committee |
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Member, Committee on Commerce |
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs |
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Member, Committee on Public Accounts |
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| 1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term) |
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Leader, D.M.K. Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
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| 13 Oct. 1999 onwards |
Union Cabinet Minister, Commerce and Industry |
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Member, General Purposes Committee |
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| Books Published |
| A number of books on politics and short story collections in Tamil. A book entitled, `State Autonomy – Manila Suyatchi`, is a research work on Centre-State Relations; Dravida Iyakka Varalaru Vol. I on History of the Dravidian Movement – another research work about its genesis and growth |
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| Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments |
| Journalist, author and screen-playwright; provided screen-play and dialogues for more than 20 films in Tamil; produced five and directed two films; Conferred the title Kalai-Mamani by the Sangeet Natak Academy in 1975; Awarded, (i)President`s Certificate of Merit; and (ii) Tamil Nadu Government Award for three best feature films; Edited, (i) Murasoli daily – a newspaper in Tamil; and (ii) The Rising Sun – a weekly in English; and Publisher of Kunguman, Muththaram, Vannathirai and Sumangali (all in Tamil) |
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| Social And Cultural Activities |
| Founder – Member and the first President, Madras Press Club; Trustee, Pachaiyappa`s Trust Board, 1970-78; and its President in 1976 |
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| Sports and Clubs |
| Member, India International Centre, New Delhi |
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| Countries Visited |
| Widely travelled; Member, (i) Indian Parliamentary Delegation to Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, London, 1989; and (ii) Indian Delegation to Germany and Ireland, 1994 |
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| Other Information |
| Arrested in 1965 during anti-Hindi agitation for his articles; detained for a year under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during Emergency; Participated in, (i) International Seminar of Harvard University conducted by Dr. Henry Kissinger, 1968; (ii) Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme, Templeton College, Oxford University, 1998; (iii) Harvard International Workshop on Privatization, Regulatory Reform and Corporate Governance, HIID, Harvard University, 1998; and (iv) Harvard Programme on Macro-economic Policy and Management, HIID, Harvard University, 1999; Actively associated with the Dravidian Movement and the D.M.K. Party since student days; Member, Executive Committee and the General Council, D.M.K. Party |
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