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M. Thambidurai
M. Thambidurai | |
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மு. தம்பிதுரை | |
| Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 13 August 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Karia Munda |
In office 1985–1989 | |
| Preceded by | G. Lakshmanan |
| Succeeded by | Shivraj Patil |
| Leader of AIADMK in the Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office May 2009 | |
| Prime Minister |
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Member of Parliament for Karur | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | K.C. Palanisamy |
| Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs | |
In office March 1998 – April 1999 | |
| Minister of Surface Transport | |
In office March 1998 – April 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1947-03-15) 15 March 1947 Basavannakovil,Krishnagiri, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse(s) | Banumathi Thambidurai |
| Alma mater | Madras Christian College |
Munisamy Thambidurai (born 15 March 1947) is an Indian politician who serves as the current Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha[1] and leader of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament.[2] He had served as the Cabinet Minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs and as the Minister of State of Surface Transport from March 1998 to April 1999. He had also served as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1985 to 1989.[3]
Thambidurai started his political career as a youth worker and student activist of the erstwhile united DMK in 1965 at the age of 18, when he was in the first year as a student of Madras Christian College. He participated in the anti-Hindi agitation of 1965 and courted arrest. He worked his way up in the Party as a hard working organizer, starting as a worker at the booth level for Municipal and Legislative Assembly polls in 1967 and 1971 for the DMK, and also as an Agitprop coordinator in universities and colleges. He was among the founding-members and first generation of the AIADMK in 1972 when the party split with M.G. Ramachandran. He became an MLA from Erode in 1977, and was first elected as a Member of Parliament to the 8th Lok Sabha in 1984 from Karur (Lok Sabha constituency), Dharmapuri and was subsequently elected to the 9th Lok Sabha, 12th Lok Sabha, 15th Lok Sabha and 16th Lok Sabha.
Dr.M.Thambidurai belongs to the Kongu Vellalar Community which is a majority in the western Districts of Tamilnadu also known as Kongu Nadu which comprises the districts of Coimbatore,Tiruppur,Erode,Karur,Namakkal, Salem, and Northern parts of Dindigal District such as Palani,Oddanchatram and Vedasandur . Also a sparse population of his community lives in Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri districts of Tamilnadu and Hiriyur in Karnataka. He is member of the Trust of St. Peter's Institute of Higher Education and Research, which is managed by his wife Dr. T. Bhanumathi.[4][5]
Thambidurai contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Karur (Lok Sabha constituency) in Tamil Nadu and was subsequently elected as a member of the Indian Parliament. He has been serving as the leader of AIADMK in the Lok Sabha since 2009.
References
^ "M Thambidurai elected deputy speaker of Lok Sabha". Times of India. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Julie Mariappan (19 May 2014). "Thambidurai appointed AIADMK's parliamentary party leader". The Times of India.
^ "Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile: Thambidurai,Dr. Munisamy". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
^ "Thambidurai agrees to provide access to lands". The hindu. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
^ "Report of the Expert Committee" (PDF). UGC. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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| Preceded by | Leader of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party in the 15th Lok Sabha 2009-2014 | Succeeded by P. Venugopal |
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