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Father's Name
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Late Shri M. Karunanidhi
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Mother's Name
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Smt. Rajathi Ammal
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Date of Birth
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05 Jan 1968
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Marital Status
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Married
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Date of Marriage
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03 Oct 1997
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Spouse's Name
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Shri G. Aravindan
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No. of Sons
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1
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Educational
Qualifications
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Masters in Economics
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Profession
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Politician
Poet,Journalist
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Permanent Address
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No : 14-I, 1st Main Road,
CIT Colony, Mylapore,
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Chennai-600004, Tamil Nadu
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Tel : (044) 24670606
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Present Address
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26, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road,
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New Delhi-110001
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Tel : (011) 23782887
Fax : (011) 23782886
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Positions Held
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2007 - 2019
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Member, Rajya Sabha (Two terms)
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Aug. 2007-May 2009 & Aug. 2010-Aug. 2012
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Member, Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare
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Sept. 2007-May 2009 & Aug. 2009-Aug. 2010
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Member, Standing Committee on Rural Development
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May 2008-May 2009, Sept. 2009-May-2014 & Feb. 2015
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Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
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May 2008-May 2009
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
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May 2008-May 2009 & Jan. 2010-May 2014
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Member, Parliamentary Forum on Children
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Aug. 2009-May 2014
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
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Oct. 2009-May 2014
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Member, Joint Committee on Food Management in Parliament House Complex
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Sept. 2010-June 2018
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Member, Privileges Committee of Rajya Sabha
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Jan. 2012-Aug. 2012
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Member, Sub-Committee-I on the Implementation of the Right to Education Act, Standing Committee on Human Resource Development
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Aug. 2012-May 2014
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Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs
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sept. 2014-May 2019
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Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs
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sept. 2014-May 2019
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Member, Standing Committee on External Affairs
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May 2015-July 2015
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Member, Select Committee of Rjya Sabha on the Constitution (One hundred and twenty second Amendment) Bill, 2014
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April 2016 onwards
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Member, Board of Governors of the National Institute of Fashion Technology
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April - July 2017
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Member, Select Committee of Rjya Sabha on the Constitution (One hundred and twenty third Amendment) Bill, 2017
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Aug. - Dec. 2017
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Member, Select Committee of Rjya Sabha on the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017
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May, 2019
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Elected to 17th Lok Sabha
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25 June 2019 onwards
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Member, House Committee
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24 July 2019 onwards
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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings
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13 Sept. 2019 onwards
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Chairperson, Standing Committee on Chemicals & Fertilisers
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09 Oct. 2019 onwards
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Member, Committee on Empowerment of Women
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Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
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21 Nov. 2019 onwards
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Member, General Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha
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13 Sept. 2022 onwards
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Chairperson, Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj
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Books Published
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Karuvarai Vaasanai, Agathinai, Paarvaigal, Karukkum Marudhani (In Tamil)
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
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Organised Tamil Folk art festivals `CHENNAI SANGAMAM` Thiruvizha, Namma Tharu Vizha (our Street Festival) showcasing Chennai`s long-last traditional art forms (The only festival of Tamil antiquity that belongs to people of all religions as well as to non-believers)
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Social And Cultural Activities
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The harvest festival of Tamil antiquity, Pongal, re-discovering itself as urban thanksgiving, Chennai Sangamam had a successful fifth edition in January 2011, scripted a dance drama called Silapathiganam, - The woman of substance; also interested in welfare of differently abled people and the transgenders
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Countries Visited
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Widely travelled
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Other Information
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Organised job fairs in various districts of Tamil Nadu which began as an experiment in June 2008 at Kariyapatti, a village in Virudhnagar District; by March 2010, Job Fairs held in rural areas in five districts, namely, Nagarcoil, Vellore, Udhagamandalam, Tiruchirappali and Virudhnagar; by February 2019, Job Fairs held in various districts, provided jobs to over one lakh thirty two thousand unemployed youth spread across Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu; October 2009 to October 2012,(i) Member, General Assembly of ICCR;(ii) Board of Governors of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, April 2016 onwards
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