Subburaman Thirunavukkarasar was born on 13 July 1949 and is an Indian politician.
20 Facts About Su Thirunavukkarasar
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Su Thirunavukkarasar was the State President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee till 2 February 2019 and former secretary of the All India Congress Committee of the Indian National Congress party.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar identified Thirunavukkarasar, a lawyer by profession, to contest the Aranthangi assembly constituency.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar won the seat, aged 27, and was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar served as Union Minister of state for shipping and later for telecommunications and information technology.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar is a Member of Parliament, representing Tiruchirappalli constituency in the Lok Sabha.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar was born in Theeyathoor, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu on 13 July 1949.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar was elected from Aranthangi legislative assembly constituency at each election from 1977 to 1996.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar later started a new party called MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in 1996 due to a rift with Jayalalitha, in the legislative assembly elections in Tamil Nadu 2001 MGR ADMK had put up three candidates, out of whom two were elected.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar won the Pudukottai Lok Sabha Constituency in 1999 and was Union minister of state for Shipping and later, Communication and Information Technology till 2004.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar was appointed the secretary of the AICC by the INC president, Sonia Gandhi.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar was invited to inaugurate the Tamil Nadu chapter of Indian National Congress Overseas in New York, US.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar was the Industries, Handlooms and Commercial tax minister in the Ramachandran cabinet while simultaneously being the deputy speaker of the assembly.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar established Tamil Nadu Magnesite Limited and Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited to further exploration of mineral resources in the state.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar established several State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar built small dams in rivers and started hospitals and primary health centers.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar emphasised the importance of technology and scientific training and encouraged the National Institute of Port Management to train more personnel.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar inaugurated new premises for Academy of Maritime Education and Training.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar contested the Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency when several Congress stalwarts refused to contest the election.
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Su Thirunavukkarasar scripted and produced the film Maruthu Pandi and appeared in lead role in Agni Paarvai.