E. Madhusudhanan

E. Madhusudhanan
7th Presidium Chairman of AIADMK
In office
21 August 2017 – 5 August 2021
CoordinatorO. Panneerselvam
Joint CoordinatorEdappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded byK. A. Sengottaiyan
Succeeded byA. Tamil Mahan Hussain
In office
5 February 2007 – 10 February 2017
General Secretary
Preceded byK. Kalimuthu
Succeeded byK. A. Sengottaiyan
Minister of Handlooms and Textiles (Government of Tamil Nadu)
In office
24 June 1991 – 12 May 1996
Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalithaa
ConstituencyDr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
24 June 1991 – 12 May 1996
Preceded byS. P. Sarguna Pandian
Succeeded byS. P. Sarguna Pandian
ConstituencyDr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
Personal details
Born(1941-07-01)1 July 1941
Madras, Madras State, British Raj (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died5 August 2021(2021-08-05) (aged 80)
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence(s)Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationPolitician

E. Madhusudhanan (1 July 1941 - 5 August 2021) was a politician from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Since 2007, he was the Presidium Chairman of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party till his death.[1][2] One of the oldest party members of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, since its inception he was also a former Minister in Jayalalitha cabinet and former spokesman.[3][4] He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar constituency in 1991 assembly election.[5] He served as Minister of Handlooms and Textiles in First Jayalalithaa ministry.[6]

  1. ^ "AIADMK presidium chairman, E. Madhusudhanan, no more". The Hindu. 5 August 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "அதிமுக அவைத் தலைவராக மதுசூதனன் தேர்வு!!!". oneindiatamil (in Tamil). 5 February 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
  3. ^ "Know your Candidate: E Madhusudhanan". Deccan Chronicle. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ "AIADMK sacks Madhusudhanan: All you need to know about party's second-in-command". The Indian Express. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  6. ^ Mariappan, Julie (5 August 2021). "Madhusudhanan Death: E Madhusudhanan, AIADMK presidium chairman, dies in Chennai". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2021.