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Murasoli Maran | |
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| Minister for Commerce and Industry | |
| In office 13 October 1999 – 9 November 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Preceded by | Ramakrishna Hegde |
| Succeeded by | Arun Shourie |
| Minister for Industry | |
| In office 1 June 1996 – 19 March 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | H. D. Dewe Gowda I. K. Gujral |
| Preceded by | Suresh Prabhu |
| Succeeded by | Sikander Bakht |
| Minister for Urban Development | |
| In office 2 December 1989 – 10 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | V. P. Singh |
| Preceded by | Mohsina Kidwai |
| Succeeded by | Daulat Ram Saran |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 15 May 1996 – 23 November 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Era Anbarasu |
| Succeeded by | Dayanidhi Maran |
| Constituency | Chennai Central |
| In office 4 March 1967 – 23 March 1977 | |
| Preceded by | C. N. Annadurai |
| Succeeded by | R Venkatraman |
| Constituency | Chennai South |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 25 July 1977 – 25 July 1995 | |
| Chairman of the House | |
| Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Murasoli Maran 17 August 1934 Thirukuvalai, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 23 November 2003 (aged 69) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse |
Mallika Maran (m. 1963) |
| Children | Kalanidhi Maran (b.1964) Dayanidhi Maran (b.1966) Anbukarasi (b.1968) |
| Parent | Shanmugasundari |
| Relatives | Karunanidhi family |
| Alma mater | Pachaiyappa's College, Madras Law College |
Murasoli Maran (17 August 1934 – 23 November 2003) was an Indian politician and an important leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party which was headed by his maternal uncle and mentor, M. Karunanidhi. A Member of Parliament for 36 years, he was made a Union Minister in three separate central governments, in charge of Urban Development in the V.P. Singh government, Industry in the Gowda and Gujral governments, and finally Commerce and Industry under Vajpayee.[1] Apart from being a politician, Maran was a journalist and scriptwriter for films too.[2]
- ^ T. S. Subramanian (December 2003). "A man of many parts". Frontline Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "MURASOLI MARAN, 1934–2003". The Hindu tamil. 25 November 2003. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2006.
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