T. T. V. Dhinakaran

T. T. V. Dhinakaran
Member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Assembly
for Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
In office
24 December 2017 (2017-12-24) – 2 May 2021 (2021-05-02)
SpeakerP. Dhanapal
Preceded byJ. Jayalalithaa
Succeeded byJ. John Ebenezer
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu
In office
30 June 2004 (2004-06-30) – 29 June 2010 (2010-06-29)
ChairpersonBhairon Singh Shekhawat
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Lok Sabha from Periyakulam
In office
13 October 1999 (1999-10-13) – 6 February 2004 (2004-02-06)
SpeakerG. M. C. Balayogi
Manohar Joshi
Preceded byR. Muthiah
Succeeded byJ. M. Aaroon Rashid
General Secretary of the Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 April 2019
Deputy
Preceded byV. K. Sasikala
Deputy General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
15 February 2017 – 20 September 2017
General SecretaryV. K. Sasikala
Preceded bySu. Thirunavukkarasar
Succeeded byK. P. Munusamy
Natham R. Viswanathan
Treasurer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
20 July 2006 – 28 August 2007
General SecretaryJ. Jayalalithaa
Preceded byDindigul C. Srinivasan
Succeeded byO. Panneerselvam
Personal details
Born (1963-12-13) 13 December 1963 (age 60)
Thiruthuraipoondi, Madras State, India
(present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Political party Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (from 15 March 2018)
Other political
affiliations		 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (until 2017)
Independent (2017-2018)
Spouse
Anuradha
​
(m. 1992)​
ChildrenJaya Harini (Only daughter)
Parents
  • T. Vivekanandam (father)
  • V. Vanithamani (mother)
RelativesV. K. Sasikala
(Aunt)
Residence(s)Jaya Harini 5, Venkateshwara Nagar 4th street, Adyar, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • Politician

Thiruthurapoondi Thiruvenkatam Vivekananda Dhinakaran (born 13 December 1963)[1][2] is an Indian politician and founding General Secretary of Amma Makkal Munneetra Kazagam. In the past he was the Treasurer of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party and served as the Member of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. He was expelled from the AIADMK in August 2017.[3][4] He also served as former Member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Assembly from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar (2017-2021).[5] He is the nephew of V. K. Sasikala. He won the highly anticipated RK Nagar by-election in December 2017. On 15 March 2018 Dhinakaran launched his political party named Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam.[6]

  1. ^ "About Our General Secretary". Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Shri LED. T. V. Dhinakaran CMRajya Sabha profile". Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Sasikala to be expelled from AIADMK, OPS settles for deputy CM". The News Minute. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. ^ NARASIMHAN, T. E. (28 August 2017). "Ruling AIADMK expels Sasikala & Dhinakaran, plans to retrieve Jaya TV". Business Standard India.
  5. ^ "Dhinakaran wins RK Nagar bypoll, creates history in Tamil Nadu". Pradeep Kumar. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference ppp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).