B. S. Gnanadesikan

B. S. Gnanadesikan
Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha
In office
2001–2013
Personal details
Born(1949-01-20)20 January 1949
Srivilliputhur, Madras Province, India
Died15 January 2021(2021-01-15) (aged 71)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyTamil Maanila Congress
SpouseG. Thilagavathi
ChildrenTwo sons (Vijay Gnanadesikan, Prashanth Gnanadesikan)
Alma materLoyola College, Chennai
WebsiteProfile on Rajya Sabha [1]

B. S. Gnanadesikan (20 January 1949 – 15 January 2021) was a Sr. Vice President of Tamil Maanila Congress(M) and a two time Member of the Parliament of India representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.[1] Previously he was the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee from 2011 to 2014.

He died at the age of 71 in Chennai due to COVID-19.[2][3]

  1. ^ "B. S. Gnanadesikan". India.gov.in. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ^ "த.மா.கா. மூத்த தலைவர் பி.எஸ்.ஞானதேசிகன் காலமானார்!". Puthiyathalaimurai (in Tamil). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Former Rajya Sabha MP, B.S. Gnanadesikan, no more". The Hindu. 15 January 2021.