Durai Vaiko

Durai Vaiko
Principal Secretary of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Member of the Lok Sabha
Assumed office
June 2024
Preceded bySu. Thirunavukkarasar
ConstituencyTiruchirappalli
Personal details
Born
Durai Vaiyapuri

(1972-04-02) 2 April 1972 (age 52)
India
Political partyMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseGeetha
Children2
Parent(s)Vaiko, Renugadevi Ammal
EducationMBA
OccupationSocial activist, Politician
Source: [1]

Durai Vaiko (born 2 April 1972) is an Indian politician of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party (MDMK). He was appointed as the MDMK principal secretary of the party, and leads internet campaigns for MDMK.[1][2] His political career began when his father contested the Lok Sabha election from Virudhunagar constituency in 2014.[3]

In June 2024, he was elected as Member of the Lok Sabha from Tiruchirappalli constituency.[4][5]

  1. ^ "List of Campaigners" (PDF). Elections.tn.gov. Election commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ "16th LokSabha- Election Campaign" (PDF). Election commission of India. MDMK.
  3. ^ "Vaiko's son rides into political limelight with bike rally". Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. ^ Arockiaraj, D. Vincent (5 June 2024). "'Outsider' Durai Vaiko seals victory with over 50 per cent of votes in Tiruchy". The New Indian Express.
  5. ^ India Today (13 July 2024). "Inheritors | Next-gen netas". Retrieved 25 October 2024.