Su. Thirunavukkarasar

Su. Thirunavukkarasar
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024
Preceded byP Kumar
Succeeded byDurai Vaiko
ConstituencyTiruchirappalli
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byRaja Paramasivam
Succeeded byS. Regupathy
ConstituencyPudukottai
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
30 June 2004 – 26 June 2010
ConstituencyMadhya Pradesh
President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee
In office
2016–2019
Preceded byE. V. K. S. Elangovan
Succeeded byK. S. Alagiri
Minister of State for Shipping
In office
2002–2003
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Minister of State for Telecommunication and Information Technology
In office
2003–2004
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Minister of Industries, Housing Board, Excise and Handlooms
In office
1980–1987
Chief MinisterM. G. Ramachandran
Deputy Speaker, Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly
In office
1977–1980
SpeakerMunu Adhi
Preceded byN. Ganapathy
Succeeded byP. H. Pandian
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
1977–1999
ConstituencyAranthangi assembly constituency
Personal details
Born (1949-07-13) 13 July 1949 (age 75)
Aranthangi, Madras Province, India
Political partyIndian National Congress (Since 2009)[1]
Other political
affiliations
ResidenceMadras

Subburaman Thirunavukkarasar (born 13 July 1949) is an Indian politician. He was the State President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee till 2 February 2019 and former secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) of the Indian National Congress (INC) party.[3] His introduction to politics in 1977 was facilitated by former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. G. Ramachandran. Ramachandran founded the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in 1972 and was facing his first elections for the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election in 1977. He identified Thirunavukkarasar, a lawyer by profession, to contest the Aranthangi assembly constituency. Thirunavukkarasar won the seat, aged 27, and was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He continued in that capacity till 1980. Subsequently, he served as Tamil Nadu state minister from 1980 to 1987 in the MGR cabinet, holding portfolios that included Industries, Housing Board, Excise and Handlooms. Later, he became a member of the Lok Sabha – the lower house of the Parliament of India – when he won the erstwhile Pudukottai Lok Sabha constituency. He served as Union Minister of state for shipping and later for telecommunications and information technology.[4]

Thirunavukkarasar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for a brief period and was also a member of the Rajya Sabha – the upper house of the Parliament of India – from the state of Madhya Pradesh. He is a Member of Parliament, representing Tiruchirappalli constituency in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of India's Parliament).

  1. ^ "S. Thirunavukkarasar leaves BJP to join Congress". The Hindu. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ^ "The king and his pocket borough". The Hindu. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Our Organisation". Indian National Congress. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. ^ "BJP's Rajya Sabha member may join AIADMK". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.