Su. Thirunavukkarasar | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 23 May 2019 – 4 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | P Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Durai Vaiko |
| Constituency | Tiruchirappalli |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Raja Paramasivam |
| Succeeded by | S. Regupathy |
| Constituency | Pudukottai |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 30 June 2004 – 26 June 2010 | |
| Constituency | Madhya Pradesh |
| President of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee | |
| In office 2016–2019 | |
| Preceded by | E. V. K. S. Elangovan |
| Succeeded by | K. S. Alagiri |
| Minister of State for Shipping | |
| In office 2002–2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of State for Telecommunication and Information Technology | |
| In office 2003–2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of Industries, Housing Board, Excise and Handlooms | |
| In office 1980–1987 | |
| Chief Minister | M. G. Ramachandran |
| Deputy Speaker, Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Speaker | Munu Adhi |
| Preceded by | N. Ganapathy |
| Succeeded by | P. H. Pandian |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1977–1999 | |
| Constituency | Aranthangi assembly constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 July 1949 Aranthangi, Madras Province, India |
| Political party |  Indian National Congress (Since 2009)[1] |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Residence | Madras |
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).
- ^ "S. Thirunavukkarasar leaves BJP to join Congress". The Hindu. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "The king and his pocket borough". The Hindu. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Our Organisation". Indian National Congress. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "BJP's Rajya Sabha member may join AIADMK". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 25 May 2019.