Thanga Tamil Selvan

2021-11-30T04:24:13Z

103.205.95.174:

{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Thanga Tamil Selvan
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_place = Narayanathevanpatti, [[Theni]]
| birth_date = Aged 58
| spouse = Pandyammal
| office = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative]]
| constituency = [[Andipatti]]
| term = 2001-2002<br>2011-2016<br>2016-2018(disqualified)
| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| country = [[India]]
| party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]](2019-present)
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| otherparty = AIADMK (1996-2018)<br>AMMK (2018-2019)
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term1 = 2002-2008
| constituency1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| alma_mater = [[University of Madras]], 1988
| education = [[M.A]], [[Post Graduate]]
| children = Shanti,
Nishanth
}}
'''Thanga Tamil Selvan''' is an Indian politician. He is a member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from [[Andipatti (State Assembly Constituency)|Andipatti constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.canindia.com/in-picturesque-theni-rail-connectivity-water-major-issues/|title=In picturesque Theni, rail connectivity, water major issues|website=Canindia News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/lok-sabha-polls-in-tn-political-greenhorn-to-take-on-rank-outsider-in-theni/article26843669.ece|title=Lok Sabha polls in TN: OPS' son to fight against Elangovan from Congress in Theni|last=PTI|website=@businessline|language=en|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf|publisher= Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |access-date=2011-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320103427/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf|archive-date=2012-03-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> Previously, he was a member of [[Parliament of India]] representing [[Tamil Nadu]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Indian Parliament]] and Member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from [[Andipatti (State Assembly Constituency)|Andipatti constituency]] in 2001-2002 period.

==Personal life==
He completed his post graduate degree in Master of Arts with the University of Madras. He is married
to Pandyammal and has two children, Shanti and Nishant.

== Political career ==
Thanga Tamilselvan on June 2019 joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the presence of its Working President MK Stalin. He said that the AIADMK, after the demise of the late leader J Jayalalithaa, was being operated by the Bharatiya Janata Party and he don't wanted to lose his self respect.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=Tamil Nadu: AMMK leader Thanga Tamilselvan joins Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|url=https://scroll.in/latest/928775/tamil-nadu-ammk-leader-thanga-tamilselvan-joins-dravida-munnetra-kazhagam|access-date=2021-06-15|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Election ==
===Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Party
!Constituency
!Result
|-
|2001-2002
|[[ADMK]]
|[[Andipatti]]
|Won
|-
|2011-2016
|[[ADMK]]
|[[Andipatti]]
|Won
|-
|2016-2018
|[[ADMK]]
|[[Andipatti]]
|Won
|-
|2021-
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|[[Bodinayakkanur|Bodi]]
|Lost
|-
|}

===Parliamentary Election===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Election
!Party
!PC Name
!Result
|-
|2002
|[[Rajya Sabha]]
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] 
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|Win
|-
|2019
|[[16th Lok Sabha]]
|[[Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam]] 
|[[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
|Lost
|-
|}

===2019 Indian general election===
He was one of the candidates for [[Theni (Lok Sabha constituency)]] but lost in the election. He represented Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]

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J. K. Rithesh

2021-11-30T04:08:30Z

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{{short description|Indian actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = J. K. Ritheesh
| image =
| caption = One of the new leading politician cum actor
| birth_date = {{birth date|1973|3|5|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2019|4|13|1973|3|5}}
| birth_place = [[Kandy]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| death_place = [[Ramanathapuram]], [[India]]
| birth_name = Mugavai Kumar
| occupation = Actor, Producer, Entrepreneur
| yearsactive = 2007 - 2019
| spouse = {{marriage |Jotheeswari<ref name = jk/>|2007}}
| children = 2 sons and a daughter
| father = Thiru.Kuzhandaivelu
| mother = Thirumathi.Jayalakshmi<ref name = jk/>
}}

'''J. K. Rithesh''' (5 March 1973 – 13 April 2019) was an Indian actor and member of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].<ref>http://jkrithish.com/ {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531064427/http://jkrithish.com/ |date=31 May 2008 }}</ref> He was a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) Member of Parliament (MP) in the 15th [[Lok Sabha]] from Ramanathpuram constituency. In the [[2009 Indian general election|Indian general elections of 2009]], Rithesh received 294,945 votes to defeat his closest rival, Satiyamoorthy of [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) party by a margin of 69,215 votes. On 10 April 2014, he joined [[AIADMK]] as a primary member. He died on 13 April 2019, due to heart attack.<ref name = jk>{{cite web|url=https://archive.india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=4553 |title=Detailed Profile - Shri K. alias J.K. Ritheesh Shivakumar - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India |publisher=Archive.india.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2019-04-14}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Rithesh was born in [[Kandy]], [[Sri Lanka]] in 1973 before migrating to [[Rameswaram]] in 1976, where he was brought up. His father was employed in the agricultural sector and his mother is a housewife. Rithesh has two elder sisters, Shanthi and Mani. Rithesh married Jotheeswari in 2007 and has a son, Arik Roshan (born 2008). He completed Diploma in Civil Engineering at Mohamed Sathak Polytechnic College Kilakarai, Ramanathapuram district.<ref name = jk/>

== Career ==
His first film was ''[[Kaanal Neer (2009 film)|Kaanal Neer]]'', directed by [[Chinni Jayanth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/reviews/kaanal-neer-review-200407.html|title=Movie Review- Kaanal Neer- Actor JK Rithesh- Actress Manisha - Oneindia Entertainment|publisher=}}</ref> Rithesh had helped produce the project but the film failed to become a success at the box-office. His second film, ''[[Nayagan (2008 film)|Nayagan]]'' took an average opening at the box-office.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}}

After the moderate performance of ''Nayagan'', the actor announced several projects and started work on films including ''Thillu Mullu'' alongside another debutant Siddique, a film with Chinni Jayanth, ''Deivamagan'' and his home production, ''Thalapathy''. As of 2019, none of these projects have been completed. He made his acting comeback with a negative role in ''LKG''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/feb/25/interview--no-harm-in-depicting-bad-politicians-just-dont-spread-misinformation-jk-rithesh-1943232.html|title=Interview - No harm in depicting bad politicians, just don't spread misinformation: JK Rithesh|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

He was arrested in November 2011 in a [[land grabbing]] case.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/dmk-mp-jk-ritheesh-kumar-arrested-in-land-grabbing-case/articleshow/10752451.cms|title=DMK MP JK Ritheesh Kumar arrested in land grabbing case|date=16 November 2011|publisher=|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref> He was booked in charges of cheating a US citizen of Indian origin for promising him buying a land.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/apr/05/after-hc-whip-j-k-rithesh-booked-in-cheating-case-1590069.html|title=After HC whip, J K Rithesh booked in cheating case|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Death==
Rithesh died on 13 April 2019, due to a heart attack at [[Ramanathapuram]] at the age of 46.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/actor-politician-jk-rithesh-dies-at-46-5674099/|title=Actor-politician J K Rithesh dies at 46|date=14 April 2019|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/tamil-actor-jk-rithesh-dies-heart-attack-795864|title=Tamil actor and politician JK Rithesh dies of cardiac arrest; celebs, fans express condolence over shocking death|first=Prakash|last=Upadhyaya|date=13 April 2019|website=International Business Times, India Edition}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes !! Ref
|-
||2007 || ''Kaanal Neer'' || Rajavel || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kaanal-neer-review-tamil-movie-9009|title = Kaanal Neer review. Kaanal Neer Tamil movie review, story, rating}}</ref>
|-
||2008 || ''[[Nayagan (2008 film)|Nayagan]]'' || Guru || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/aug/22ssn.htm|title=Review: Nayagan}}</ref>
|-
||2010 || ''[[Pen Singam]]'' || || Cameo appearance ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/apr/13/tamil-actor-and-former-lok-sabha-mp-jk-rithesh-passes-away-due-to-cardiac-arrest-1963938.html|title = Tamil actor and former Lok Sabha MP JK Rithesh passes away due to cardiac arrest}}</ref>
|-
|2019||''[[LKG (film)|LKG]]'' || Ramraj Pandian || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/lkg/movie-review/68105578.cms|title=LKG Review {3.5/5}: A satisfying political satire and inarguably the best among the recent crop of political films}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Indian actor-politicians]]
[[Category:15th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:1973 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:Actors from Kandy]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan emigrants to India]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:People from Ramanathapuram district]]
[[Category:Male actors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Male actors in Tamil cinema]]

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