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{{Infobox Indian politician
|name = Nainar Nagendran
| image =
|office3 = Vice President of TN BJP
|term_start3 = Jun 2020
|term_end =
| office4 = [[Cabinet Minister]] for Electricity, Industry and Transport
|term_start4 = 2001
| term_end4 = 2006
| office = Member of Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 7 May 2021
| constituency =[[Tirunelveli (State Assembly Constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
| term_start1 = 2011
| term_end1 = 2016
| constituency1 =[[Tirunelveli (State Assembly Constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
| term_start2 = 2001
| term_end2 = 2006
| constituency2 =[[Tirunelveli (State Assembly Constituency)|Tirunelveli]]
}}
'''Nainar Nagendran''' is an Indian politician of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]].

==Political career==
He left the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) party in August 2017 to join the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name="hindu1">{{cite news |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/prominent-aiadmk-figures-join-bjp/article19568788.ece |title=Prominent AIADMK figures join BJP |first=T. |last=Ramakrishnan |date=27 August 2017 |accessdate=2018-01-18}}</ref> He was one of several AIADMK figures to do so and soon after his move he was appointed as a state-level BJP vice-president.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=BJP rewards entrants from other parties |first=Dennis S. |last=Jesudasan |date=20 November 2017 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/bjp-rewards-entrants-from-other-parties/article20559433.ece |accessdate=2018-01-18}}</ref>

As an AIADMK candidate, Nagendran was elected as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from [[Tirunelveli (State Assembly Constituency)|Tirunelveli constituency]] in the [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2001]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2001/Stat_Rep_TN_2001.pdf|title=2001 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India}}</ref> and [[2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2011 state assembly elections]].<ref name="hindu"/> He lost the seat by 606 votes in the [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|election of 2006]]<ref>{{cite news |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/nainar-nagendran-thanks-voters/article18435652.ece |title=Nainar Nagendran thanks voters |date=17 May 2006 |accessdate=2018-01-18}}</ref> and in [[2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2016]], when the difference was 601. His opponent in the latter election was [[A. L. S. Lakshmanan]] of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK), a person he had beaten in 2011 by over 38,000 votes.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=DMK, allies make a comeback in Tirunelveli district |date=20 May 2016 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/dmk-allies-make-a-comeback-in-tirunelveli-district/article8623532.ece |accessdate=2017-05-15}}</ref>

Nagendran served variously as a Minister for Electricity, Industry and Transport during the AIADMK-led government of 2001–2006. He was not a member of the cabinet during the AIADMK government led by [[Jayalalithaa]] from 2011 but he said it was her death and the subsequent rudderless situation in which the party found itself that caused his move to the BJP in 2017

In 2021, as a BJP candidate Nagendran has been elected to Tamil Nadu state assembly from Tirunelveli constituency for the third time defeating the DMK candidate by a margin of 23,107 votes. In addition he has been also selected as the leader of BJP members in Tamil Nadu assembly.<ref name="hindu1" />

==Disproportionate assets case==
Tamil Nadu's Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption conducted raids in 12 places belonging to Nagendran in various parts of Chennai city and in his native place of southern Tirunelveli district and in Kochi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/10/27/dvac-raids-former-aiadmk-ministers-houses-firms-1161943589.html|title=DVAC raids former AIADMK ministers' houses, firms|date=27 October 2006|website=www.oneindia.com}}</ref> Later, investigation conducted in 2006 revealed about the accumulation of Nainar Nagendran's assets in excess of his income when he was a minister of Industry, Power and Transport during the AIADMK rule. Vigilance police investigation has revealed that Nagendran bought property including gold jewellery and lands for more than 3 crore 9 lakh 97 thousand 97 rupees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/news/2011/06/16/nainar-nagendran-given-chargesheet-assets-case-aid0091.html|title=சொத்துக்குவிப்பு வழக்கில் நயினார் நாகேந்திரனுக்கு குற்றப்பத்திரிக்கை நகல்|date=16 June 2011|website=tamil.oneindia.com}}</ref> A chargesheet was filed on December 2010 against Nainar Nagendran his wife and four other relatives under the Prevention of Corruption Act for Rs 3.9 crore disproportionate assets case by Directorate of Vigilance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/chargesheet-filed-against-former-aiadmk-minister/story-aghNHTefHzltKZdTlfZTcL.html|title=Chargesheet filed against former AIADMK minister|date=4 December 2010|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
Nainar Nagendran has sent death threats against acclaimed Tamil lyricist and writer [[Vairamuthu]] in January 2018 for his controversial remarks on Andal. Nagendran has announced that BJP leaders are ready to award a cash reward of ₹10 crore for anyone slays and chops the tongue of writer Vairamuthu. He also said there should be no hesitation in [[Murder|killing]] even those people who speak ill of [[Hinduism]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jagannath|first=G.|date=2018-01-19|title=Now, a death threat against Vairamuthu|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-a-death-threat-against-vairamuthu-2576622|access-date=2020-07-15|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-18|title=Former minister announces 10 crore to cut Vairamuthu's tongue - Tamil News|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/nainar-nagendran-10-crore-award-to-who-cuts-vairamuthu-tongue--tamil-news-205202|access-date=2020-07-15|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> This created a huge controversy in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Akilan|first=Mayura|date=2018-01-17|title=வைரமுத்துவின் நாவை அறுத்தால் ரூ.10 லட்சம் பரிசு: நயினார் நாகேந்திரன் மிரட்டல்|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/news/tamilnadu/nainar-nagendran-talks-against-vairamuthu-308692.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-15|website=tamil.oneindia.com|language=ta}}</ref> Later, he was arrested together with Hindu Munnani state vice-president VC Jayabalan for provocative [[hate speech]] that would cause divisiveness among the people and posed a threat to rational unity.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ananth|first=M. K.|date=Jan 19, 2018|title=BJP leader Nainar Nagendran, five others booked for hate speeches {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/bjp-leader-nainar-nagendran-five-others-booked-for-hate-speeches/articleshow/62569626.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Members of the 12th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Members of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Members of the 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]

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