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'''P. Veldurai''' is an Indian politician and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA). He has been elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate from [[Cheranmadevi (State Assembly Constituency)|Cheranmadevi constituency]] in [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996]] and [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 elections]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf 1996 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><br />
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'''Controversy'''<br />
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P. Veldurai courted controversy during his tenure as MLA as in 2011 the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] held that his election from Cheranmahadevi constituency in May 2006 was illegal, null and void, as he was a registered government civil contractor at the time of filing nominations and his registration had not been cancelled as per law. Veldurai was asked to repay ₹ 21.58 [[lakh]] that he'd drawn as salary, which he contested in the court of law.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2019-02-26|title=HC orders disqualified MLA to refund salaries from 2006-11|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/hc-orders-disqualified-mla-to-refund-salaries-from-2006-11-119022601222_1.html|access-date=2020-08-17}}</ref> Finally, he was subject of a landmark judgement of the [[Madras High Court]] on 26 February 2019 that held that [[Member of parliament|Members of Parliament]] (MPs) as well as MLAs are liable to be asked to repay salaries and other emoluments, along with penalty, if a court of law declares their election to be illegal, null and void either before or after the completion of their tenure.<ref>{{Cite news|last=S|first=Mohamed Imranullah|date=2019-02-27|title=Disqualified legislators must refund salary: High Court|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/disqualified-legislators-must-refund-salary-high-court/article26380203.ece|access-date=2020-08-17|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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[[Category:Members of the 13th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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