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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| office = Deputy Leader of Opposition (Tamil Nadu legislative assembly)<br />
| termstart = 15 May 2011<br />
| termend = 10 December 2013<br />
| office1 = Minister of Public Works, Electricity and Iron & Steel<br />
| termstart1 = 1978<br />
| termend1 = 1987<br />
| office2 = Minister for Transport<br />
| termstart2 = 1971<br />
| termend2 = 1977<br />
| office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] <br />
| term3 = 1967–1989<br><br />
1991–1996<br />
| constituency3 = Panruti<br />
| term4 = 2011- 2016<br />
| constituency4 = Alandur<br />
| order = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Panruti S. Ramachandran''' (born 10 November 1937 in [[Panruti]], [[Madras State]]) is an Indian Tamil politician and former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<br />
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He served as the Deputy [[Leader of the Opposition]] in the floor of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] during 2011 to 2013. He also served as the party presidium chairman of [[DMDK]] till 2013. He is one of the politician who joined all Major Parties In Tamil Nadu which includes DMK, AIADMK, PMK, DMDK and then back to AIADMK.{{clarify|What do all these letters mean?|date=June 2021}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/DMDK-is-ready-for-tie-ups-in-elections/articleshow/5429004.cms|title=DMDK is ready for tie-ups in elections|date=10 January 2010|work=[[Times of India]]|access-date=2010-02-11}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
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Ramachanrdran was born in a village named Puliyurkaattusaagai in Panruti taluk, [[Cuddalore District]]. He is the only son of Sankaradevan and Chinnapillai. He did his schooling in St. David High School at [[Cuddalore]] Old Town.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}}<br />
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After SSLC, he joined [[Annamalai University]] for his [[Pre-university course|PUC]] and later graduated in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (honours degree in B.E). Thereafter, he joined the [[Tamil Nadu Electricity Board]] as Assistant Engineer at [[Arni, Tiruvannamalai|Arni]], North [[Arcot]].{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}<br />
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== Politics ==<br />
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Ramachandran was the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) student secretary while at Annamalai University. As a secretary, he organised DMK meetings at [[Arignar Anna]] would be the prime speaker. Anna was impressed by Ramachandran's government of Tamil Nadu he used to speak as Sampath in DMK public meetings. He named his son as Sampath after his pen name.<br />
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He started his political career as a DMK member. He was the Minister for Transport of Tamil Nadu during 1971–77. He later joined [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (ADMK). He has won six assembly elections contesting from [[Panruti (State Assembly Constituency)|Panruti]] constituency.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/06/stories/2006050607570500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213152013/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/06/stories/2006050607570500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 February 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Panruti witnessing a multi-cornered contest|date=6 May 2006}}</ref><br />
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He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] from [[Panruti (State Assembly Constituency)|Panruti constituency]] as a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate in [[1967 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1967]], and [[1971 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1971 elections]] as an [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate in [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1977]], [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1980]], and [[1984 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1984 elections]] and as a [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] candidate in [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1991 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report%20Madras%201967.pdf 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1971/StatReport_TN_71.pdf 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf 1977 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><br />
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The chairman of the [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]] presidium and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Ramachandran on 10 December 2013 announced retirement from active politics. In his letter addressed to DMDK founder-president [[Vijayakanth]], he stated that he had taken the decision as he had been maintaining indifferent health and his doctor had advised him to take rest.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} He resigned from the DMDK and in February 2014 he joined the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Alandur-assembly-byelection-V-N-P-Venkatraman-is-AIADMK-candidate/articleshow/31527829.cms |title=Alandur assembly byelection: V N P Venkatraman is AIADMK candidate |work=The Times of India |date=6 March 2014 |access-date=2017-04-27}}</ref> He blamed the abnormal distance formed between the DMDK and him. After that he spoke in many Constituencies for the AIADMK Victory in 16th Lok Sahba Election. In 2005 he received [[Periyar Award]] and in 2013, the Tamil Nadu government honoured him with [[Arignar Anna Award]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/panruti-ramachandran-to-campaign-for-aiadmk/article5619925.ece|title=‘Panruti’ Ramachandran to campaign for AIADMK|date=2014-01-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-04-01|others=Special Correspondent|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.veethi.com/india-people/panruti_s._ramachandran-profile-1146-19.htm Panruti S. Ramachandran Profile and Biography] at Veethi<br />
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