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	==Career==		==Career==
	Thirunavukkarasar was elected from Aranthangi legislative assembly constituency at each election from 1977 to 1996.{{citation needed\|date=May 2017}} He resigned his seat on 15 October 1999.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/11th_1996/Review-1996.pdf \|page=20 \|title=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (Eleventh Assembly): Review 1996-2001 \|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu \|accessdate=2017-05-07}}</ref>		Thirunavukkarasar was elected from Aranthangi legislative assembly constituency at each election from 1977 to 1996.{{citation needed\|date=May 2017}} He resigned his seat on 15 October 1999.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/11th_1996/Review-1996.pdf \|page=20 \|title=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (Eleventh Assembly): Review 1996-2001 \|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu \|accessdate=2017-05-07}}</ref>,he started '''Anna Puratchi Thalaivar Thamilga Munnetra Kazhagam''' with [[K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran]] in 1991,it was merged with AIADMK in 1996.

			But he was started a new party '''MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam''' in 1996 due to a rift with [[J. Jayalalithaa\|Jayalalitha]],in the legislative assembly elections in Tamil Nadu 2001 MGR ADMK had put up three candidates (supported by NDA), out of whom two were elected. The party received 129 474 votes and in 2002 MGR ADMK merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).He won the [[Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Pudukottai Lok Sabha Constituency]] in 1999 and was Union minister of state for Shipping and, later, Communication and Information Technology until 2004.

	He won the [[Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Pudukottai Lok Sabha Constituency]] in 1999 and was Union minister of state for Shipping and, later, Communication and Information Technology until 2004. He was removed from the party of [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam\|AIADMK]] due to a rift with [[J. Jayalalithaa\|Jayalalitha]].

	He was appointed as the secretary of the AICC by the INC president, [[Sonia Gandhi]]. Currently, as AICC secretary, he is responsible for [[Telangana]] and participated in the selection of [[Kunduru Jana Reddy\|Jana Reddy]] as leader of the opposition.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140604/nation-politics/article/congress-posts-losers-telangana-assembly-and-legislative-council \|title=Congress posts for losers in Telangana assembly and legislative council \|work=The Deccan Chronicle \|accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> Thirunavukkarasar was invited to inaugurate the Tamil Nadu chapter of Indian National Congress Overseas in New York, US.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.indiapost.com/inoc-usa-tamil-nadu-chapter-launched/ \|title=INOC USA Tamil Nadu Chapter launched \|work=India Post \|accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref>		He was appointed as the secretary of the AICC by the INC president, [[Sonia Gandhi]]. Currently, as AICC secretary, he is responsible for [[Telangana]] and participated in the selection of [[Kunduru Jana Reddy\|Jana Reddy]] as leader of the opposition.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140604/nation-politics/article/congress-posts-losers-telangana-assembly-and-legislative-council \|title=Congress posts for losers in Telangana assembly and legislative council \|work=The Deccan Chronicle \|accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> Thirunavukkarasar was invited to inaugurate the Tamil Nadu chapter of Indian National Congress Overseas in New York, US.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.indiapost.com/inoc-usa-tamil-nadu-chapter-launched/ \|title=INOC USA Tamil Nadu Chapter launched \|work=India Post \|accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref>
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	'''Subburaman Thirunavukkarasar''' (born 13 July 1949) is an ~~[[India]]n~~ 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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://inc.in/organization/5/AICC-Office-Bearers \|title=Our Organisation \|publisher=Indian National Congress \|accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> His introduction to politics in 1977 was facilitated by former [[Chief Minister (India)\|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 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1977]]. He identified Thirunavukkarasar, a lawyer by profession, to contest the [[Aranthangi (State Assembly Constituency)\|Aranthangi assembly constituency]]. Thirunavukkarasar won the seat, aged 27, and was elected as the [[Speaker (politics)\|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 [[Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Pudukottai]] Lok Sabha constituency. He served as Union Minister of state for shipping and later for telecommunications and information technology.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2009/jul/05bjps-rajya-sabha-member-may-join-aiadmk.htm\|title=BJP's Rajya Sabha member may join AIADMK\|website=www.rediff.com\|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>		'''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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://inc.in/organization/5/AICC-Office-Bearers \|title=Our Organisation \|publisher=Indian National Congress \|accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> His introduction to politics in 1977 was facilitated by former [[Chief Minister (India)\|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 Tamil Nadu state assembly election\|1977]]. He identified Thirunavukkarasar, a lawyer by profession, to contest the [[Aranthangi (State Assembly Constituency)\|Aranthangi assembly constituency]]. Thirunavukkarasar won the seat, aged 27, and was elected as the [[Speaker (politics)\|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 [[Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Pudukottai]] Lok Sabha constituency. He served as Union Minister of state for shipping and later for telecommunications and information technology.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2009/jul/05bjps-rajya-sabha-member-may-join-aiadmk.htm\|title=BJP's Rajya Sabha member may join AIADMK\|website=www.rediff.com\|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>

	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 (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Tiruchirappalli constituency]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] (the lower house of India's Parliament).		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 (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Tiruchirappalli constituency]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] (the lower house of India's Parliament).

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| name = Su. Thirunavukkarasar
| caption = Su. Thirunavukkarasar in 2012
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 23 May 2019
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Tiruchirappalli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchirappalli]]
| term_start1 = 1999
| term_end1 = 2004
| constituency1 = [[Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pudukottai]]|
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|7|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Aranthangi]]
| residence = [[Chennai|Madras]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start2 = 30 June 2004
| term_end2 = 26 June 2010
| constituency2 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| office3 = [[Minister (government)|Minister of State for Shipping]]
| primeminister3 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| term_start3 = 2002
| term_end3 = 2003
| office4 = [[Minister (government)|Minister of State for Telecommunication and Information Technology]]
| primeminister4 = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| term_start4 = 2003
| term_end4 = 2004
| office5 = Minister of Industries, Housing Board, Excise and Handlooms
| term_start5 = 1980
| term_end5 = 1987
| office6 = [[Deputy Speaker]], Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly
| term_start6 = 1977
| term_end6 = 1980
| office7 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start7 = 1977
| term_end7 = 1999
| constituency7 = [[Aranthangi (State Assembly Constituency)|Aranthangi assembly constituency]]
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'''Subburaman Thirunavukkarasar''' (born 13 July 1949) is an [[India]]n 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inc.in/organization/5/AICC-Office-Bearers |title=Our Organisation |publisher=Indian National Congress |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> His introduction to politics in 1977 was facilitated by former [[Chief Minister (India)|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 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1977]]. He identified Thirunavukkarasar, a lawyer by profession, to contest the [[Aranthangi (State Assembly Constituency)|Aranthangi assembly constituency]]. Thirunavukkarasar won the seat, aged 27, and was elected as the [[Speaker (politics)|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 [[Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pudukottai]] Lok Sabha constituency. He served as Union Minister of state for shipping and later for telecommunications and information technology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2009/jul/05bjps-rajya-sabha-member-may-join-aiadmk.htm|title=BJP's Rajya Sabha member may join AIADMK|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>

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 (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchirappalli constituency]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] (the lower house of India's Parliament).

==Early life==
S. Thirunavukkarasar was born in [[Theeyathoor]], [[Pudukkottai district]], Tamil Nadu on 13 July 1949. He did his M.A., B.L. at [[Madras University]], Chennai and [[Venkateshwara University]], Tirupathi.<ref name="sketch">{{cite web |url=http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13TN32.htm |publisher=Parliament of India |title=Biographical Sketch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615005656/http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok13/biodata/13TN32.htm |archive-date=2009-06-15}}</ref>

==Career==
Thirunavukkarasar was elected from Aranthangi legislative assembly constituency at each election from 1977 to 1996.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} He resigned his seat on 15 October 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/11th_1996/Review-1996.pdf |page=20 |title=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (Eleventh Assembly): Review 1996-2001 |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-07}}</ref>

He won the [[Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pudukottai Lok Sabha Constituency]] in 1999 and was Union minister of state for Shipping and, later, Communication and Information Technology until 2004. He was removed from the party of [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] due to a rift with [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalitha]].

He was appointed as the secretary of the AICC by the INC president, [[Sonia Gandhi]]. Currently, as AICC secretary, he is responsible for [[Telangana]] and participated in the selection of [[Kunduru Jana Reddy|Jana Reddy]] as leader of the opposition.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140604/nation-politics/article/congress-posts-losers-telangana-assembly-and-legislative-council |title=Congress posts for losers in Telangana assembly and legislative council |work=The Deccan Chronicle |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> Thirunavukkarasar was invited to inaugurate the Tamil Nadu chapter of Indian National Congress Overseas in New York, US.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiapost.com/inoc-usa-tamil-nadu-chapter-launched/ |title=INOC USA Tamil Nadu Chapter launched |work=India Post |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref>

==Achievements as State Minister (Tamil Nadu)==
Thirunavukkarasar was the Industries, Handlooms and Commercial tax minister in the [[M. G. Ramachandran|Ramachandran]] cabinet while simultaneously being the deputy speaker of the assembly. He established [[Tamil Nadu Magnesite Limited]] (TANMAG) and [[Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited]] (TAMIN) to further exploration of mineral resources in the state.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} Thirunavukkarasar also established several [[State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu]] (SIPCOTs). Several paper and sugar mills were established by Thirunavukkarasar.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

Believing in human resource development through education, he established schools, arts and science college and polytechnics in the 1980s. He also built small dams in rivers and started hospitals and primary health centers. These were done while there was hardly any awareness about water storage and health care.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

==Minister in the Government of India==
As shipping minister, Thirunavukkarasar considered maritime education as necessary for the shipping industry. He emphasised the importance of technology and scientific training and encouraged the National Institute of Port Management to train more personnel. He also inaugurated new premises for Academy of Maritime Education and Training (AMET).<ref name="hindu2002">{{cite news|url=http://hindu.com/2002/11/04/stories/2002110405170400.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140629164042/http://hindu.com/2002/11/04/stories/2002110405170400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2014 |title='Maritime education key to shipping industry's growth' |date=4 November 2002 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref>

==Congress relationship==
When [[Sonia Gandhi]] took over the presidency of Congress Party in 1998. In the 1998 Lok Sabha elections, MGRADMK founded by Thirunavukkarasar alligined with the Congress to face the polls.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

Thirunavukkarasar contested the [[Ramanathapuram]] Lok Sabha constituency when several congress stalwarts refused to contest the election. Recently in the year 2017 he was appointed as the State President of the [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]] and has in the past served as the secretary of the [[All India Congress Committee]] from 2010 to 2017.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

==Film career==
Thirunavukkarasar briefly worked as film distributor. He scripted and produced the film ''[[Maruthu Pandi]]'' (1990) and appeared in lead role in ''[[Agni Paarvai]]'' (1992).
*''[[Maruthu Pandi]]'' (1990)
*''[[Agni Paarvai]]'' (1992)

==Personal life==
Su. Thirunavukkarasar married Jayanthi in 1978. They have three sons and two daughters.<ref name="sketch"/>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}
3. http://www.outlookindia.com/printarticle.aspx?203657
4. http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980305/06450164.html
5. http://www.rediff.com/news/may/21aiadmk.htm
6. http://www.rediff.com/%0D%0Anews/1998/feb/20second.htm
7. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sonia-gandhis-election-campaign-it-is-a-spectacle-from-start-to-end/1/263584.html
7. http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19970606/15750193.html
8. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/while-mgr-recuperates-in-us-aiadmk-heads-for-a-split-jayalalitha-gets-a-rude-shock/1/353861.html

==External links==
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* [http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=1956 Profile on Rajya Sabha website]

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