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{{Short description|Indian politician and writer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sumathy (Thamizhachi Thangapandian)
| image = Thamizhachi Thangapandian.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Sumathy
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|04|25}}
| birth_place = [[Mallankinaru]], [[Ramanathapuram District]], [[Madras State]] (now in [[Virudhunagar District]], [[Tamil Nadu]]), [[India]]
| other_names =
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Lyricist Writer Politician
| party = [[Image:Flag DMK.svg|24px]] [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| prime_minister =
| constituency = [[Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chennai South]]
| term_start = 24 May 2019
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[J. Jayavardhan]]
| successor =
| years_active =
| spouse = C. Chandrasekar
| children = 2 daughters
| parents = [[V. Thangapandian]] (Father)
| relatives = [[Thangam Thennarasu]] (Brother)
| website = {{URL|https://ithamizhachi.com/}}
| footnotes =
| date =
| year =
| source = http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4961
| awards = [[Pavendhar Bharathidasan Virudhu – 2009]]
}}

'''Thamizhachi Thangapandian''', also known as '''Sumathy''', is an Indian Tamil poet, lyricist, orator, politician and writer.<ref name=biodata>{{Cite web|url=https://ithamizhachi.com/biodata/|title=Dr.Thamizhachi Thangapandian|website=Thamizhachi|language=en-US|access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref> She was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]], lower house of the [[Parliament of India]], from [[Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chennai South]] constituency in the [[2019 Indian general election]] as a member of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]. She worked as a lecturer in [[English Language|English]] at [[Queen Mary's College, Chennai]] before entering politics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/meet-dmks-south-chennai-candidate-thamizhachi-thangapandian-lok-sabha-elections5673167/|title=People are ready for a change: Meet DMK's South Chennai candidate Thamizhachi Thangapandian|date=12 April 2019|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.myneta.info/LokSabha2019/candidate.php?candidate_id=5212|title=Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK): Constituency- Chennai South (Tamil Nadu) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|website=www.myneta.info|access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref>

==Literature==
Source:<ref name=biodata/>

===Tamil===
* ''Enjottu Penn'', collection of poems published in International Tamil Literary Conference, Chennai (2004, Mithra Publications)
* ''Uravukal'' compiled by S. Ravikumar & T. Sumathy (2004, Archuna Publications)
* ''Vanapechi'', collection of poems (2007, Uyirmmai Publications)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vikatan.com/news/miscellaneous/136967-now-thamizhachi-thangapandians-poems-availabe-in-english.html|title=ஆங்கிலத்தில் வெளியாகும் தமிழச்சி கவிதைகள் - now thamizhachi thangapandian's Poems available in English|first=V.S. |last=Saravanan |date=15 September 2018|website=vikatan.com/|language=ta|access-date=4 May 2019}}</ref>
* ''Pecharavam Ketilaiyo'', compilation of interviews (2008, Uyirmmai Publications)
* ''Manjanathi'', collection of 70 poems (2009, Uyirmmai Publications)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091228/1414178.html|title=Stalin releases book by late minister's daughter|website=news.webindia123.com|access-date=30 April 2019|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327221857/https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20091228/1414178.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''Naveenathuvathai Kamban'' (2010, Annai Muthamizh Publications)
* ''Katru Konarntha Kadithangal, Kalamum Kavithaiyum, Soll Thodum Thoram, Pampadam'' (2010, Uyirmmai Publications)
* ''Aruhan'', collection of 39 poems (2011, Uyirmmai Publications)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ayngaran.com/frame.php?iframepath=eventdetails.php?newsid=7073|title=Ayngaran International|website=www.ayngaran.com|access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref>
* ''Mayileragu Manasu'', collection 13 articles (2012, Vikatan Publications; second edition in 2022)
* ''Manvasam'', collection of 30 articles (2013, Vikatan Publications; second edition in 2022)
* ''Avalukku Veyil Endru Peyar'', collection of 32 poems (2015, Uyirmmai Publications)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/photos/avalukku-veyil-endru-peyar-poonaigal-sorgathirkku-selvathillai-book-launch-photos/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430130442/https://silverscreen.in/photos/avalukku-veyil-endru-peyar-poonaigal-sorgathirkku-selvathillai-book-launch-photos/|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 April 2019|title=Avalukku Veyil Endru Peyar & Poonaigal Sorgathirkku Selvathillai Book Launch Photos|date=8 February 2016|website=Silverscreen.in|language=en-US|access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref>
* ''Poonaigal Sorgathirku Selvathillai'', collection of 56 review articles (2015, Uyirmmai Publications)
* ''Kallin Kadungobam'' ("The Rage of a Stone"), translation of Galician poems by [[Maria Reimondez]] into Tamil, via English (2017, Uyirmmai Publications)
* ''Nizhal Veli'', translation of Thangapandian's "Island to Island" into Tamil by Sa. Devadoss (2018, Uyirmmai Publications)
* ''Chottangal'', collection of 20 articles (2018, Thamizh Thisai Publications; second edition in 2022)
* ''Muttu Veedu'', collection of five short stories (2019, Uyirmmai Publications)
* ''Thamizhachi Thangapandiyanin Kavithai Veli'', collection of reviews of Thangapandian's works (2020, Uyirmmai Publications)
* ''Anbin Ulagu Eliyathu'', compilation of Thangapandian's interviews in various magazines (2023, Uyirmmai Publications)

===English===
* ''Island to Island: the Voice of Sri Lankan Australian Playwright, Ernest Thalayasingham Macintyre'' (2013, Emerald Publications)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2013/feb/24/lankas-soul-at-the-proscenium-453174.html|title=Lanka's soul at the proscenium|website=The New Indian Express|date=23 February 2013 |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref>
*''Internal Colloquies'', translation by C.T. Indra of selected poems from ''Vanapechi'' by Thangapandian (2019, Rubric Publishing)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/cueing-in-readers-a-challenge/article26169730.ece|title=Cueing in readers a challenge|date=4 February 2019|work=The Hindu|access-date=30 April 2019|others=Special Correspondent|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*''Birthing Hut and Other Stories'', English translation by Dr. V. Bharathi Harishankar from the collection of short stories ''Muttu Veedu'' by Thangapandian (2022, Vitasta Publishing Pvt. Ltd)
*''The Throb of Silence,'' English translation by Dr. K. S. Subramanian of selected poems from Thangapandian's published collections (2023, Vitasta Publishing Pvt. Ltd)

=== Other Languages ===

* ''Internal Colloquies'', Hindi translation by Dr. Bina Biswas & Srishti Gupta of selected poems from ''Vanapechi'' by Thangapandian (2023, Rubric Publishing)
* ''Internal Colloquies'', Bengali translation by Dr. Bina Biswas of selected poems from ''Vanapechi'' by Thangapandian (2023, Rubric Publishing)

==Film career==

===As a lyricist===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Songs !! References
|-
|| 2014 || ''[[Pisaasu]]'' || Pogum Paadhai ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lyricaldelights.com/2015/01/23/pisaasu_poogum_paadhai/|title=[Pisaasu] Poogum paadhai|date=23 January 2015|website=Lyrical Delights|language=en-US|access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/song-of-the-day-pogum-paadhai-from-pisaasu/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506180532/https://silverscreen.in/news/song-of-the-day-pogum-paadhai-from-pisaasu/|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 May 2019|title=Song Of The Day: 'Pogum Paadhai' From 'Pisaasu'|date=20 September 2017|website=Silverscreen.in|language=en-US|access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Paris Paris]]'' || Annachi Kondadu ||<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/tamil/paris-paris-song-lyrical-annachi-kondadu/videoshow/67992619.cms|title=Paris Paris {{!}} Song Lyrical - Annachi Kondadu | newspaper=The Times of India|date=14 February 2019 | access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref>
|}

===As a dialogue writer===
Thangapandian wrote the dialogue for the movie ''[[Paris Paris]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/videos/paris-paris-teaser-starring-kajal-aggarwal/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506180531/https://silverscreen.in/videos/paris-paris-teaser-starring-kajal-aggarwal/|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 May 2019|title=Paris Paris Teaser Starring Kajal Aggarwal|date=22 December 2018|website=Silverscreen.in|language=en-US|access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/paris-paris-kajal-aggarwal-looks-gorgeous-as-parameshwari/articleshow/64958165.cms|title='Paris Paris': Kajal Aggarwal looks gorgeous as Parameshwari - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=12 July 2018 |language=en|access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>

==Political career==
She is one of the prominent woman leaders and orators in the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party. She contested in [[Indian general election, 2019]] from [[Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite news |title=13 New Faces, 2 Women In DMK List For Lok Sabha Elections |url=https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/13-new-faces-2-women-in-dmk-list-for-lok-sabha-elections-2009021 |accessdate=12 April 2019 |work=NDTV.com |publisher=NDTV |date=18 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/tamil-nadu/news/thamizachis-clarity-wins-heart-on-streets/articleshow/68621683.cms|title=Lok Sabha elections: Thamizhachi Thangapandian's clarity wins heart on streets |date=29 March 2019|first=Neeraja |last=Ramesh |website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=29 April 2019}}</ref> Elected as [[Member of Parliament]], [[17th Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian{{!}} National Portal of India|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/dr-t-sumathy-thamizhachi-thangapandian|access-date=21 November 2021|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha|url=https://loksabha.nic.in/members/MemberBioprofileBrief.aspx?mpsno=4961|access-date=21 November 2021|website=loksabha.nic.in}}</ref>

==Elections contested and results==
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!width=180|Elections
!width=100|Constituency
!width=100|Party
!width=70|Result
!width=70|Vote percentage
!width=100|Opposition Candidate
!width=100|Opposition Party
!width=70|Opposition vote percentage
|-
||[[Indian general election, 2019]]||[[Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chennai South]] ||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||{{won}}|| 50.17<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/pc/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS223.htm?ac=3|title=General Election 2019 - Election Commission of India|website=results.eci.gov.in|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref> ||[[J. Jayavardhan]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]|| 26.88
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|Indian general election, 2024]]
|[[Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency|Chennai South]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]
|{{Won}}
|47<ref>[https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS223.htm General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024 Parliamentary Constituency 3 - CHENNAI SOUTH (Tamil Nadu)]. ''Election Commission of India.'' June 2024</ref>
|[[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|26.44
|}

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9543928/ Tamizhachi Thangapandian-IMDB]
*[http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4961 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
*[https://ithamizhachi.com/ Thamizhachi Thangapandian Personal Website]

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[[Category:India MPs 2024–2029]]
[[Category:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance candidates in 2024 Indian general election]]

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