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| office              = [[Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]]
| office              = [[Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]]
| term_start          = 7 July 2021
| term_start          = 7 July 2021
| term_end            =  
| term_end            =
| primeminister      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| primeminister      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| minister            = [[Parshottam Rupala]]
| minister            = [[Parshottam Rupala]]
| predecessor        = [[Pratap Chandra Sarangi]]
| predecessor        = [[Pratap Chandra Sarangi]]
| successor          =
 
| office1            = [[Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]
| office1            = [[Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]
| term_start1        = 7 July 2021
| term_start1        = 7 July 2021
| term_end1          =  
| term_end1          =
| primeminister1      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| primeminister1      = [[Narendra Modi]]
| minister1          = [[Anurag Singh Thakur]]
| minister1          = [[Anurag Singh Thakur]]
| predecessor1        = ''Position established''
| predecessor1        = ''Position established''
| successor1          =  
| successor1          =  
| office2            = State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu]]
| office2             =[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start2         = 11 March 2020
| term_start2        = 2021
| term_end2           = 07 July 2021
| term_end2          =
| predecessor2       = [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]
| constituency2      = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| successor2         = [[K. Annamalai]]
| predecessor2        = [[Thawar Chand Gehlot]]
| office3             = Vice-chairman, [[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]]
| office3             = State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu]]
| termstart3         = 2017
| term_start3         = 11 March 2020
| predecessor3       = Raj Kumar Verka
| term_end3           = 07 July 2021
| predecessor3       = [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]
| successor3         = [[K. Annamalai]]
| office4             = Vice-chairman, [[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]]
| termstart4         = 2017
| termend4 = 2020
| predecessor4       = Raj Kumar Verka
| successor4 = Arun Halder
| office5            = {{br list |2nd State President of the Cultural Wing|[[Tamil Nadu]]}}
| president5          = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| term_start5        = 2021
| term_end5          = present
| predecessor5        = [[Gayathri Raguram]]
| successor5        =''[[Incumbent]]''
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1977|5|29|df=y}}
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|1977|5|29|df=y}}
| birth_place        = Konur, [[Namakkal district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<ref name="Konur" />
| birth_place        = Konur, [[Namakkal district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<ref name="Konur" />
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| death_place        =  
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|parents =        L Varudammal, Loganathan<ref name="Tamil Nadu: Son a Union minister, but L Murugan’s independent mom and dad toil in fields">{{cite news |last1=The Times of India |first1= |title=Tamil Nadu: Son a Union minister, but L Murugan's independent mom and dad toil in fields |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/son-a-union-minister-but-l-murugans-independent-mom-and-dad-toil-in-fields/articleshow/84510573.cms |access-date=18 July 2021 |date=18 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718121434/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/son-a-union-minister-but-l-murugans-independent-mom-and-dad-toil-in-fields/articleshow/84510573.cms |archive-date=18 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
| spouse              = C. Kalaiyarasi
| spouse              = C. Kalaiyarasi
| children            = 2
| children            = 2
| residence          = 353, Gujji 1st Cross Street, [[Anna Nagar]], [[Chennai]],<br />[[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| residence          = 353, Gujji 1st Cross Street, [[Anna Nagar]], [[Chennai]],<br />[[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| website            =  
| website            =  
| alma_mater          = [[Madras Law College]]
| alma_mater          =
* [[Madras Law College]] (LL.M. , Ph.D)
* [[Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University]] (LL.B)
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| honorific_prefix    = Dr
| native_name_lang    = ta
| native_name        = எல். முருகன்
| alt                = L Murugan
| alt                = L Murugan
| termstart          = July 2021
| termstart          = July 2021
}}
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'''Loganathan Murugan''' ({{Lang-ta|முருகன் லோகநாதன்}}) is an Indian politician and advocate currently serving as [[Minister of State (India)|Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]] and [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]. On 7 July 2021, he was made a Union Minister of State prior to which he was the state president of the [[Tamil Nadu]] unit of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-bjp-president-l-murugan-finds-place-pm-modi-s-cabinet-151920 | title=TN BJP president L Murugan finds a place in PM Modi’s Cabinet as Minister of Social justice| publisher=NewsMinute | date=7 July 2021 | accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title=Tamil Nadu BJP President L Murugan Sworn in As Cabinet Minister|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/tamil-nadu-bjp-president-l-murugan-sworn-in-as-cabinet-minister-3937514.html|access-date=2021-07-09|website=News18|language=en}}</ref>
'''Loganathan Murugan''' is an Indian politician and advocate currently serving as [[Minister of State (India)|Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]] and [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]. On 7 July 2021, he was made a Union Minister of State prior to which he was the state president of the [[Tamil Nadu]] unit of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-bjp-president-l-murugan-finds-place-pm-modi-s-cabinet-151920 | title=TN BJP president L Murugan finds a place in PM Modi's Cabinet as Minister of Social justice| publisher=NewsMinute | date=7 July 2021 | accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title=Tamil Nadu BJP President L Murugan Sworn in As Cabinet Minister|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/tamil-nadu-bjp-president-l-murugan-sworn-in-as-cabinet-minister-3937514.html|access-date=2021-07-09|website=News18|language=en}}</ref>


==Personal and early life==
==Personal and early life==
Murugan was born into a [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-speaking [[Arunthathiyar]] family.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yamunan|first=Sruthisagar|title=Will the BJP’s ‘Vetrivel Yatrai’ in Tamil Nadu end its alliance with the AIADMK?|url=https://scroll.in/article/978085/will-the-bjps-vetrivel-yatrai-in-tamil-nadu-end-its-alliance-with-the-aiadmk|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |date=7 July 2021 |title=5 things to know about L Murugan, TN's BJP leader who is part of Modi's cabinet |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2021/07/07201509/1305427/5-things-to-know-about-L-Murugan-TNs-BJP-leader-who-.vpf |publisher=DTNext |quote=He was born in Paramathi in the [[Namakkal district]] of Tamil Nadu into a Telugu speaking family}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |date=26 March 2021 |title=L Murugan’s motive is to touch every voter with a hint of saffron |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/mar/26/l-murugans-motive-is-to-touch-every-voter-with-a-hint-of-saffron-2281726.html |publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref> He was born on 29 May 1977 in Konur of [[Namakkal district]] of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Konur">https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/690659-l-murugan.html</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-bjp-tamil-nadu-chief-l-murugan-newly-inducted-into-union-cabinet-7393698/</ref>
Murugan was born into a [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking [[Arunthathiyar]] family.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yamunan|first=Sruthisagar|title=Will the BJP's 'Vetrivel Yatrai' in Tamil Nadu end its alliance with the AIADMK?|url=https://scroll.in/article/978085/will-the-bjps-vetrivel-yatrai-in-tamil-nadu-end-its-alliance-with-the-aiadmk|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |date=7 July 2021 |title=5 things to know about L Murugan, TN's BJP leader who is part of Modi's cabinet |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2021/07/07201509/1305427/5-things-to-know-about-L-Murugan-TNs-BJP-leader-who-.vpf |publisher=DTNext |quote=He was born in Paramathi in the [[Namakkal district]] of Tamil Nadu into a Telugu speaking family}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |date=26 March 2021 |title=L Murugan's motive is to touch every voter with a hint of saffron |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/mar/26/l-murugans-motive-is-to-touch-every-voter-with-a-hint-of-saffron-2281726.html |publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref> He was born to L Varudammal, Loganathan on 29 May 1977 in Konur of [[Namakkal district]] of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Konur">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/690659-l-murugan.html|title=ஆர்எஸ்எஸ் முழுநேர ஊழியர் ஸ்ரீகணேசன் அறிமுகத்தால் அரசியலில் நுழைந்து மத்திய அமைச்சராக உயர்ந்த எல்.முருகன்|website=Hindu Tamil Thisai|language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-bjp-tamil-nadu-chief-l-murugan-newly-inducted-into-union-cabinet-7393698/|title=Who is BJP Tamil Nadu chief L Murugan, newly inducted into Union Cabinet|date=July 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name="కొడుకు మంత్రి.. పొలం పనుల్లోనే పేరెంట్స్!: హ్యాట్సాఫ్ అన్న ప్రతిపక్ష">{{cite news |last1=V6 Velugu |first1= |title=కొడుకు మంత్రి.. పొలం పనుల్లోనే పేరెంట్స్!: హ్యాట్సాఫ్ అన్న ప్రతిపక్ష |url=https://www.v6velugu.com/%E2%80%98heartwarming-story%E2%80%99-son-becomes-minister-but-parents-choose-to-continue-as-farm-labourers |access-date=18 July 2021 |date=18 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718122222/https://www.v6velugu.com/%E2%80%98heartwarming-story%E2%80%99-son-becomes-minister-but-parents-choose-to-continue-as-farm-labourers |archive-date=18 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


Murugan did his law degree at [[Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University|Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law College, Chennai]] and got his Masters and PhD at [[University of Madras]]. During this time, he also joined the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad|Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarti Parishad]], and later the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]. He has practiced law for at least 15 years.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ncsc.nic.in/files/profile-murugan%20l.-latest.pdf | title=PROFILE OF L. MURUGAN, VICE-CHARMAN, NCSC | publisher=[[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]] | accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=M. P.|first=Saravanan|title=L Murugan’s motive is to touch every voter with a hint of saffron|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/mar/26/l-murugans-motive-is-to-touch-every-voter-with-a-hint-of-saffron-2281726.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> As a lawyer He has appeared in various cases on behalf of the BJP.<ref>{{Cite web|last=I|first=Shyamsundar|date=2020-03-12|title=ஆர்எஸ்எஸ் பயிற்சி.. தேர்தல் தோல்வி.. சர்ச்சை மேல் சர்ச்சை.. யார் இந்த எல்.முருகன்? பின்னணி என்ன?|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/news/chennai/the-new-tamilnadu-bjp-president-who-is-this-l-murugan-379457.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-16|website=oneindia.com|language=ta}}</ref>
Murugan did his law degree at [[Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University|Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law College, Chennai]] and got his master's degree and PhD at [[University of Madras]]. Inspired by [[Hindutva]] ideology during his college days in 1997, he joined the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]],<ref name="Vikatan">{{Cite web|last=பாலாஜி|first=சே|title=மத்திய அமைச்சர் எல்.முருகன்: சட்டக் கல்லூரி முதல் டெல்லி அரசியல் வரை! - கடந்துவந்த பாதை|url=https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/politics/tn-bjp-leader-l-murugan-becomes-union-minister-who-is-he|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-10|website=[[Vikatan]]|language=ta}}</ref> and later the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]. He has practiced law for at least 15 years also serving as the Standing Counsel to the Government of India at [[Madras High Court]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-08|title=Who is BJP Tamil Nadu chief L Murugan, newly inducted into Union Cabinet|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-bjp-tamil-nadu-chief-l-murugan-newly-inducted-into-union-cabinet-7393698/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ncsc.nic.in/files/profile-murugan%20l.-latest.pdf | title=PROFILE OF L. MURUGAN, VICE-CHARMAN, NCSC | publisher=[[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]] | accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref> As a lawyer He has appeared in various cases on behalf of the BJP.<ref>{{Cite web|last=I|first=Shyamsundar|date=2020-03-12|title=ஆர்எஸ்எஸ் பயிற்சி.. தேர்தல் தோல்வி.. சர்ச்சை மேல் சர்ச்சை.. யார் இந்த எல்.முருகன்? பின்னணி என்ன?|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/news/chennai/the-new-tamilnadu-bjp-president-who-is-this-l-murugan-379457.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-16|website=oneindia.com|language=ta}}</ref>


He is fluent in [[Indian English|English]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=மத்திய அமைச்சர் பதவியும் – அந்த 4 இடங்களும்; எல். முருகன் கடந்து வந்த பாதை!|url=https://zeenews.india.com/tamil/tamil-nadu/union-cabinet-minister-l-murugan-political-career-and-biography-366250|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Zee Hindustan Tamil|language=ta}}</ref>
He is fluent in [[English language|English]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=மத்திய அமைச்சர் பதவியும் – அந்த 4 இடங்களும்; எல். முருகன் கடந்து வந்த பாதை!|url=https://zeenews.india.com/tamil/tamil-nadu/union-cabinet-minister-l-murugan-political-career-and-biography-366250|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Zee Hindustan Tamil|date=8 July 2021|language=ta}}</ref>


==Political career==
==Political career==
In the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections]], he contested from the [[Rasipuram (state assembly constituency)|Rasipuram]] seat on a BJP ticket but got only 1800 votes. He became Standing Counsel to Government of India at the Madras High Court in 2014. Since 2017, he has been vice-chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. On 12 March 2020, he was made chief of the BJP Tamil Nadu unit. He is the first from the [[Arunthathiyar]] community to hold the post.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eight months after Tamilisai's departure, TN BJP gets Dalit face as new president|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/mar/11/eight-months-after-tamilisais-departure-tn-bjp-gets-dalit-face-as-new-president-2115389.html|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
===Early political career===
Murugan served as the national general secretary of the [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|scheduled caste]] (SC) division of the RSS while he was in the RSS.<ref>{{Cite news|title=எல். முருகன் யார்? மத்திய அமைச்சர் ஆக உதவிய 'அரசியல் பாதை'|language=ta|work=BBC News தமிழ்|url=https://www.bbc.com/tamil/india-57751663|access-date=2021-10-10}}</ref>
 
In the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections]], he contested from the [[Rasipuram (state assembly constituency)|Rasipuram]] seat on a BJP ticket but got only 1800 votes. He served as the in charge of [[Kerala]] for some time.<ref name="Vikatan" /> He served as the vice-chairman of the [[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]] (NCSC) from 2017 to 2020.<ref name="presidentbjp">{{Cite web|title=Eight months after Tamilisai's departure, TN BJP gets Dalit face as new president|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/mar/11/eight-months-after-tamilisais-departure-tn-bjp-gets-dalit-face-as-new-president-2115389.html|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=ABP News|date=2021-07-07|title=Cabinet Expansion: Tamil Nadu BJP Chief L Murugan Sworn In As Union Minister|url=https://news.abplive.com/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-state-bjp-chief-l-murugan-sworn-in-as-union-minister-1468072|access-date=2021-10-10|website=news.abplive.com|language=en}}</ref> Murugan later resigned his post in the NCSC before one year of his term's end and met senior BJP leaders.<ref name="Vikatan" />
 
During the agitations against [[National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)|NEET]] in Tamil Nadu, Murugan claimed that there were ‘external forces’ in the [[Suicide of S. Anitha]] and said that NEET is required.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-09-27|title='We suspect some external force led to her suicide,' says SC commission chief on Anitha's death|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-suspect-some-external-force-led-her-suicide-says-sc-commission-chief-anitha-s-death-69103|access-date=2021-10-10|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-09-28|title=External pressure behind Anitha suicide: NCSC vice-chairman|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/280917/external-pressure-behind-anitha-suicide-ncsc-vice-chairman.html|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> Murugan claimed that there had been an increase of [[love jihad]] in Tamil Nadu in January 2020.<ref name="OneIndia" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Jaisankar|first=C.|date=2020-01-30|title=NCSC asks police to probe 'love jihad' angle in BJP man's murder|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ncsc-asks-police-to-probe-love-jihad-angle-in-bjp-mans-murder/article30687597.ece|access-date=2021-10-10|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
=== BJP state president ===
On 12 March 2020, he was made chief of the BJP Tamil Nadu unit. He is the first from the Arunthathiyar community to hold the post.<ref name="presidentbjp" />
 
Murugan was supportive of the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Nadu: Does a Leadership Position in the BJP Really Help the Dalits?|url=https://thewire.in/politics/tamil-nadu-does-a-leadership-position-in-the-bjp-really-help-the-dalits|access-date=2021-10-09|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Will BJP's UP Model of Mobilising Scheduled Castes Work in Tamil Nadu?|url=https://thewire.in/politics/bjp-tamil-nadu-mobilise-scheduled-castes-l-murugan|access-date=2021-10-09|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref name="OneIndia" /> He is was not very close to the leaders of Tamil Nadu BJP but was close with the National BJP leaders.<ref name="OneIndia">{{Cite web|last=I|first=Shyamsundar|date=2020-03-12|title=ஆர்எஸ்எஸ் பயிற்சி.. தேர்தல் தோல்வி.. சர்ச்சை மேல் சர்ச்சை.. யார் இந்த எல்.முருகன்? பின்னணி என்ன?|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/news/chennai/the-new-tamilnadu-bjp-president-who-is-this-l-murugan-379457.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-24|website=oneindia.com|language=ta}}</ref> Murugan attempted to lead the BJP's high voltage Vel Yatra twice in 2020 to build support for [[Hindutva]] politics in Tamil Nadu, but was arrested both times.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-08|title=TN BJP chief, party workers attempt to undertake Vel Yatra again, detained|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-bjp-chief-party-workers-attempt-undertake-vel-yatra-again-detained-137189|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Chief Minister of Puducherry [[V. Narayanasamy|V Narayanasamy]] said Vel yatra is a move by BJP to foment [[Communal violence|communal disharmony]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-06|title=Pondy CM dubs 'Vel Yatra' as move to foment communal strife|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/pondy-cm-dubs-vel-yatra-as-move-to-foment-communal-strife-912125.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> He called the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]] in Delhi as “false propaganda” in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2020-12-16|title=Murugan: false propaganda on farm laws has failed|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/murugan-false-propaganda-on-farm-laws-has-failed/article33340887.ece|access-date=2021-07-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
He contested the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections from [[Dharapuram (state assembly constituency)|Dharapuram]] and lost to DMK's [[N. Kayalvizhi]] by 1,393 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title=TN BJP president L Murugan finds a place in PM Modi's Cabinet|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-bjp-president-l-murugan-finds-place-pm-modi-s-cabinet-151920|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Union minister ===
On 7 July 2021, Murugan was sworn in as the [[Minister of State (India)|Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]] and [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] during the Cabinet reshuffle.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=ChennaiJuly 8|first1=Akshaya Nath|last2=July 8|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 12:47|title=Murugan rewarded with Union cabinet berth for delivering 4 BJP seats in Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/murugan-gets-union-cabinet-berth-for-tamil-nadu-success-1825426-2021-07-08|access-date=2021-08-30|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Murugan is the first from the Arunthathiyar community to be made a Union minister since Independence.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-15|title=With L Murugan's inclusion in Union Cabinet, BJP looks at a long term plan in Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/l-murugans-inclusion-union-cabinet-bjp-looks-long-term-plan-tamil-nadu-152369|access-date=2021-08-30|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> He had 21 criminal cases against him in August 2021, the most of any minister in the Modi's cabinet.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=N. L.|title=Who are Modi's ministers facing the most criminal cases?|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/08/17/who-are-modis-ministers-facing-the-most-criminal-cases|access-date=2021-10-09|website=Newslaundry}}</ref> Murugan claimed there were “vested interests” behind the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]] in northern states in October 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2021-10-09|title='Vested interests' behind farm protests: Union Minister L. Murugan|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/vested-interests-behind-farm-protests-union-minister-l-murugan/article36908082.ece|access-date=2021-10-10|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
He is member of [[Rajya Sabha]] representing [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=BhopalSeptember 28|first1=Press Trust of India|last2=September 28|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 05:36|title=Union minister L Murugan elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from MP|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/union-minister-l-murugan-elected-rajya-sabha-bjp-1858011-2021-09-28|access-date=2021-10-08|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>


Murugan attempted to lead the BJP's high voltage Vel Yatra twice in 2020 to build support for [[Hindutva]] politics in Tamil Nadu, but was arrested both times.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-08|title=TN BJP chief, party workers attempt to undertake Vel Yatra again, detained|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-bjp-chief-party-workers-attempt-undertake-vel-yatra-again-detained-137189|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Chief Minister of Puducherry [[V. Narayanasamy|V Narayanasamy]] said Vel yatra is a move by BJP to foment [[Communal violence|communal disharmony]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-06|title=Pondy CM dubs 'Vel Yatra' as move to foment communal strife|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/pondy-cm-dubs-vel-yatra-as-move-to-foment-communal-strife-912125.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> He called the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]] in Delhi as “false propaganda” in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporter|first=Staff|date=2020-12-16|title=Murugan: false propaganda on farm laws has failed|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/murugan-false-propaganda-on-farm-laws-has-failed/article33340887.ece|access-date=2021-07-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He contested the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections from [[Dharapuram (state assembly constituency)|Dharapuram]] and lost to DMK's [[N. Kayalvizhi]] by 1,393 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title=TN BJP president L Murugan finds a place in PM Modi’s Cabinet|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-bjp-president-l-murugan-finds-place-pm-modi-s-cabinet-151920|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>
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Loganathan Murugan is an Indian politician and advocate currently serving as Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. On 7 July 2021, he was made a Union Minister of State prior to which he was the state president of the Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3][4]

L. Murugan
Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Assumed office
July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterParshottam Rupala
Preceded byPratap Chandra Sarangi
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Assumed office
7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterAnurag Singh Thakur
Preceded byPosition established
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
2021
Preceded byThawar Chand Gehlot
ConstituencyMadhya Pradesh
State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu
In office
11 March 2020 – 07 July 2021
Preceded byTamilisai Soundararajan
Succeeded byK. Annamalai
Vice-chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes
In office
2017–2020
Preceded byRaj Kumar Verka
Succeeded byArun Halder
2nd State President of the Cultural Wing
Tamil Nadu
In office
2021 – present
PresidentM. K. Stalin
Preceded byGayathri Raguram
Succeeded byIncumbent
Personal details
Born (1977-05-29) 29 May 1977 (age 48)
Konur, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu[1]
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)C. Kalaiyarasi
Children2
Parent(s)L Varudammal, Loganathan[2]
Residence353, Gujji 1st Cross Street, Anna Nagar, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater

Personal and early lifeEdit

Murugan was born into a Telugu-speaking Arunthathiyar family.[5][6][7] He was born to L Varudammal, Loganathan on 29 May 1977 in Konur of Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu.[1][8][9]

Murugan did his law degree at Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law College, Chennai and got his master's degree and PhD at University of Madras. Inspired by Hindutva ideology during his college days in 1997, he joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad,[10] and later the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He has practiced law for at least 15 years also serving as the Standing Counsel to the Government of India at Madras High Court.[11][3][12] As a lawyer He has appeared in various cases on behalf of the BJP.[13]

He is fluent in English, Tamil and Telugu.[14]

Political careerEdit

Early political careerEdit

Murugan served as the national general secretary of the scheduled caste (SC) division of the RSS while he was in the RSS.[15]

In the 2011 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, he contested from the Rasipuram seat on a BJP ticket but got only 1800 votes. He served as the in charge of Kerala for some time.[10] He served as the vice-chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) from 2017 to 2020.[16][17] Murugan later resigned his post in the NCSC before one year of his term's end and met senior BJP leaders.[10]

During the agitations against NEET in Tamil Nadu, Murugan claimed that there were ‘external forces’ in the Suicide of S. Anitha and said that NEET is required.[18][19] Murugan claimed that there had been an increase of love jihad in Tamil Nadu in January 2020.[20][21]

BJP state presidentEdit

On 12 March 2020, he was made chief of the BJP Tamil Nadu unit. He is the first from the Arunthathiyar community to hold the post.[16]

Murugan was supportive of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.[22][23][20] He is was not very close to the leaders of Tamil Nadu BJP but was close with the National BJP leaders.[20] Murugan attempted to lead the BJP's high voltage Vel Yatra twice in 2020 to build support for Hindutva politics in Tamil Nadu, but was arrested both times.[24] Chief Minister of Puducherry V Narayanasamy said Vel yatra is a move by BJP to foment communal disharmony.[25] He called the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest in Delhi as “false propaganda” in December 2020.[26]

He contested the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections from Dharapuram and lost to DMK's N. Kayalvizhi by 1,393 votes.[27]

Union ministerEdit

On 7 July 2021, Murugan was sworn in as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting during the Cabinet reshuffle.[28] Murugan is the first from the Arunthathiyar community to be made a Union minister since Independence.[29] He had 21 criminal cases against him in August 2021, the most of any minister in the Modi's cabinet.[30] Murugan claimed there were “vested interests” behind the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest in northern states in October 2021.[31]

He is member of Rajya Sabha representing Madhya Pradesh.[32]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ஆர்எஸ்எஸ் முழுநேர ஊழியர் ஸ்ரீகணேசன் அறிமுகத்தால் அரசியலில் நுழைந்து மத்திய அமைச்சராக உயர்ந்த எல்.முருகன்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்).
  2. ↑ The Times of India (18 July 2021). "Tamil Nadu: Son a Union minister, but L Murugan's independent mom and dad toil in fields". Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "TN BJP president L Murugan finds a place in PM Modi's Cabinet as Minister of Social justice". NewsMinute. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tamil Nadu BJP President L Murugan Sworn in As Cabinet Minister". News18. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  5. ↑ Yamunan, Sruthisagar. "Will the BJP's 'Vetrivel Yatrai' in Tamil Nadu end its alliance with the AIADMK?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  6. ↑ 5 things to know about L Murugan, TN's BJP leader who is part of Modi's cabinet. DTNext. 7 July 2021. He was born in Paramathi in the Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu into a Telugu speaking family
  7. ↑ L Murugan's motive is to touch every voter with a hint of saffron. The Indian Express. 26 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Who is BJP Tamil Nadu chief L Murugan, newly inducted into Union Cabinet". July 8, 2021.
  9. ↑ V6 Velugu (18 July 2021). "కొడుకు మంత్రి.. పొలం పనుల్లోనే పేరెంట్స్!: హ్యాట్సాఫ్ అన్న ప్రతిపక్ష". Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 பாலாஜி, சே. "மத்திய அமைச்சர் எல்.முருகன்: சட்டக் கல்லூரி முதல் டெல்லி அரசியல் வரை! - கடந்துவந்த பாதை". Vikatan (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 2021-10-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "Who is BJP Tamil Nadu chief L Murugan, newly inducted into Union Cabinet". The Indian Express. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  12. ↑ "PROFILE OF L. MURUGAN, VICE-CHARMAN, NCSC" (PDF). National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  13. ↑ I, Shyamsundar (2020-03-12). "ஆர்எஸ்எஸ் பயிற்சி.. தேர்தல் தோல்வி.. சர்ச்சை மேல் சர்ச்சை.. யார் இந்த எல்.முருகன்? பின்னணி என்ன?". oneindia.com (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 2021-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ "மத்திய அமைச்சர் பதவியும் – அந்த 4 இடங்களும்; எல். முருகன் கடந்து வந்த பாதை!". Zee Hindustan Tamil (in தமிழ்). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  15. ↑ "எல். முருகன் யார்? மத்திய அமைச்சர் ஆக உதவிய 'அரசியல் பாதை'". BBC News தமிழ் (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Eight months after Tamilisai's departure, TN BJP gets Dalit face as new president". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  17. ↑ Bureau, ABP News (2021-07-07). "Cabinet Expansion: Tamil Nadu BJP Chief L Murugan Sworn In As Union Minister". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  18. ↑ "'We suspect some external force led to her suicide,' says SC commission chief on Anitha's death". The News Minute. 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  19. ↑ "External pressure behind Anitha suicide: NCSC vice-chairman". Deccan Chronicle. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 I, Shyamsundar (2020-03-12). "ஆர்எஸ்எஸ் பயிற்சி.. தேர்தல் தோல்வி.. சர்ச்சை மேல் சர்ச்சை.. யார் இந்த எல்.முருகன்? பின்னணி என்ன?". oneindia.com (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 2021-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ↑ Jaisankar, C. (2020-01-30). "NCSC asks police to probe 'love jihad' angle in BJP man's murder". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  22. ↑ "Tamil Nadu: Does a Leadership Position in the BJP Really Help the Dalits?". The Wire. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  23. ↑ "Will BJP's UP Model of Mobilising Scheduled Castes Work in Tamil Nadu?". The Wire. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  24. ↑ "TN BJP chief, party workers attempt to undertake Vel Yatra again, detained". The News Minute. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  25. ↑ "Pondy CM dubs 'Vel Yatra' as move to foment communal strife". Deccan Herald. 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  26. ↑ Staff Reporter (2020-12-16). "Murugan: false propaganda on farm laws has failed". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  27. ↑ "TN BJP president L Murugan finds a place in PM Modi's Cabinet". The News Minute. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  28. ↑ ChennaiJuly 8, Akshaya Nath; July 8, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 12:47. "Murugan rewarded with Union cabinet berth for delivering 4 BJP seats in Tamil Nadu". India Today. Retrieved 2021-08-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. ↑ "With L Murugan's inclusion in Union Cabinet, BJP looks at a long term plan in Tamil Nadu". The News Minute. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  30. ↑ Team, N. L. "Who are Modi's ministers facing the most criminal cases?". Newslaundry. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  31. ↑ "'Vested interests' behind farm protests: Union Minister L. Murugan". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2021-10-09. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-10-10.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  32. ↑ BhopalSeptember 28, Press Trust of India; September 28, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 05:36. "Union minister L Murugan elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from MP". India Today. Retrieved 2021-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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