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Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
	Palaniswami in 2017
17th Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 May 2021
Preceded by	M. K. Stalin
Constituency	Edappadi
7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
	In office; 16 February 2017 – 6 May 2021
Governor	C. Vidyasagar Rao (Additional Charge); Banwarilal Purohit;
Deputy	O. Panneerselvam
Preceded by	O. Panneerselvam
Succeeded by	M. K. Stalin
Constituency	Edappadi
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 23 May 2011
Preceded by	V. Kaveri
Constituency	Edappadi
	In office; 6 February 1989 – 12 May 1996
Preceded by	Govindaswamy
Succeeded by	I. Ganesan
Constituency	Edappadi
Minister of Highways and Minor Ports, Tamil Nadu
	In office; 16 May 2011 – 6 May 2021
Minister of Public Works, Tamil Nadu
	In office; 23 May 2016 – 6 May 2021
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999
Chief Minister	M. K. Stalin
Preceded by	K. P. Ramalingam
Succeeded by	M. Kannappan
Constituency	Tiruchengodu, Tamil Nadu
Joint Coordinator of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 August 2017
Deputy	K. P. Munusamy, R. Vaithilingam
Coordinator	O. Panneerselvam
Preceded by	Position established
Personal details
Pronunciation	Edappādi Karuppaṉā gouṇdar Paḻaṉisāmy
Born	Edappadi Karuppa Gounder Palanisamy; 12 May 1956 (age 69); Siluvampalayam, Madras State; (now in Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India)
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse(s)	Radha
Children	Mithun Kumar (Only son)
Parents	V. Karuppa Gounder (father); Thavasi Ammal (mother);
Residence	Sevvanthi Illam; 9, P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja Road, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (official); New D.No. 6/77, Old D.No. 3/153, Siluvampalayam, Nedungulam village, Edappadi, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India (permanent);
Profession	Agriculturalist; Politician;
Awards	Paul Harris Fellow (2020); Honorary Doctorate (2019);
Website	AIADMK
Nickname(s)	E.P.S.

Revision as of 16:30, 10 January 2022

Edappadi K Palaniswami (born Karuppa Gounder Palanisamy; 12 May 1956), popularly known as E.P.S., is an Indian politician and the current leader of opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.^[2] He served as the 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, from 2017 to 2021. He is also the joint coordinator of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.

Palaniswami has represented Edappadi since 2011 as Member of the Legislative Assembly, previously serving from 1989 to 1996. In the 1998 Indian general election he was elected as Member of Parliament of the Lok Sabha representing Tiruchengode.

When AIADMK won the 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, he was given a ministerial berth by J. Jayalalithaa and served as the Minister of Highways and Minor Ports on 16 May 2011 for the government of Tamil Nadu. After 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election victory, he was given the additional responsibility of Ministry of Public Works by J. Jayalalithaa.

Personal life

Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami was born on 12 May 1956^[1] to Karuppa Gounder and Thavasiyammal at Siluvampalayam, Salem, Madras State, India (now in Tamil Nadu, India).^[1]^[3]^[4] His parents were farmers. After completing school, he enrolled for B.Sc degree in Sri Vasavi College but did not graduate. He was the students union leader at college. He has a brother Govindraj and a sister Ranjitham.^[5] He is married to Ratha Palaniswami and has one son and is an agriculturalist by occupation.^[6]^[1]^[3]

Political career

Palaniswami entered politics as a volunteer for the AIADMK in 1974.^[6] Later he became the key member of the party in Salem district. He was first elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1989,representing Edappadi constituency, and won re-election in 1991.^[7]^[8] He was elected Member of Parliament, representing Tiruchengodu constituency in the 12th Lok Sabha. He emerged a dominant force in the AIADMK in the Western belt during late 1990s . He was elected from Edappadi constituency in 2011^[9]^[10] and 2016^[11] when the AIADMK emerged as a ruling party. He slowly gained prominence as one of the strong confidants of J.Jayalalithaa along with O. Paneerselvam and Dindigul C.Sreenivasan. He served as the Minister of Highways and Minor Ports in the J. Jayalalithaa, O. Panneerselvam and in his own ministry from 2011.

Chief Minister, 2017-2021

File:EPS With VKS.jpg

Palaniswami with Sasikala

Palaniswami was selected by the AIADMK as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in February 2017,^[12] following the resignation of O. Panneerselvam, who became chief minister after the demise of former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa who won the 2016 Legislative Assembly election as CM candidate of AIADMK. He was announced as the Chief Minister by V. K. Sasikala and was sworn in on 16 February 2017 before a crowd of party workers, along with his 32-member cabinet. Palaniswami also holds the charge of Home, Prohibition & Excise Departments along with the other portfolios normally held by the Chief Ministers, and not mentioned elsewhere. He is elected from Edappadi constituency. During his reign, he introduced various schemes like Kudimaramaththu Work, FAME India scheme and Amma Patrol in Tamil Nadu to ascertain the security of women and children in public places.

In May 2018, police opened fire on protests against a Sterlite plant that was polluting local groundwater in Thoothukudi, killing 13 people. While ordering a one-man commission into the violence, Palaniswami also declared the shootings were in "self-defence."^[13] On 28 May, Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu Government ordered the permanently closure of the Sterlite Copper plant. “The Amma government has issued an order to have the Sterlite plant closed down permanently in deference to the sentiments of the people of Thoothukudi,” then Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami told journalists in the evening after chairing a meeting of his party legislators at the AIADMK headquarters in Chennai.^[14]^[15]^[16]

However, during the 2019 elections, AIADMK contested in alliance with the BJP and was swept out of parliament when the DMK-led alliance won 38 out of 39 seats in the state.^[17]

In 2019 he went on a 13-day tour in the United States, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates to promote foreign investment in Tamil Nadu. While there he launched the Yaadhum Oore programme (lit. all countries, based on Puranauru 192) to encourage the Tamil diaspora to re-invest in Tamil Nadu, in the same line as other states with large NRI populations such as Kerala.^[18] During trip he secured 3 lakh crores worth of foreign investment, a greater amount than even his predecessor Jayalalithaa did.

In February 2020, Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu government declared the Cauvery delta region as a Protected Special Agriculture Zone. The announcement was widely hailed by political parties and farmers organisations.^[19]^[20]^[21]

Under his governance, Tamil Nadu was rated as the best governed state based on a composite index in the context of sustainable development according to the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre in Oct 2020. Palaniswami is also praised for his administration during the coronavirus pandemic.

On 3 May 2021, Palaniswami resigned as Chief Minister following AIADMK's defeat in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election.^[22]^[23]

Leader of the Opposition, 2021

After the party lost the assembly elections in May 2021, Palaniswami won the Edappadi constituency and was elected as the Leader Of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.^[24]^[25]

Elections contested and positions held

Lok Sabha elections

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage
1998 Indian general election	Tiruchengodu	AIADMK	Won	54.70	K. P. Ramalingam	DMK	40.89
1999 Indian general election	Tiruchengodu	AIADMK	Lost	48.53	M. Kannappan	MDMK	49.08
2004 Indian general election	Tiruchengodu	AIADMK	Lost	37.27	Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan	DMK	58.02

Tamil Nadu Legislative elections

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Edappadi	AIADMK	Won	33.08	L. Palanisamy	DMK	31.62
1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Edappadi	AIADMK	Won	58.24	P. Kolandai Gounder	PMK	25.03
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Edappadi	AIADMK	Lost	28.21	I. Ganesan	PMK	37.68
2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Edappadi	AIADMK	Lost	41.06	V. Kaveri	PMK	44.80
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Edappadi	AIADMK	Won	56.38	M. Karthe	PMK	37.66
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Edappadi	AIADMK	Won	43.74	N. Annadurai	PMK	25.12
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Edappadi	AIADMK	Won	65.97	Sampath Kumar	DMK	28.04

Posts in Parliament of India

Constituency	Position	From	To
Tiruchengodu	Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha	10 March 1998	26 April 1999

Posts in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Constituency	Position	From	To
Edappadi	Member of Legislative Assembly	6 February 1989	12 May 1996
	Member of Legislative Assembly	23 May 2011	present
	Minister of Highways and Minor Ports	16 May 2011	22 May 2016
	Minister of Highways and Minor Ports and Minister of Public Works	23 May 2016	16 December 2016
	Chief Minister	17 December 2016	6 May 2021
	Leader of the Opposition	11 May 2021	Incumbent

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
↑ "Edappadi K Palaniswami to be leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu assembly". Julie Mariappan. The Times of India. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Thangavelu, Dharani (15 February 2017). "Who is Edappadi K. Palaniswami?". Mint. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
↑ Profile, archived from the original on 17 February 2017
↑ Mariappan, Julie (13 October 2020). "Edappadi K Palaniswami Mother: Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami's mother Dhavusayammal dies aged 93". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 "From jaggery farmer to Tamil Nadu CM, Edappadi K Palaniswami". Jaya Menon. The Times of India. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
↑ "1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010.
↑ "1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2016.
↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013.
↑ "Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011.
↑ "2016 TN Assembly Election – Candidate Affidavit" (PDF). myneta.info. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
↑ Saqaf, Syed Muthahar (14 February 2017). "From farmer to CM pick — the rise of a Jaya loyalist". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
↑ "Sterlite violence: 492 people questioned over 20 phases by Aruna Jagadeesan commission". The New Indian Express. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
↑ "Sterlite Copper to be permanently closed, says Tamil Nadu government". The Hindu. 28 May 2018.
↑ "Indian copper plant shut down days after deadly protests". The Guardian. 28 May 2018.
↑ "Tamil Nadu govt orders permanent shutdown of Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi". Live Mint. 28 May 2018.
↑ Ramakrishnan, T.; Kumar, D. Suresh (12 January 2021). "People's reception gives us confidence that we will win a majority, says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
↑ "After tapping silicon valley, TN eyes Tamil diaspora in 38 countries". The New Indian Express. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
↑ "Cauvery delta to be declared a protected agriculture zone". The Hindu. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
↑ "Tamil Nadu declares Cauvery delta a protected agricultural zone". hindustan times. 10 February 2020.
↑ "Rules notified for Delta Agri Zone Act". new indian express. 27 August 2020.
↑ "TN CM Palaniswami resigns, Guv accepts it; dissolves Assembly". India Today. 3 May 2021.
↑ "EPS quits as CM, flurry of resignations at Secretariat". DT Next. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
↑ "Edappadi Palaniswami elected as Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly". The Hindu. 10 May 2021.
↑ "Edappadi K. Palaniswami elected AIADMK legislature party leader". The Hindu. 10 May 2021.

External links

Official Biographical Sketch in Lok Sabha Website

Template:Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (2011–2016)

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[LokSabha-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 23 October 2019.

[2] "Edappadi K Palaniswami to be leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu assembly". Julie Mariappan. The Times of India. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[Who-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Thangavelu, Dharani (15 February 2017). "Who is Edappadi K. Palaniswami?". Mint. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.

[4] Profile, archived from the original on 17 February 2017

[5] Mariappan, Julie (13 October 2020). "Edappadi K Palaniswami Mother: Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami's mother Dhavusayammal dies aged 93". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

[JayaTOI-6] 6.0 ^6.1 "From jaggery farmer to Tamil Nadu CM, Edappadi K Palaniswami". Jaya Menon. The Times of India. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[7] "1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2010.

[8] "1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2016.

[9] "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2013.

[10] "Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011.

[11] "2016 TN Assembly Election – Candidate Affidavit" (PDF). myneta.info. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

[12] Saqaf, Syed Muthahar (14 February 2017). "From farmer to CM pick — the rise of a Jaya loyalist". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.

[13] "Sterlite violence: 492 people questioned over 20 phases by Aruna Jagadeesan commission". The New Indian Express. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

[14] "Sterlite Copper to be permanently closed, says Tamil Nadu government". The Hindu. 28 May 2018.

[15] "Indian copper plant shut down days after deadly protests". The Guardian. 28 May 2018.

[16] "Tamil Nadu govt orders permanent shutdown of Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi". Live Mint. 28 May 2018.

[17] Ramakrishnan, T.; Kumar, D. Suresh (12 January 2021). "People's reception gives us confidence that we will win a majority, says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

[18] "After tapping silicon valley, TN eyes Tamil diaspora in 38 countries". The New Indian Express. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

[19] "Cauvery delta to be declared a protected agriculture zone". The Hindu. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[20] "Tamil Nadu declares Cauvery delta a protected agricultural zone". hindustan times. 10 February 2020.

[21] "Rules notified for Delta Agri Zone Act". new indian express. 27 August 2020.

[22] "TN CM Palaniswami resigns, Guv accepts it; dissolves Assembly". India Today. 3 May 2021.

[23] "EPS quits as CM, flurry of resignations at Secretariat". DT Next. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

[24] "Edappadi Palaniswami elected as Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly". The Hindu. 10 May 2021.

[25] "Edappadi K. Palaniswami elected AIADMK legislature party leader". The Hindu. 10 May 2021.

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-'''Edapaddi K. Palaniswami''' (born as '''Karuppa Gounder Palanisamy''' on 12 May 1954) is an Indian politician and the current [[Official Opposition (India)|leader of opposition]] in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/edappadi-k-palaniswami-to-be-leader-of-opposition-in-tamil-nadu-assembly/articleshow/82518216.cms | title=Edappadi K Palaniswami to be leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu assembly | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Julie Mariappan | date=10 May 2021 | accessdate=11 May 2021}}</ref> He served as the 7th [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], from 2017 to 2021. He is also the joint coordinator of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party.
+'''Edappadi K Palaniswami''' (born '''Karuppa Gounder Palanisamy'''; 12 May 1956), popularly known as '''E.P.S.''', is an Indian politician and the current [[Official Opposition (India)|leader of opposition]] in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/edappadi-k-palaniswami-to-be-leader-of-opposition-in-tamil-nadu-assembly/articleshow/82518216.cms | title=Edappadi K Palaniswami to be leader of opposition in Tamil Nadu assembly | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Julie Mariappan | date=10 May 2021 | accessdate=11 May 2021}}</ref> He served as the 7th [[chief minister of Tamil Nadu|Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], from 2017 to 2021. He is also the joint coordinator of the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party.
 Palaniswami has represented [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]] since 2011 as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]], previously serving from 1989 to 1996. In the [[1998 Indian general election]] he was elected as [[Member of Parliament]] of the [[Lok Sabha]] representing [[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengode]].
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 == Personal life ==
-Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami was born on 12 May 1954<ref name="LokSabha"/> to Karuppa Gounder and Thavasiyammal at Siluvampalayam, [[Salem district|Salem]], [[Madras State]], [[India]] (now in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]).<ref name="LokSabha"/><ref name=Who>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/LHz7tFFOYAE8wVXXJ6QqGP/Who-is-Edappadi-K-Palanisamy.html|title=Who is Edappadi K. Palaniswami?|first=Dharani|last=Thangavelu|date=15 February 2017|work=Mint|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313040846/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/LHz7tFFOYAE8wVXXJ6QqGP/Who-is-Edappadi-K-Palanisamy.html|archive-date=13 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title= Profile |url= http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/086.htm |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170217222740/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/086.htm |archive-date= 17 February 2017 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> His parents were farmers. After completing school, he enrolled for [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc]] degree in [[Sri Vasavi College]] but did not graduate. He was the students union leader at college. He has a brother Govindraj and a sister Ranjitham.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mariappan|first=Julie|date=13 October 2020|title=Edappadi K Palaniswami Mother: Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami's mother Dhavusayammal dies aged 93|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-chief-minister-edappadi-k-palaniswamis-mother-thavasi-ammal-dies-aged-93/articleshow/78631060.cms|access-date=31 January 2021|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He is married to Ratha Palaniswami and has one son and is an agriculturalist by occupation.<ref name="JayaTOI">{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/from-jaggery-farmer-to-tamil-nadu-cm-eps-is-no-pushover/articleshow/82364519.cms | title=From jaggery farmer to Tamil Nadu CM, Edappadi K Palaniswami | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Jaya Menon | date=3 May 2021 | accessdate=4 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="LokSabha"/><ref name=Who/>
+Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami was born on 12 May 1956<ref name="LokSabha"/> to Karuppa Gounder and Thavasiyammal at Siluvampalayam, [[Salem district|Salem]], [[Madras State]], [[India]] (now in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]).<ref name="LokSabha"/><ref name=Who>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/LHz7tFFOYAE8wVXXJ6QqGP/Who-is-Edappadi-K-Palanisamy.html|title=Who is Edappadi K. Palaniswami?|first=Dharani|last=Thangavelu|date=15 February 2017|work=Mint|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313040846/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/LHz7tFFOYAE8wVXXJ6QqGP/Who-is-Edappadi-K-Palanisamy.html|archive-date=13 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title= Profile |url= http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/086.htm |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170217222740/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/086.htm |archive-date= 17 February 2017 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> His parents were farmers. After completing school, he enrolled for [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc]] degree in [[Sri Vasavi College]] but did not graduate. He was the students union leader at college. He has a brother Govindraj and a sister Ranjitham.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mariappan|first=Julie|date=13 October 2020|title=Edappadi K Palaniswami Mother: Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami's mother Dhavusayammal dies aged 93|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-chief-minister-edappadi-k-palaniswamis-mother-thavasi-ammal-dies-aged-93/articleshow/78631060.cms|access-date=31 January 2021|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He is married to Ratha Palaniswami and has one son and is an agriculturalist by occupation.<ref name="JayaTOI">{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/from-jaggery-farmer-to-tamil-nadu-cm-eps-is-no-pushover/articleshow/82364519.cms | title=From jaggery farmer to Tamil Nadu CM, Edappadi K Palaniswami | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=Jaya Menon | date=3 May 2021 | accessdate=4 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="LokSabha"/><ref name=Who/>
 == Political career ==
-Palaniswami entered politics as a volunteer for the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] in 1974.<ref name="JayaTOI"/> Later he became the key member of the party in [[Salem district]]. He was first elected to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] in 1989,representing [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]] constituency, and won re-election in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|title=1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213100040/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf|archive-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> He was elected [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengodu constituency]] in the [[12th Lok Sabha]]. He emerged a dominant force in the AIADMK in the Western belt during late 1990s . He was elected from Edappadi constituency in 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2011_Winner_Runner.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402043414/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2011_Winner_Runner.pdf|archive-date=2 April 2013|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_ministers.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825063610/http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_ministers.html|archive-date=25 August 2011|publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu}}</ref> and 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 TN Assembly Election – Candidate Affidavit|url=http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3tamilnadu2016/1577/PALANISWAMI%20K.PDF|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301010436/http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3tamilnadu2016/1577/PALANISWAMI%20K.PDF|archive-date=1 March 2017|access-date=28 February 2017|publisher=myneta.info}}</ref> when the AIAMDK emerged as a ruling party. He slowly gained prominence as one of the strong confidants of [[J.Jayalalithaa]] along with [[O. Paneerselvam]] and [[C. Sreenivaasan|Dindigul C.Sreenivasan]]. He served as the Minister of Highways and Minor Ports in the [[J. Jayalalithaa]], [[O. Panneerselvam]] and in his own ministry from 2011.
+Palaniswami entered politics as a volunteer for the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] in 1974.<ref name="JayaTOI"/> Later he became the key member of the party in [[Salem district]]. He was first elected to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] in 1989,representing [[Edappadi (state assembly constituency)|Edappadi]] constituency, and won re-election in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|title=1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006153620/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213100040/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf|archive-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> He was elected [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[Tiruchengode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchengodu constituency]] in the [[12th Lok Sabha]]. He emerged a dominant force in the AIADMK in the Western belt during late 1990s . He was elected from Edappadi constituency in 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2011_Winner_Runner.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402043414/http://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2011_Winner_Runner.pdf|archive-date=2 April 2013|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_ministers.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825063610/http://www.tn.gov.in/gov_ministers.html|archive-date=25 August 2011|publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu}}</ref> and 2016<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 TN Assembly Election – Candidate Affidavit|url=http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3tamilnadu2016/1577/PALANISWAMI%20K.PDF|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301010436/http://docs2.myneta.info/affidavits/ews3tamilnadu2016/1577/PALANISWAMI%20K.PDF|archive-date=1 March 2017|access-date=28 February 2017|publisher=myneta.info}}</ref> when the AIADMK emerged as a ruling party. He slowly gained prominence as one of the strong confidants of [[J.Jayalalithaa]] along with [[O. Paneerselvam]] and [[C. Sreenivaasan|Dindigul C.Sreenivasan]]. He served as the Minister of Highways and Minor Ports in the [[J. Jayalalithaa]], [[O. Panneerselvam]] and in his own ministry from 2011.
 ===Chief Minister, 2017-2021===
-[[File:The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Shri Edappadi K. Palaniswami calls on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 27, 2017.jpg|thumb|left|Palaniswami with Narendra Modi]]
+[[File:EPS With VKS.jpg|thumb|left|Palaniswami with Sasikala]]
 Palaniswami was selected by the AIADMK as [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] in February 2017,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/From-farmer-to-CM-pick-%E2%80%94-the-rise-of-a-Jaya-loyalist/article17300830.ece|title=From farmer to CM pick — the rise of a Jaya loyalist|first=Syed Muthahar|last=Saqaf|date=14 February 2017|via=www.thehindu.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215215141/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/From-farmer-to-CM-pick-%E2%80%94-the-rise-of-a-Jaya-loyalist/article17300830.ece|archive-date=15 February 2017|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> following the resignation of [[O. Panneerselvam]], who became chief minister after the demise of former chief minister [[J. Jayalalithaa]] who won the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 Legislative Assembly election]] as CM candidate of AIADMK. He was announced as the Chief Minister by [[V. K. Sasikala]] and was sworn in on 16 February 2017 before a crowd of party workers, along with his [[Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers#Edappadi K. Palaniswami ministry|32-member cabinet]]. Palaniswami also holds the charge of Home, Prohibition & Excise Departments along with the other portfolios normally held by the Chief Ministers, and not mentioned elsewhere. He is elected from Edappadi constituency. During his reign, he introduced various schemes like Kudimaramaththu Work, FAME India scheme and Amma Patrol in Tamil Nadu to ascertain the security of women and children in public places.
-In May 2018, police [[Thoothukudi violence|opened fire]] on protests against a Sterilite plant that was polluting local groundwater in Thoothukudi, killing 13 people. While ordering a one-man commission into the violence, Palaniswami also declared the shootings were in "self-defence."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sterlite violence: 492 people questioned over 20 phases by Aruna Jagadeesan commission|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/may/22/sterlite-violence-492-people-questioned-over-20-phases-by-aruna-jagadeesan-commission-2146576.html|access-date=31 January 2021|work=The New Indian Express|date=22 May 2020}}</ref> On May 28, Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu Government ordered the permanently closure of the sterlite copper plant. “The [[J. Jayalalithaa|Amma]] government has issued an order to have the Sterlite plant closed down permanently in deference to the sentiments of the people of Thoothukudi,” then Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami told journalists in the evening after chairing a meeting of his party legislators at the AIADMK headquarters in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sterlite Copper to be permanently closed, says Tamil Nadu government|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sterlite-copper-to-be-permanently-closed-says-tamil-nadu-government/article24014605.ece|date=28 May 2018|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Indian copper plant shut down days after deadly protests|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/28/india-copper-plant-sterlite-vedanta-shut-down-deadly-protests|date=28 May 2018|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Tamil Nadu govt orders permanent shutdown of Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi|url=https://www.livemint.com/Industry/C1OMNDlJC0y1EVj1P5xlTI/Sterlite-protests-Panneerselvam-vows-to-shut-down-Thoothuku.html|date=28 May 2018|work=Live Mint}}</ref>
+In May 2018, police [[Thoothukudi violence|opened fire]] on protests against a Sterlite plant that was polluting local groundwater in Thoothukudi, killing 13 people. While ordering a one-man commission into the violence, Palaniswami also declared the shootings were in "self-defence."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sterlite violence: 492 people questioned over 20 phases by Aruna Jagadeesan commission|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/may/22/sterlite-violence-492-people-questioned-over-20-phases-by-aruna-jagadeesan-commission-2146576.html|access-date=31 January 2021|work=The New Indian Express|date=22 May 2020}}</ref> On 28 May, Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu Government ordered the permanently closure of the [[Sterlite Copper]] plant. “The [[J. Jayalalithaa|Amma]] government has issued an order to have the Sterlite plant closed down permanently in deference to the sentiments of the people of Thoothukudi,” then Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami told journalists in the evening after chairing a meeting of his party legislators at the AIADMK headquarters in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sterlite Copper to be permanently closed, says Tamil Nadu government|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/sterlite-copper-to-be-permanently-closed-says-tamil-nadu-government/article24014605.ece|date=28 May 2018|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Indian copper plant shut down days after deadly protests|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/28/india-copper-plant-sterlite-vedanta-shut-down-deadly-protests|date=28 May 2018|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Tamil Nadu govt orders permanent shutdown of Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi|url=https://www.livemint.com/Industry/C1OMNDlJC0y1EVj1P5xlTI/Sterlite-protests-Panneerselvam-vows-to-shut-down-Thoothuku.html|date=28 May 2018|work=Live Mint}}</ref>
 However, during the 2019 elections, AIADMK contested in alliance with the BJP and was swept out of parliament when the DMK-led alliance won 38 out of 39 seats in the state.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Ramakrishnan|first1=T.|last2=Kumar|first2=D. Suresh|date=12 January 2021|title=People's reception gives us confidence that we will win a majority, says Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami|language=en-IN|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly/peoples-reception-gives-us-confidence-that-we-will-win-with-a-majority-says-tn-cm-palaniswami/article33561342.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=31 January 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
-In 2019 he went on a 13-day tour in the United States, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates to promote foreign investment in Tamil Nadu. While there he launched the ''Yaadhum Oore'' programme (lit. all countries, based on ''Puranauru'' 192) to encourage the Tamil diaspora to re-invest in Tamil Nadu, in the same line as other states with large NRI populations such as [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=After tapping silicon valley, TN eyes Tamil diaspora in 38 countries|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/oct/27/after-tapping-silicon-valley-tn-eyes-tamil-diaspora-in-38-countries-2215428.html|access-date=31 January 2021|work=The New Indian Express|date=27 October 2020}}</ref> During trip he secured 3 lakh crores worth of foreign investment, a greater amount than even his predecessor Jayalalithaa did.
+In 2019 he went on a 13-day tour in the [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]] and [[United Arab Emirates]] to promote foreign investment in Tamil Nadu. While there he launched the ''Yaadhum Oore'' programme (lit. all countries, based on ''Puranauru'' 192) to encourage the Tamil diaspora to re-invest in Tamil Nadu, in the same line as other states with large NRI populations such as [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=After tapping silicon valley, TN eyes Tamil diaspora in 38 countries|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/oct/27/after-tapping-silicon-valley-tn-eyes-tamil-diaspora-in-38-countries-2215428.html|access-date=31 January 2021|work=The New Indian Express|date=27 October 2020}}</ref> During trip he secured 3 lakh crores worth of foreign investment, a greater amount than even his predecessor Jayalalithaa did.
-In February 2020, Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu government declared the Cauvery delta region as a Protected Special Agriculture Zone. The announcement was widely hailed by political parties and farmers organisations.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Cauvery delta to be declared a protected agriculture zone|language=en-IN|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cauvery-delta-to-be-declared-a-protected-agriculture-zone/article30778695.ece|access-date=10 February 2020|work=The Hindu|date=10 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Tamil Nadu declares Cauvery delta a protected agricultural zone|language=en-IN|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-declares-cauvery-delta-a-protected-agricultural-zone/story-Xu1rVqg7eFoJza6wrKrJAK.html|date=10 February 2020|work=hindustan times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Rules notified for Delta Agri Zone Act|language=en-IN|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/aug/27/rules-notified-for-delta-agri-zone-act-2188823.html|date=27 August 2020|work=new indian express}}</ref>
+In February 2020, Palaniswami led Tamil Nadu government declared the [[Chola Nadu|Cauvery delta]] region as a Protected Special Agriculture Zone. The announcement was widely hailed by political parties and farmers organisations.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Cauvery delta to be declared a protected agriculture zone|language=en-IN|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/cauvery-delta-to-be-declared-a-protected-agriculture-zone/article30778695.ece|access-date=10 February 2020|work=The Hindu|date=10 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Tamil Nadu declares Cauvery delta a protected agricultural zone|language=en-IN|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-declares-cauvery-delta-a-protected-agricultural-zone/story-Xu1rVqg7eFoJza6wrKrJAK.html|date=10 February 2020|work=hindustan times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Rules notified for Delta Agri Zone Act|language=en-IN|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/aug/27/rules-notified-for-delta-agri-zone-act-2188823.html|date=27 August 2020|work=new indian express}}</ref>
-Under his governance, Tamil Nadu was rated as the best governed state based on a composite index in the context of sustainable development according to the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre in Oct 2020. Palaniswami is also praised for his administration during the coronavirus pandemic.
+Under his governance, Tamil Nadu was rated as the best governed state based on a composite index in the context of sustainable development according to the Public Affairs Index-2020 released by the Public Affairs Centre in Oct 2020. Palaniswami is also praised for his administration during the [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]].
 On 3 May 2021, Palaniswami resigned as Chief Minister following AIADMK's defeat in the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=TN CM Palaniswami resigns, Guv accepts it; dissolves Assembly|language=en-IN|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/tamil-nadu-assembly-polls-2021/story/tn-cm-palaniswami-resigns-guv-accepts-it-dissolves-assembly-1798464-2021-05-03|date=3 May 2021|work=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=EPS quits as CM, flurry of resignations at Secretariat|language=en-IN|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2021/05/04022226/1291969/EPS-quits-as-CM-flurry-of-resignations-at-Secretariat.vpf|access-date=4 May 2021|work=DT Next|date=3 May 2021}}</ref>
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-* [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami ministry (2017–)]]
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v t e Government of Tamil Nadu
Executive	Governor: Banwarilal Purohit
Council of Ministers	Edappadi K. Palanisamy O. Panneerselvam Dindigul C. Sreenivasan K. A. Sengottaiyan Sellur K. Raju P. Thangamani S. P. Velumani D. Jayakumar C. Ve. Shanmugam K. P. Anbalagan Dr. V. Saroja M. C. Sampath K. C. Karuppannan R. Kamaraj O. S. Manian Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan Dr. C. Vijaya Baskar R. Doraikkannu Kadambur C. Raju R. B. Udhaya Kumar Vellamandi N. Natarajan K. C. Veeramani K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji P. Benjamin M. R. Vijayabhaskar Dr. Nilofer Kafeel Dr. M. Manikandan V. M. Rajalakshmi K. Pandiarajan G. Baskaran Sevvoor S. Ramachandran S. Valarmathi P. Balakrishna Reddy
Legislature	Speaker: P. Dhanapal Deputy Speaker: V. Jayaraman
Judiciary	Chief Justice of the Madras High Court: Amreshwar Pratap Sahi
Departments	Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare; Agriculture Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Commercial Taxes and Registration Energy Environment and Forests Finance Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Health and Family Welfare Higher Education Highways and Minor Ports Home, Prohibition and Excise Industries Information Technology Labour and Employment Law Legislative Assembly Municipal Administration and Water Supply Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Personnel and Administrative Reforms Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Public Public Works Revenue Rural Development and Panchayat School Education Social Reforms Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Special Programme Implementation Tourism and Culture Tamil Development, Religious Endowments and Information Transport Youth Welfare and Sports Welfare of Differently Abled Persons
Agencies	AIDS Control Society (TANSACS) Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) CMDA CMWSSB Electricity Board Energy Development Agency (TEDA) Express Transport Corporation ELCOT Housing Board (TNHB) Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) Metropolitan Transport Corporation Poompuhar Shipping Corporation Limited State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) SIPCOT TANSIDCO TNPL Technology Development and Promotion Centre (TNTDPC) Tourism Development Corporation Slum Clearance Board Transport Corporation (TNSTC) Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD)

v t e Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu
Madras Presidency	A. Subbarayalu Reddiar Panagal Raja P. Subbarayan P. Munuswamy Naidu Ramakrishna Ranga Rao P. T. Rajan Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu C. Rajagopalachari Tanguturi Prakasam O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja
Madras State	C. Rajagopalachari K. Kamaraj M. Bakthavatsalam C. N. Annadurai
Tamil Nadu	C. N. Annadurai M. Karunanidhi M. G. Ramachandran V. N. Janaki Ramachandran J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam Edappadi K. Palaniswami M. K. Stalin (incumbent)
Acting	V. R. Nedunchezhiyan

v t e Dravidian political parties
Related topics	Self-respect Movement Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu Cinema in Dravidian politics Rise of Dravidian parties
Forerunners	E. V. Ramasami Iyothee Thass Rettamalai Srinivasan Natesa Mudaliar Maraimalai Adigal Theagaroya Chetty T. M. Nair
List of Dravidian parties
Defunct parties	Justice party Tamil National Party Thazhthapattor Munnetra Kazhagam Makkal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Thamizhaga Munnetra Munnani Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam HINDRAF (Malaysia)
Current parties	Dravidar Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam File:AIADMK Official Flag.png All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam File:Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam flag.PNG Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam File:AMMK Flag.jpg Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam
Chief Ministers from Dravidian parties
Madras Presidency	A. Subbarayalu Reddiar Panagal Raja P. Munuswamy Naidu Ramakrishna Ranga Rao P. T. Rajan
Tamil Nadu	C. N. Annadurai M. Karunanidhi M. G. Ramachandran V. N. Janaki Ramachandran J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam Edappadi K. Palaniswami M. K. Stalin (incumbent)