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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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'''S. S. Sivasankar''' (born July 3, 1969) is an Indian politician and  [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] from [[Kunnam (State Assembly Constituency)|Kunnam Constituency]] including Sendurai from 2021-till now. A very humble and calm headed person who reaches each and every individuals in his constituency and fulfill their needs, made him a hero among the people of his constituency. He is rightly rewarded with a position in the government's cabinet for the amount of hardwork he had put in for the party in his district by the honorable chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Mr. Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin.
{{Infobox officeholder
He is currently serving as a minister in the Tamil Nadu cabinet for the Backward Classes Welfare, Most Backward Classes Welfare and Denofied Communities Welfare department <ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf|publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/government/mlas/18250|title=government {{!}} Tamil Nadu Government Portal|website=www.tn.gov.in|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>
| name                = S. S. Sivasankar
| office              = [[Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)|Tamil Nadu Minister for Transport]]
| honorific-prefix    = Honourable
| termstart          = 29 March 2022
| predecessor        = [[Raja Kannappan]]
| office1            = Tamil Nadu Minister for Backward Classes Welfare
| termstart1          = 7 May 2021
| termend1            = 29 March 2022
| predecessor1        = [[S. Valarmathi]]
| successor1          = [[Raja Kannappan]]
| spouse              = Gayathridevi
| image name          =
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|3|24}}
| relations          = S.S. Sivakumar (younger brother)
| children            = Sivasaran<br/>Sivasurya
| parents            = Sivarajeshwari (mother)<br />[[S. Sivasubramanian]] (father)
| alma_mater          = [[Annamalai University]]
| successor3          = [[R. T. Ramachandran]]
| predecessor2        = [[R. T. Ramachandran]]
| constituency4      = [[Andimadam Assembly constituency|Andimadam]]
| predecessor3        = ''constituency created''
| successor4          = ''Nil''<br/>(constituency merged with [[Jayankondam Assembly constituency|Jayankondam]] and [[Kunnam Assembly constituency|Kunnam]])
| predecessor4        = [[Kaduvetti Guru|J. Guru]]
| termend4            = 22 May 2011
| termstart4          = 17 May 2006
| termend3            = 24 May 2016
| termstart3          = 23 May 2011
| termstart2          = 11 May 2021
| constituency3      = [[Kunnam Assembly constituency|Kunnam]]
| constituency2      = [[Kunnam Assembly constituency|Kunnam]]
| office2            = Member of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| party              = [[Image:Flag DMK.svg|24px]] [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />(1993- present)
| birth_place        = [[Devanur]], composite [[Tiruchirappalli district]] <br />(now in [[Ariyalur district]]),<br/>[[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| native_name        = சா.சி. சிவசங்கர்
| occupation          = Politician<br/>writer
| website            = http://sssivasankar.blogspot.com/<br/>http://ss-sivasankar.blogspot.com/
}}


== Career ==
'''S. S. Sivasankar''' ({{Lang-ta|சா.சி. சிவசங்கர்}}) is an Indian [[Politics of Tamil Nadu|Tamil politician]] and writer from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK). He has represented [[Andimadam Assembly constituency|Andimadam]] (2006-11),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf|title=2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613115719/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf|archive-date=2018-06-13|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref> and [[Kunnam Assembly constituency|Kunnam]] (2011-16; 2021-)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011|publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320103427/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf|archive-date=2012-03-20|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref> constituencies in [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]. From 7 May 2021 to 29 March 2022, he served as Minister for the Welfare of Backward, Most Backward and Denotified Communities in the [[M. K. Stalin ministry|Council of Ministers under M.K. Stalin]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/tamil/india-57010551 தமிழ்நாட்டின் புதிய அமைச்சர்கள் யார், யார்? முழு விவரம்], [[பிபிசி]]<span> 2021 மே 6</span></ref>  On 29 March 2022, he assumed charge as the State's [[Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)|Minister for Transport]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/government/mlas/18250|title=government {{!}} Tamil Nadu Government Portal|website=www.tn.gov.in|access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref>
Previously, he was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as a [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] candidate from [[Andimadam (State Assembly Constituency)|Andimadam constituency]] in [[2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2006 election]]<ref>and from Kunnam constituency in 2011 [http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2006/StatReport_TN_2006.pdf 2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> He is an engineering graduate from [[Annamalai University]]. His father [[S. Sivasubramanian]] is a former Member of Parliament and Member of Legislative Assembly.
 
Sivasankar has authored three books: ''Makkaludan En Anubavangal'' (or ''Makkalodu Naan'') (2015), ''Chozhan Raja Prapthi'' (2019), and ''Thozhar Chozhan'' (2019).
 
== Early life ==
Sivasankar was born on 24 March 1969 in the village of [[ Devanur]] near [[Andimadam]] in [[Ariyalur district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. His father [[S. Sivasubramanian]] was an ardent supporter of the [[Dravidian movement]] and was instrumental in strengthening the DMK in the district.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-01 |title=சோழன் To பல்லவன்- சா.சி.சிவசங்கர் அமைச்சரான கதை! {{!}} News7 Tamil |url=https://news7tamil.live/tamilnadu-transport-minister-s-s-sivasankar-political-journey.html |access-date=2022-04-18 |language=en-US}}</ref> Sivasankar's mother is Sivarajeshwari.
 
After attending Andimadam Government School, Sivasankar studied [[Bachelor of Engineering]] in the Department of [[Electricity|Electrical]] and [[Electronics]] Engineering at [[ Annamalai University]]. After graduating in 1991, he worked for a private company in [[ Bangalore]] until 1993.<ref name=":0" />
 
== Politics ==
 
=== Beginning and party posts ===
Sivasankar's political career began when he participated in an [[Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu|Anti-Hindi]] conference organized by the DMK in Tiruchirappalli in December 1978.<ref>{{Cite book |author=ஆர். முத்துக்குமார் |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D_Mozhippor/t5ldDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22%221978+%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF+%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF+%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81+%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81&pg=PT149&printsec=frontcover |title=மொழிப்போர் |publisher=[[கிழக்குப் பதிப்பகம்]] |year=2013 |isbn=9788184939613}}</ref> He entered full-time politics in 1993, and was elected as the DMK Secretary of the Andimadam Union in 1999. In 2001, he was appointed DMK Secretary of the newly created [[Ariyalur district]]. {{cn span|text=After the district's DMK unit was merged with the [[Perambalur district]] unit, he continued as union secretary of Andimadam.|date=May 2022}} Then, he once again became the District Secretary for Ariyalur and is presently in that post.
 
=== Civic Body Member (1996-2006) ===
From 1996 to 2001, Sivasankar served as Deputy President of Perambalur [[District Panchayat]]. Then he served as a member of  Ariyalur District Panchayat till 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=முதல்வர், அமைச்சர்கள் பயோ டேட்டா |url=https://www.dinakaran.com/news_detail.asp?Nid=675907 |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=www.dinakaran.com}}</ref>
 
=== Member of Legislative Assembly (2006-16 ; 2021-) ===
In the [[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]], Sivasankar successfully contested in his home constituency of [[Andimadam Assembly constituency|Andimadam]].
 
In the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 Assembly election]], he won from [[Kunnam Assembly constituency|Kunnam]]. On 31 January 2014, he was suspended for an entire assembly session for tearing up a copy of the customary speech by [[Konijeti Rosaiah]], then [[Governor of Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ஆளுநர் உரை கிழிப்பு: திமுக எம்.எல்.ஏ. சிவசங்கர் சஸ்பெண்ட் |url=https://www.dinamani.com/tamilnadu/2014/feb/01/ஆளுநர்-உரை-கிழிப்பு-திமுக-எம-831599.html |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Unknown |date=வியாழன், 27 பிப்ரவரி, 2014 |title=சிவசங்கர்.எஸ்.எஸ்: உலகம் முழுதும் போன செய்தி.... நக்கீரன் இதழில் சட்டமன்ற விமர்சனம் |url=http://ss-sivasankar.blogspot.com/2014/02/blog-post_27.html |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=சிவசங்கர்.எஸ்.எஸ்}}</ref>
 
In the [[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016 Assembly election]], Sivasankar contested from [[Ariyalur Assembly constituency|Ariyalur constituency]] and lost by 2,621 votes.
 
In the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021 Assembly election]], he re-contested in Kunnam and won by 6,329 votes.
 
=== Ministership (2021-) ===
Following the victory of the [[Secular Progressive Alliance|DMK alliance]] in the 2021 election, Sivasankar was inducted into the [[M. K. Stalin ministry]] as Minister for the Welfare of Backward, Most Backward and Denotified Communities. On 29 March 2022, his portfolio was transferred to [[Raja Kannappan]] and he in turn replaced the latter as [[Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)|Minister for Transport]].
{| class="wikitable"
|+Sivasankar's electoral record (Assembly)
!Year
!Constituency
!Result
!Votes (%)
!Opponent
!Opponent's party
!Opponent's votes (%)
!Margin
(%)
|-
|[[2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|[[Andimadam Assembly constituency|Andimadam]]
|{{Won}}
|{{Won|'''51,395''' <br />('''45.32%''')}}
|K. Panneerselvam
|style="background: {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; color: white;" | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|{{no2|45,567
(40.18%)}}
|5,828
(5.14%)
|-
|[[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|[[Kunnam Assembly constituency|Kunnam]]
|{{Won}}
|{{Won|'''81,723'''<br />('''46.88%''')}}
|Durai Kamaraj
|style="background: {{party color|Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam}}; color: white;" | [[Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam]]
|{{no2|58,766
(33.71%)}}
|22,957
(13.17%)
|-
|[[2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|[[Ariyalur Assembly constituency|Ariyalur]]
|{{no2|Runner-up}}
|{{no2|'''85,902'''<br />('''40.97%''')}}
|Thamarai S. Rajendran
|style="background: {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; color: white;" | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|{{Won|'''88,523'''
'''(41.94%)'''}}
|2,621
(1.25%)
|-
|[[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[Kunnam Assembly constituency|Kunnam]]
|{{Won}}
|{{Won|'''1,03,922''' <br />('''47.26%''')}}
|[[R. T. Ramachandran]]
|style="background: {{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}; color: white;" | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|{{no2|97,593
(44.38%)}}
|6,329
(2.87%)
|}
 
== Other Posts ==
Sivasankar was interested in [[photography]] right from his college days. Consequently, he served as Secretary of the Photographers' Association. He has been a member of the Perambalur District [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]] Association and as President of the Tamil Nadu [[Silambam]] Association.
 
== Works ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Tamil title
!Transliteration
!Standardized English Title
!Meaning
!Type
!Notes
!Publisher
|-
|2015
|மக்களுடன் என் அனுபவங்கள்:  குன்னம் தொகுதி எம்.எல்.ஏவின் உணர்வும் பகிர்வும்
(Alternative  title)
மக்களோடு நான்
 
|Makkaḷuṭaṉ eṉ aṉupavaṅkaḷ: Kuṉṉam tokuti em.El.Ēviṉ uṇarvum pakirvum
(Alternative  title)
Makkaḷōṭu nāṉ
|Makkaludan En Anubavangal
(Makkalodu Naan)
|My Experiences with People: The Feeling and Sharing of the Kunnam MLA
(Alternative  title)
I with the People
|[[Diary]]
|Collection of selected [[Facebook]] posts by Sivasankar.
|[[Kizhakku Pathipagam]]
|-
|2019
|சோழன் ராஜா ப்ராப்தி
|Cōḻaṉ rājā prāpti
|''Chozhan Raja Prapthi''    (?)
|Fortune of the [[Chola dynasty|Chola King]]
(?)
|Essay collection
|Collection of articles featured on the guest page of ''Andhimazhai'' magazine.
| [[Anthimazhai Pathipagam]]
|-
|2019
|"தோழர்" சோழன்
|"Tōḻar" cōḻaṉ
|Thozhar Chozhan
|"Comrade Chola"
|[[Historical Novel]]
|Set in the backdrop of [[Naxalite–Maoist insurgency|Naxalism]] and Tamil separatist movements (such as the [[Tamil Nadu Liberation Army|TNLA]] led by [[Thamizharasan (militant)|Thamizharasan]] of [[Ponparappi]]).
This novel went to the finals in the "Pen to Publish" contest held by [[Kindle Direct Publishing]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite book |last=சிவசங்கர் |first=S. S. Sivasankar எஸ் எஸ் |url=https://www.amazon.in/Thozhar-Chozhan-%25E0%25AE%25A4%25E0%25AF%258B%25E0%25AE%25B4%25E0%25AE%25B0%25E0%25AF%258D-%25E0%25AE%259A%25E0%25AF%258B%25E0%25AE%25B4%25E0%25AE%25A9%25E0%25AF%258D-Tamil-ebook/dp/B082BCD1JB |title=Thozhar Chozhan தோழர் சோழன் |language=Tamil}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=தோழர் சோழன்{{!}}நூல் அலசல்{{!}}Tamil Novel Review{{!}}Kindle books{{!}}S. S. Sivasankar{{!}}Thozhar Chozhan |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Lr6g7oUvo |language=en |access-date=2022-04-27}}</ref>
|[[Amazon Kindle]]
|}
 
== Personal life ==
Sivasankar's residence is in Rajaji Nagar, Ariyalur. His wife Gayathridevi is a [[physician]]. The couple has two sons: Sivasaran and Sivasurya.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-07 |title=புதிய அமைச்சர்களின் வாழ்க்கை குறிப்பு |url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/News/State/2021/05/07024851/Biography-of-the-new-Ministers.vpf |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=Dailythanthi.com}}</ref>
 
== Media appearance ==
Sivasankar was one of the participants in Season 14 episode 21 of the television show [[Neeya Naana]] hosted by [[Gopinath Chandran]] on [[Vijay TV]]. In this episode (titled "Gopinath discusses Tamil Nadu") that aired on 10 February 2013, a student presented her position against [[Reservation in India|reservation]], citing 'arbitrary' caste-based concessions.  In reply, Sivasankar famously gave an explanation:<ref>{{Citation|title="எல்லா சமூகமும் முன்னேறனும்"- இடஒதுக்கீடு {{!}} Debate Speech {{!}} Reservation {{!}} Dhiravidan-TV|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HL_3wTFO624|accessdate=2022-04-20|language=ta-IN}}</ref><ref name=":04">{{Cite web|url=https://news7tamil.live/tamilnadu-transport-minister-s-s-sivasankar-political-journey.html|title=சோழன் To பல்லவன்- சா.சி.சிவசங்கர் அமைச்சரான கதை! {{!}} News7 Tamil|date=2022-04-01|language=en-US|access-date=2022-04-18}}</ref>
{{Blockquote|text='''Student-1''': ....It was said that there is no fee for female students appearing for the [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering|GATE]] [exam] . It is  ₹ 600-700 for [male] [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC]] students. For the rest, ₹ 1500. I say that such differences need not be there. Let [the fee] be equal for all. All are well off.
 
'''Sivasankar''':...Whom do you say "are well off" ?
 
'''Student-1''': ... I do not mean everyone. I say this of those who are well off.
 
'''Sivasankar''': ...[citing the example of a running race quoted by another participant]...  If [we] place a person 100 metres behind and place you 100 metres ahead...that person's chance [to win] is diminished... In other words, how many of those running by your side have your stamina?...Those without eyesight...and those with impairment in their legs are also required to run along...Such weaker sections are there....You are speaking with [[Chennai]] in context. How many villages have you visited? Do you know the situation in villages. Even today, there's a compulsion in villages to work on the basis of one's [[ Caste system in India|caste]]. Do you know that? Do you know that they are refused the opportunities before them?...[[Social justice]] is something with a long history. There's no need for you to know it in full. All communities must be respected equally. But without a chance for that, they are down. Those at the bottom should be given a hand and raised up..[That action] is reservation. Another student claims that he himself belongs to the oppressed community but says it is embarrassing to get [concessions]. How can you feel embarrassed? Do you know what profession your father, grandfather and ancestors undertook? Do you know how oppressed they were?...For the sole reason that you've got an opportunity for education, that you've entered a college, that your friends think ill, you say no [to reservation] This is your personal view. But how many of those who were refused this opportunity undertake [[coolie]] work in the village? How many go to [[Kerala]] for work? None of you have thought of their plight. You only think that today "I'm well off.."
 
'''[The student whom he mentioned speaks]:''' Sir! [Reservation] is like something to be taken advantage of. None of those [coming through] reservation study...There's a course called [[Teacher education|Teacher Training]]. To study that, we're required to just pass [[Education in Tamil Nadu|Class 12]] ....One just studies a day before exams, write the exam and receives pass marks...It's going just like that...
 
'''Sivasankar''': ''Thambi''{{efn|a term of affection used for a younger male}}! Do you know data regarding the number of SC students receiving high marks and getting placed in [[Reservation_in_India#Reservation schemes|open quota]] for the last  5-10 years? [Student 2 nods in the negative] You don't know! You generally speak based on hearsay from your friend. What profession your grandfather undertook?
 
'''Student-2''': [[Coolie]].
 
'''Sivasankar''': From that place ... [you've] crossed this many generations due to this reservation. [Hence] your family is able to educate you. You must understand that. We cannot change our life according to the talk of some four friends. More oppressed generation like you should come up. Speak after realizing this.|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/neeya-naana/1584/gopinath-discusses-tamil-nadu/1000031585|title=Neeya Naana - Watch Episode 21 - Gopinath discusses Tamil Nadu on Disney+ Hotstar|website=Disney+ Hotstar|language=en|access-date=2022-04-20}}</ref>}}
 
==Notes==
{{Notelist}}
 
== External links ==
 
* [http://sssivasankar.blogspot.com/ Sivasankar]
* [http://ss-sivasankar.blogspot.com/ Sivasankar.S.S]


==References==
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Revision as of 18:11, 30 June 2022


Honourable
S. S. Sivasankar
சா.சி. சிவசங்கர்
Tamil Nadu Minister for Transport
Assumed office
29 March 2022
Preceded byRaja Kannappan
Tamil Nadu Minister for Backward Classes Welfare
In office
7 May 2021 – 29 March 2022
Preceded byS. Valarmathi
Succeeded byRaja Kannappan
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
11 May 2021
Preceded byR. T. Ramachandran
ConstituencyKunnam
In office
23 May 2011 – 24 May 2016
Preceded byconstituency created
Succeeded byR. T. Ramachandran
ConstituencyKunnam
In office
17 May 2006 – 22 May 2011
Preceded byJ. Guru
Succeeded byNil
(constituency merged with Jayankondam and Kunnam)
ConstituencyAndimadam
Personal details
Born (1969-03-24) 24 March 1969 (age 57)
Devanur, composite Tiruchirappalli district
(now in Ariyalur district),
Tamil Nadu, India
Political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(1993- present)
Spouse(s)Gayathridevi
RelationsS.S. Sivakumar (younger brother)
ChildrenSivasaran
Sivasurya
Parent(s)Sivarajeshwari (mother)
S. Sivasubramanian (father)
Alma materAnnamalai University
OccupationPolitician
writer
Websitehttp://sssivasankar.blogspot.com/
http://ss-sivasankar.blogspot.com/

S. S. Sivasankar (Tamil: சா.சி. சிவசங்கர்) is an Indian Tamil politician and writer from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He has represented Andimadam (2006-11),[1] and Kunnam (2011-16; 2021-)[2] constituencies in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. From 7 May 2021 to 29 March 2022, he served as Minister for the Welfare of Backward, Most Backward and Denotified Communities in the Council of Ministers under M.K. Stalin.[3] On 29 March 2022, he assumed charge as the State's Minister for Transport.[4]

Sivasankar has authored three books: Makkaludan En Anubavangal (or Makkalodu Naan) (2015), Chozhan Raja Prapthi (2019), and Thozhar Chozhan (2019).

Early life

Sivasankar was born on 24 March 1969 in the village of Devanur near Andimadam in Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu. His father S. Sivasubramanian was an ardent supporter of the Dravidian movement and was instrumental in strengthening the DMK in the district.[5] Sivasankar's mother is Sivarajeshwari.

After attending Andimadam Government School, Sivasankar studied Bachelor of Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Annamalai University. After graduating in 1991, he worked for a private company in Bangalore until 1993.[5]

Politics

Beginning and party posts

Sivasankar's political career began when he participated in an Anti-Hindi conference organized by the DMK in Tiruchirappalli in December 1978.[6] He entered full-time politics in 1993, and was elected as the DMK Secretary of the Andimadam Union in 1999. In 2001, he was appointed DMK Secretary of the newly created Ariyalur district. Template:Cn span Then, he once again became the District Secretary for Ariyalur and is presently in that post.

Civic Body Member (1996-2006)

From 1996 to 2001, Sivasankar served as Deputy President of Perambalur District Panchayat. Then he served as a member of Ariyalur District Panchayat till 2006.[7]

Member of Legislative Assembly (2006-16 ; 2021-)

In the 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Sivasankar successfully contested in his home constituency of Andimadam.

In the 2011 Assembly election, he won from Kunnam. On 31 January 2014, he was suspended for an entire assembly session for tearing up a copy of the customary speech by Konijeti Rosaiah, then Governor of Tamil Nadu.[8][9]

In the 2016 Assembly election, Sivasankar contested from Ariyalur constituency and lost by 2,621 votes.

In the 2021 Assembly election, he re-contested in Kunnam and won by 6,329 votes.

Ministership (2021-)

Following the victory of the DMK alliance in the 2021 election, Sivasankar was inducted into the M. K. Stalin ministry as Minister for the Welfare of Backward, Most Backward and Denotified Communities. On 29 March 2022, his portfolio was transferred to Raja Kannappan and he in turn replaced the latter as Minister for Transport.

Sivasankar's electoral record (Assembly)
Year Constituency Result Votes (%) Opponent Opponent's party Opponent's votes (%) Margin

(%)

2006 Andimadam Won 51,395
(45.32%) 		K. Panneerselvam All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 45,567

(40.18%)

5,828

(5.14%)

2011 Kunnam Won 81,723
(46.88%) 		Durai Kamaraj Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam 58,766

(33.71%)

22,957

(13.17%)

2016 Ariyalur Runner-up 85,902
(40.97%) 		Thamarai S. Rajendran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 88,523

(41.94%)

2,621

(1.25%)

2021 Kunnam Won 1,03,922
(47.26%) 		R. T. Ramachandran All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 97,593

(44.38%)

6,329

(2.87%)

Other Posts

Sivasankar was interested in photography right from his college days. Consequently, he served as Secretary of the Photographers' Association. He has been a member of the Perambalur District Athletics Association and as President of the Tamil Nadu Silambam Association.

Works

Year Tamil title Transliteration Standardized English Title Meaning Type Notes Publisher
2015 மக்களுடன் என் அனுபவங்கள்: குன்னம் தொகுதி எம்.எல்.ஏவின் உணர்வும் பகிர்வும்

(Alternative title) மக்களோடு நான்

Makkaḷuṭaṉ eṉ aṉupavaṅkaḷ: Kuṉṉam tokuti em.El.Ēviṉ uṇarvum pakirvum

(Alternative title) Makkaḷōṭu nāṉ

Makkaludan En Anubavangal

(Makkalodu Naan)

My Experiences with People: The Feeling and Sharing of the Kunnam MLA

(Alternative title) I with the People

Diary Collection of selected Facebook posts by Sivasankar. Kizhakku Pathipagam
2019 சோழன் ராஜா ப்ராப்தி Cōḻaṉ rājā prāpti Chozhan Raja Prapthi (?) Fortune of the Chola King

(?)

Essay collection Collection of articles featured on the guest page of Andhimazhai magazine. Anthimazhai Pathipagam
2019 "தோழர்" சோழன் "Tōḻar" cōḻaṉ Thozhar Chozhan "Comrade Chola" Historical Novel Set in the backdrop of Naxalism and Tamil separatist movements (such as the TNLA led by Thamizharasan of Ponparappi).

This novel went to the finals in the "Pen to Publish" contest held by Kindle Direct Publishing in 2019.[10][11]

Amazon Kindle

Personal life

Sivasankar's residence is in Rajaji Nagar, Ariyalur. His wife Gayathridevi is a physician. The couple has two sons: Sivasaran and Sivasurya.[12]

Media appearance

Sivasankar was one of the participants in Season 14 episode 21 of the television show Neeya Naana hosted by Gopinath Chandran on Vijay TV. In this episode (titled "Gopinath discusses Tamil Nadu") that aired on 10 February 2013, a student presented her position against reservation, citing 'arbitrary' caste-based concessions. In reply, Sivasankar famously gave an explanation:[13][14]

Student-1: ....It was said that there is no fee for female students appearing for the GATE [exam] . It is ₹ 600-700 for [male] SC students. For the rest, ₹ 1500. I say that such differences need not be there. Let [the fee] be equal for all. All are well off.

Sivasankar:...Whom do you say "are well off" ?

Student-1: ... I do not mean everyone. I say this of those who are well off.

Sivasankar: ...[citing the example of a running race quoted by another participant]... If [we] place a person 100 metres behind and place you 100 metres ahead...that person's chance [to win] is diminished... In other words, how many of those running by your side have your stamina?...Those without eyesight...and those with impairment in their legs are also required to run along...Such weaker sections are there....You are speaking with Chennai in context. How many villages have you visited? Do you know the situation in villages. Even today, there's a compulsion in villages to work on the basis of one's caste. Do you know that? Do you know that they are refused the opportunities before them?...Social justice is something with a long history. There's no need for you to know it in full. All communities must be respected equally. But without a chance for that, they are down. Those at the bottom should be given a hand and raised up..[That action] is reservation. Another student claims that he himself belongs to the oppressed community but says it is embarrassing to get [concessions]. How can you feel embarrassed? Do you know what profession your father, grandfather and ancestors undertook? Do you know how oppressed they were?...For the sole reason that you've got an opportunity for education, that you've entered a college, that your friends think ill, you say no [to reservation] This is your personal view. But how many of those who were refused this opportunity undertake coolie work in the village? How many go to Kerala for work? None of you have thought of their plight. You only think that today "I'm well off.."

[The student whom he mentioned speaks]: Sir! [Reservation] is like something to be taken advantage of. None of those [coming through] reservation study...There's a course called Teacher Training. To study that, we're required to just pass Class 12 ....One just studies a day before exams, write the exam and receives pass marks...It's going just like that...

Sivasankar: Thambi[lower-alpha 1]! Do you know data regarding the number of SC students receiving high marks and getting placed in open quota for the last 5-10 years? [Student 2 nods in the negative] You don't know! You generally speak based on hearsay from your friend. What profession your grandfather undertook?

Student-2: Coolie.

Sivasankar: From that place ... [you've] crossed this many generations due to this reservation. [Hence] your family is able to educate you. You must understand that. We cannot change our life according to the talk of some four friends. More oppressed generation like you should come up. Speak after realizing this.

— [15]

Notes

  1. ↑ a term of affection used for a younger male

External links

References

  1. ↑ "2006 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ↑ தமிழ்நாட்டின் புதிய அமைச்சர்கள் யார், யார்? முழு விவரம், பிபிசி 2021 மே 6
  4. ↑ "government | Tamil Nadu Government Portal". www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "சோழன் To பல்லவன்- சா.சி.சிவசங்கர் அமைச்சரான கதை! | News7 Tamil". 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. ↑ ஆர். முத்துக்குமார் (2013). மொழிப்போர். கிழக்குப் பதிப்பகம். ISBN 9788184939613.
  7. ↑ "முதல்வர், அமைச்சர்கள் பயோ டேட்டா". www.dinakaran.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "ஆளுநர் உரை கிழிப்பு: திமுக எம்.எல்.ஏ. சிவசங்கர் சஸ்பெண்ட்". Dinamani (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  9. ↑ Unknown (வியாழன், 27 பிப்ரவரி, 2014). "சிவசங்கர்.எஸ்.எஸ்: உலகம் முழுதும் போன செய்தி.... நக்கீரன் இதழில் சட்டமன்ற விமர்சனம்". சிவசங்கர்.எஸ்.எஸ். Retrieved 2022-04-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ↑ சிவசங்கர், S. S. Sivasankar எஸ் எஸ். Thozhar Chozhan தோழர் சோழன் (in Tamil).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ↑ தோழர் சோழன்|நூல் அலசல்|Tamil Novel Review|Kindle books|S. S. Sivasankar|Thozhar Chozhan, retrieved 27 April 2022
  12. ↑ "புதிய அமைச்சர்களின் வாழ்க்கை குறிப்பு". Dailythanthi.com. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "எல்லா சமூகமும் முன்னேறனும்"- இடஒதுக்கீடு | Debate Speech | Reservation | Dhiravidan-TV (in தமிழ்), retrieved 20 April 2022
  14. ↑ "சோழன் To பல்லவன்- சா.சி.சிவசங்கர் அமைச்சரான கதை! | News7 Tamil". 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  15. ↑ "Neeya Naana - Watch Episode 21 - Gopinath discusses Tamil Nadu on Disney+ Hotstar". Disney+ Hotstar. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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