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Loganathan Murugan (Tamil: முருகன் லோகநாதன்) 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.[2][3]

Dr
L. Murugan
எல். முருகன்
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
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
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byRaj Kumar Verka
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
Residence353, Gujji 1st Cross Street, Anna Nagar, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materMadras Law College

Personal and early life

Murugan was born into a Tamil-speaking Arunthathiyar family.[4][5][6] He was born on 29 May 1977 in Konur of Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu.[1][7]

Murugan did his law degree at 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 Vidyarti Parishad, and later the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He has practiced law for at least 15 years.[2][8][9] As a lawyer He has appeared in various cases on behalf of the BJP.[10]

He is fluent in English, Tamil and Telugu.[11]

Political career

In the 2011 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, he contested from the 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.[12]

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.[13] Chief Minister of Puducherry V Narayanasamy said Vel yatra is a move by BJP to foment communal disharmony.[14] He called the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest in Delhi as “false propaganda” in December 2020.[15] He contested the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections from Dharapuram and lost to DMK's N. Kayalvizhi by 1,393 votes.[16]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/690659-l-murugan.html
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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.
  3. ↑ "Tamil Nadu BJP President L Murugan Sworn in As Cabinet Minister". News18. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  4. ↑ Yamunan, Sruthisagar. "Will the BJP's 'Vetrivel Yatrai' in Tamil Nadu end its alliance with the AIADMK?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  5. ↑ 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
  6. ↑ L Murugan’s motive is to touch every voter with a hint of saffron. The Indian Express. 26 March 2021.
  7. ↑ https://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-bjp-tamil-nadu-chief-l-murugan-newly-inducted-into-union-cabinet-7393698/
  8. ↑ "PROFILE OF L. MURUGAN, VICE-CHARMAN, NCSC" (PDF). National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  9. ↑ M. P., Saravanan. "L Murugan's motive is to touch every voter with a hint of saffron". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ 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)
  11. ↑ "மத்திய அமைச்சர் பதவியும் – அந்த 4 இடங்களும்; எல். முருகன் கடந்து வந்த பாதை!". Zee Hindustan Tamil (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  12. ↑ "Eight months after Tamilisai's departure, TN BJP gets Dalit face as new president". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  13. ↑ "TN BJP chief, party workers attempt to undertake Vel Yatra again, detained". The News Minute. 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  14. ↑ "Pondy CM dubs 'Vel Yatra' as move to foment communal strife". Deccan Herald. 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  15. ↑ Reporter, Staff (2020-12-16). "Murugan: false propaganda on farm laws has failed". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  16. ↑ "TN BJP president L Murugan finds a place in PM Modi's Cabinet". The News Minute. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
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