A. Namassivayam

A Namassivayam
A Namassivayam
PWD Minister, Government of Puducherry
	In office; 2016 – 2021
Member Of Legislative Assembly; Puducherry
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 May 2021
Preceded by	T. P. R. Selvame
Constituency	Mannadipet
	In office; 2016–2021
Succeeded by	R. Siva
Constituency	Villianur
	In office; 2011–2016
Preceded by	J. Narayanasamy
Constituency	Villianur
	In office; 2006–2011
Succeeded by	N.G. Pannirselvam
Constituency	Ozhukarai
	In office; 2001–2006
Preceded by	K. Natarajan
Constituency	Ozhukarai
Personal details
Born	Pondichéry, French India (now Puducherry, India)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political; affiliations	Former parties: Indian National Congress; Tamil Maanila Congress; Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam; Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam;

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Arumugam Namassivayam is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Political career[edit]

He was the Ex-president of Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee. On January 25, 2021, he was suspended from the Congress party for his anti-party activities. Following that Namassivayam submitted his MLA resignation letter to the assembly speaker and quit Congress party.^[4]^[5] He joined Bharathiya Janata Party along with his supporter Theeppainthan on 28 January 2021 in the presence of its national general secretary Arun Singh.^{[citation needed]}

Notes[edit]

↑ resigned from Indian National Congress and joined Bharatiya Janata Party

References[edit]

↑ "GENERAL ELECTION TO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TRENDS & RESULT 2016 Puducherry Villianur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
↑ "Tussle in Puducherry Congress for the top job". New Indian Express. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
↑ "Congress-DMK alliance wins Puducherry". Business Standard. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
↑ "Puducherry Minister Namassivayam resigns, Congress suspends him". The News Minute. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
↑ "Setback to Congress in Puducherry as PWD Minister Namassivayam, MLA resign, set to join BJP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

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[1] resigned from Indian National Congress and joined Bharatiya Janata Party

[2] "GENERAL ELECTION TO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TRENDS & RESULT 2016 Puducherry Villianur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

[3] "Tussle in Puducherry Congress for the top job". New Indian Express. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

[4] "Congress-DMK alliance wins Puducherry". Business Standard. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.

[5] "Puducherry Minister Namassivayam resigns, Congress suspends him". The News Minute. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

[6] "Setback to Congress in Puducherry as PWD Minister Namassivayam, MLA resign, set to join BJP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

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