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[[File:New way of marriage.Tamil Nadu55.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Selvaganapathy, (second from right)]] | [[File:New way of marriage.Tamil Nadu55.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Selvaganapathy, (second from right)]] | ||
'''T. M. Selvaganapathy''' is an Indian politician. He was a member of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]], elected from [[Tiruchengode (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruchengode]] constituency in 1991. He was also minister of Local Administration in [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalitha]] Government between 1991 and 1996. In 1999-2004 he was elected as Member of Parliament to the 13th Lok Sabha from Salem Constituency. Originally a member of [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party, he joined [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] in August 2008.<ref>{{cite news | '''T. M. Selvaganapathy''' is an Indian politician. He was a member of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]], elected from [[Tiruchengode (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruchengode]] constituency in 1991. He was also minister of Local Administration in [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalitha]] Government between 1991 and 1996. In 1999-2004 he was elected as Member of Parliament to the 13th Lok Sabha from Salem Constituency. Originally a member of [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party, he joined [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] in August 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Selvaganapathy joins DMK |publisher=The Hindu|date=29 August 2008}}</ref> He was convicted by a trial court in [[Colour TV scam]] on 30 May 2000 and was later acquitted by the High court on 4 December 2001.<ref>{{cite news|title=Colour TV scam: High Court upholds acquittal of Jayalalithaa|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/colour-tv-scam-high-court-upholds-acquittal-of-jayalalithaa/article6955.ece|publisher=The Hindu|date=21 August 2009|work=Press Trust of India|accessdate=1 January 2014|location=Chennai}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Madras HC upholds acquittal of Jayalalitha in TV scam|url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/madras-hc-upholds-acquittal-of-jayalalitha-in-tv-scam_557310.html|date=22 August 2009|publisher=Zee News|accessdate=1 January 2014}}</ref> | ||
In June 2010, he became a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]]. In 2014, he was convicted by a court for a financial scam, resulting in his disqualification. He became the first Tamil Nadu politician to be disqualified from the parliament for corruption.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/election-2014/first-tamil-nadu-politician-to-be-disqualified-as-mp-after-conviction-509972?pfrom=home-lateststories | title = First Tamil Nadu politician to be disqualified as MP after conviction | date = 2014-04-17 | publisher = NDTV }}</ref> | In June 2010, he became a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]]. In 2014, he was convicted by a court for a financial scam, resulting in his disqualification. He became the first Tamil Nadu politician to be disqualified from the parliament for corruption.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.ndtv.com/elections/article/election-2014/first-tamil-nadu-politician-to-be-disqualified-as-mp-after-conviction-509972?pfrom=home-lateststories | title = First Tamil Nadu politician to be disqualified as MP after conviction | date = 2014-04-17 | publisher = NDTV }}</ref> | ||