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'''Subburaman Thirunavukkarasar''' (born 13 July 1949) is an | '''Subburaman Thirunavukkarasar''' (born 13 July 1949) is an Indian politician. He was the State President of [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]] till 2 February 2019 and former secretary of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inc.in/organization/5/AICC-Office-Bearers |title=Our Organisation |publisher=Indian National Congress |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> His introduction to politics in 1977 was facilitated by former [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[M. G. Ramachandran]]. Ramachandran founded the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) in 1972 and was facing his first elections for the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] election in [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1977]]. He identified Thirunavukkarasar, a lawyer by profession, to contest the [[Aranthangi (State Assembly Constituency)|Aranthangi assembly constituency]]. Thirunavukkarasar won the seat, aged 27, and was elected as the [[Speaker (politics)|Deputy Speaker]] of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He continued in that capacity till 1980. Subsequently, he served as Tamil Nadu state minister from 1980 to 1987 in the MGR cabinet, holding portfolios that included Industries, Housing Board, Excise and Handlooms. Later, he became a member of the [[Lok Sabha]] – the lower house of the [[Parliament of India]] – when he won the erstwhile [[Pudukkottai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pudukottai]] Lok Sabha constituency. He served as Union Minister of state for shipping and later for telecommunications and information technology.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2009/jul/05bjps-rajya-sabha-member-may-join-aiadmk.htm|title=BJP's Rajya Sabha member may join AIADMK|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> | ||
Thirunavukkarasar joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) for a brief period and was also a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] – the upper house of the Parliament of India – from the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He is a [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[Tiruchirappalli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchirappalli constituency]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] (the lower house of India's Parliament). | Thirunavukkarasar joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) for a brief period and was also a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]] – the upper house of the Parliament of India – from the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He is a [[Member of Parliament]], representing [[Tiruchirappalli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tiruchirappalli constituency]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] (the lower house of India's Parliament). | ||