T. S. Tirumurti

From Bharatpedia, an open encyclopedia
Information red.svg
Scan the QR code to donate via UPI
Dear reader, We need your support to keep the flame of knowledge burning bright! Our hosting server bill is due on June 1st, and without your help, Bharatpedia faces the risk of shutdown. We've come a long way together in exploring and celebrating our rich heritage. Now, let's unite to ensure Bharatpedia continues to be a beacon of knowledge for generations to come. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference. Together, let's preserve and share the essence of Bharat.

Thank you for being part of the Bharatpedia family!
Please scan the QR code on the right to donate.

0%

   

transparency: ₹0 raised out of ₹100,000 (0 supporter)


T. S. Tirumurti
File:T. S. Tirumurti Permanent Mission of India in New York.jpg
Official portrait, 2020
Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
In office
19 May 2020 – 30 June 2022
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Preceded bySyed Akbaruddin
Succeeded byRuchira Kamboj
Secretary (Economic Relations) in the Ministry of External Affairs
In office
5 February 2018[1] – 30 April 2020
Preceded byVijay Keshav Gokhale[2]
Succeeded byRahul Chhabra
High Commissioner of India to Malaysia [4]
In office
20 December 2013[3] – 4 February 2018
Preceded byVijay Keshav Gokhale[5]
Succeeded byMridul Kumar[6]
1st Representative of India to the State of Palestine[7]
In office
1 January 1996 – 1 January 1998
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byP. Harish
Personal details
Born (1962-03-07) 7 March 1962 (age 61)[1]
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Spouse(s)Gowri Tirumurti[1]
RelativesRamanathan Krishnan (Father in-law)
OccupationIFS
ProfessionCivil Servant

T. S. Tirumurti (born 7 March 1962) is a retired Indian civil servant of the Indian Foreign Service cadre.[8] He has been the former Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Tirumurti was born in Coimbatore.[10] He completed his schooling at the Vidya Mandir, Chennai. He secured his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Chennai. The teachings of Swami Vivekananda, Sri Ramakrishna and the Holy Mother have since guided him in his life. He subsequently completed his LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws) from Campus Law Centre, Delhi University in 1985.[1] He is the grandson of Dr. T. S. Tirumurti who was the Principal of Stanley Medical College, Chennai and Officiating Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University.[11]

He is married to Gowri Tirumurti and they have two children - a daughter and a son.[1] Tirumurti's wife Gowri is the daughter of the retired tennis player Ramanathan Krishnan.[12][13] Gowri was the Indian National Juniors Champion in 1982 and competed in French Open Juniors.[13] She is currently a Partner in an Intellectual Property Law firm, Delhi. Their son Vishwajit and daughter Bhavani are also tennis players.[10][14]

Career[edit]

Ambassador T. S. Tirumurti joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1985. He served in Indian diplomatic missions in Cairo, Geneva, Gaza, Washington, D.C., Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. He has served at the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India in New Delhi as Under Secretary (Bhutan), Director (Foreign Secretary's Office), Joint Secretary (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Maldives) as well as Joint Secretary (United Nations Economic and Social Division).[1]

Tirumurti was the first Representative of India to the Palestinian National Authority.[15][16][7] He was the Deputy Chief of Mission in Jakarta and the Indian High Commissioner to Malaysia.[1] He was the Secretary of Economic Relations in the Ministry of External Affairs, India.

United Nations[edit]

On 19 May 2020, he took over as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations succeeding Syed Akbaruddin.[17]

While he was Permanent Representative to the United Nations, India was elected to the UN Security Council in July 2020.[18] India entered the UN Security Council for a two-year term on 1 January 2021. India was also elected to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for 2021-2025 and the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) for the term 2021-2023.

In accordance with the monthly rotation policy, he was President of the UN Security Council for August 2021.[19]

After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Tirumurti justified India's abstention from a UN Security Council vote condemning Russia's invasion.[20][21] Out of the Council's 15 members, 11 voted in favor, 1 (Russia itself) voted against, and 3 (China, India, and the United Arab Emirates) abstained; the resolution thus failed due to Russia's use of its veto power.[21]

Again in May 2022, T.S Tirumurti was in the news when he replied to a tweet by the Ambassador of the Netherlands to the UK and Northern Ireland who stated that India should not have abstained from voting in the UN General Assembly’s session on Ukraine. He replied saying “Kindly don't patronize us Ambassador, we know what to do”.[22]

Publications[edit]

Tirumurti has authored the following books-

  • Kissing the Heavens: The Kailash - Manasarovar Yatra (1999)[23]
  • Clive Avenue (2002)[24]
  • Chennaivaasi (2012)[25]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "MEA - About MEA : Profiles : Secretary (ER)". 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ Diplomat T S Tirumurti Appointed Economic Relations Secretary News18. Retrieved 29 August 2021
  3. ↑ "Welcome to High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)". 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Vijay Gokhale, T S Tirumurti rise on Malaysia experience". The Times of India.
  5. ↑ "Know Your Diplomat: India's new ambassador to Germany Vijay Keshav Gokhale". www.babusofindia.com.
  6. ↑ "Indian Mandarins is Exclusive News, Views and Analysis News portal on Indian bureaucracy, governance, PSUs and Corporate".
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Welcome to Representative Office of India, Ramallah, Palestine". www.roiramallah.org.
  8. ↑ Template:Citetweet
  9. ↑ "T S Tirumurti appointed India's Permanent Representative to the UN". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 A. Subramani (May 5, 2020). "Proud to be from Chennai, says civil servant made India's representative to UN | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  11. ↑ "INSA :: Deceased Fellow Detail". insaindia.res.in. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  12. ↑ "Ramanathan Krishnan". prtraveller.blogspot.in. 21 March 2015.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Frederick, Prince (25 April 2014). "How the Krishnans brought Wimbledon home". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  14. ↑ "College Tennis Teams - University of Denver - Team Roster - Bhavani Tirumurti". www.collegetennisonline.com.
  15. ↑ http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/63602/12/12_chapter%204.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
  16. ↑ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Opinion". www.telegraphindia.com.
  17. ↑ "TS Tirumurthy will permanent representative of India to UN to replace Syed Akbaruddin, | NewsCrab". www.newscrab.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  18. ↑ Chaudhury, Dipanjan Roy. "India wins 184 out 192 votes to enter UN Security Council". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  19. ↑ "India set to take over as President of UN Security Council for month of August". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  20. ↑ Bengali, Shashank; Bigg, Matthew Mpoke (2022-02-25). "Live Updates: Kyiv Rocked by Explosions for Second Night". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Security Council Fails to Adopt Draft Resolution on Ending Ukraine Crisis, as Russian Federation Wields Veto, United Nations (25 February 2022).
  22. ↑ ""Don't Patronize Us Ambassador": India's UN Envoy On Tweet Over Ukraine". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  23. ↑ "Book review: T.S. Tirumurti's 'Kissing The Heavens'". India Today. 31 May 1999.
  24. ↑ "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Literature". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  25. ↑ "Tirumurti's 'Chennaivaasi' is a charming read". 8 June 2012.
Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/index.php?title=T._S._Tirumurti&oldid=317818"