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T. T. V. Dhinakaran
Indian politician
Indian politician
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | T. T. V. Dhinakaran | |
| image | T. T. V. Dhinakaran.jpg | |
| assembly | 15th Tamil Nadu | |
| term_start | ||
| term_end | ||
| 1blankname | Leader of the House | |
| 1namedata | O. Panneerselvam | |
| predecessor | J. Jayalalithaa | |
| successor | J. John Ebenezer | |
| constituency_AM | Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar | |
| parliament2 | Indian | |
| term_start2 | ||
| term_end2 | ||
| 1blankname2 | Leader of the House | |
| 1namedata2 | Manmohan Singh | |
| constituency_MP2 | Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu | |
| parliament1 | Indian | |
| term_start1 | ||
| term_end1 | ||
| 1blankname1 | Leader of the House | |
| 1namedata1 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| predecessor1 | R. Muthiah | |
| successor1 | J. M. Aaroon Rashid | |
| constituency_MP1 | Lok Sabha from Periyakulam | |
| office3 | General Secretary of the Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam party | |
| term_start3 | 19 April 2019 | |
| deputy3 | ||
| predecessor3 | position established | |
| office5 | Deputy General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| term_start5 | 15 February 2017 | |
| term_end5 | 20 September 2017 | |
| 1blankname5 | General Secretary | |
| 1namedata5 | V. K. Sasikala | |
| predecessor5 | Su. Thirunavukkarasar | |
| successor5 | K. P. Munusamy | |
| Natham R. Viswanathan | ||
| office6 | Treasurer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| term_start6 | 20 July 2006 | |
| term_end6 | 28 August 2007 | |
| 1blankname6 | General Secretary | |
| 1namedata6 | J. Jayalalithaa | |
| predecessor6 | Dindigul C. Srinivasan | |
| successor6 | O. Panneerselvam | |
| birth_date | ||
| birth_place | Thiruthuraipoondi, Madras State, India | |
| (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) | ||
| nationality | Indian | |
| party | [[File:Flag AMMK.jpg | 20px]] Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (from 15 March 2018) |
| otherparty | [[File:AIADMK OfficialFlag Vector.svg | 20px]] All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (until 2017) |
| Independent (2017-2018) | ||
| spouse | ||
| children | Jaya Harini (daughter) | |
| father | T. Vivekanandam | |
| mother | V. Vanithamani | |
| relatives | V. K. Sasikala | |
| (aunt) | ||
| residence | Jaya Harini 5, Venkateshwara Nagar 4th street, Adyar, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | |
| occupation |
Natham R. Viswanathan (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) Independent (2017-2018) (aunt)
Thiruthuraipoondi Thiruvenkatam Vivekananda Dhinakaran (born 13 December 1963) is an Indian politician who popularly known as TTV is founding General Secretary of Amma Makkal Munneetra Kazhagam. His cadres revered him as Makkal Selvar. In the past he was the Treasurer of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party and served as the Member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. He was expelled from the AIADMK in August 2017. He also served as former Member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Assembly from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar (2017-2021). He is the nephew of V. K. Sasikala. He won the highly anticipated RK Nagar by-election in December 2017. On 15 March 2018 Dhinakaran launched his political party named Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam.
Early life
Dhinakaran was born on 12 December 1963. He is the son of Sasikala's sister Vanithamani, T. Vivekanandam Muniyaraiyar. His younger brother, Baskaran "Bas", had a brief stint in cinema as the protagonist in Thalaivan (2014).
Dhinakaran is described as a cool-headed and religious person.
Political career
Dhinakaran was a Member of Lok Sabha, representing Periyakulam from 1999 to 2004, and was runner-up in the seat at 2004 general election when he was defeated by J. M. Aaron Rashid. R.K. Nagar by-election, he defeated AIADMK's candidate E. Madhusudhanan with a huge margin of votes as an independent candidate. He assumed the office of MLA on 29 December 2017.
Dinakaran was reinducted into the AIADMK and appointed deputy general secretary on 15 February 2017, hours before V. K. Sasikala left to surrender herself in the Bengaluru court to serve the jail term in a disproportionate assets case. He was expelled from the party in August 2017 and launched his own party, Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK), on 15 March 2018. Dhinakaran announced that Sasikala would be the general secretary while he would be the deputy general secretary. On 19 April 2019, he was elected as the general secretary.
He failed to win his seat to Kadambur Raju in Kovilpatti Assembly constituency in 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election. Dhinakaran anncounced on 11 March 2024 that his party was joining the National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the 2024 Indian general election, assuring it of unconditional support. It failed to win from any of the two seats, although Dhinakaran managed to become the runner-up in the elections to the Theni Lok Sabha constituency.
Lawsuit
On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol. It was claimed that a middle-man named Sukesh Chandrasekhar was raided and arrested in Delhi and was found with 13 million, allegedly meant as a bribe for the ECI in exchange for the symbol. Dinakaran was charged with conspiracy and corruption in the case. The Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail on the grounds that the police had failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed, accepting the argument made by his lawyer Aman Lekhi.
Elections contested and positions held
Rajya Sabha elections
| Elections | Constituency | Political party | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Tamil Nadu | AIADMK |
Lok Sabha
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Opponent Party | Opponent Votes | % | Result | Margin | % | 2024 | 2004 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theni | 292,668 | 25.65 | Thanga Tamil Selvan | 571,493 | 50.08 | -278,825 | -24.43 | |||||||
| Periyakulam | 325,696 | 46.49 | J. M. Aaron Rashid | 346,851 | 49.51 | -21,155 | -3.02 | |||||||
| 303,881 | 45.6 | P. Selvendran | 258,075 | 38.8 | 45,806 | 6.8 |
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections
| Year | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Opponent | Opponent Party | Opponent Votes | % | Result | Margin | % | 2021 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kovilpatti | 56,153 | 31.23 | Kadambur Raju | 68,558 | 38.13 | -12,405 | -6.9 | ||||||
| R.K. Nagar | 89,013 | 50.32 | E. Madhusudhanan | 48,306 | 27.31 | 40,707 | 23.01 |
Positions in Parliament of the Republic of India
| Elections | Position | Elected constituency | Term in office | Assumed office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | Periyakulam | 21 October 1999 | 6 February 2004 | 4 years, 108 days | |
| 2004 | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | Tamil Nadu | 30 June 2004 | 29 June 2010 | 5 years, 364 days |
Positions in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
| Elections | Position | Elected constituency | Term in office | Assumed office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Member of the Legislative Assembly | Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar | 29 December 2017 | 3 May 2021 | 3 years, 125 days |
Notes
References
References
- (15 November 2022). "About Our General Secretary". Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.
- "Shri LED. T. V. Dhinakaran CMRajya Sabha profile". [[Rajya Sabha]].
- (21 August 2017). "Sasikala to be expelled from AIADMK, OPS settles for deputy CM".
- (28 August 2017). "Ruling AIADMK expels Sasikala & Dhinakaran, plans to retrieve Jaya TV".
- (24 December 2017). "Dhinakaran wins RK Nagar bypoll, creates history in Tamil Nadu". Pradeep Kumar.
- (2017-04-27). "The other side of TTV Dinakaran: All you didn't know about the AIADMK leader".
- "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the 13th Lok Sabha".
- "Dhinakaran, Shri T. T. V. Lok Sabha Profile". [[Lok Sabha]].
- "Dhinakaran wins RK Nagar bypoll, creates history in Tamil Nadu".
- (15 March 2018). "Dhinakaran launches party, names it 'Amma Makkal Munetra Kazhagam' after Jayalalithaa".
- Shalini Lobo. (21 March 2018). "Sasikala will be General Secretary, I will be Deputy General Secretary of AMMK, says TTV Dhinakaran". India Today.
- (20 April 2019). "Dhinakaran elected AMMK general secretary". The Hindu.
- (5 May 2021). "How smaller parties played big spoilers in Tamil Nadu election". The Indian Express.
- (5 May 2021). "DMDK fades into oblivion, is it death knell". The New Indian Express.
- Koushik, Janardhan. (14 March 2024). "Lok Sabha polls: TTV Dhinakaran's AMMK to join BJP-led NDA, assures unconditional support". The Indian Express.
- Tamilarasu, Prabhakar. (4 June 2024). "Dhinakaran trails by over 2 lakh votes in Theni but pushes AIADMK to 3rd place & 'sends a message'". ThePrint.
- (17 April 2017). "Dinakaran Allotted 50 Crores To Buy AIADMK Symbol, Audio Proof Too: Cops". [[NDTV]].
- (17 April 2017). "More trouble for TTV Dinakaran as Delhi police files bribery case against him". [[The Times of India]].
- "AIADMK symbol case: Delhi Court grants bail to TTV Dhinakaran – Times of India ►".
- "AIADMK Election Symbol Case: TTV Dhinakaran Seeks Bail, Police Opposes It".
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