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==Personal and early life==
==Personal and early life==
Murugan was born into a [[Arunthathiyar]] family on 29 May 1977 in [[Paramathi Velur (Namakkal district)|Paramathi Velur]] town of Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Konur">https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/690659-l-murugan.html</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-bjp-tamil-nadu-chief-l-murugan-newly-inducted-into-union-cabinet-7393698/</ref>
Murugan was born into a [[Arunthathiyar]] family on 29 May 1977 in [[Paramathi Velur (Namakkal district)|Paramathi Velur]] town of Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Konur">https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/690659-l-murugan.html</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-bjp-tamil-nadu-chief-l-murugan-newly-inducted-into-union-cabinet-7393698/</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=L Murugan: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/l-murugan-71766.html|access-date=2021-07-09|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}</ref>


Murugan did his law degree at [[Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University|Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law College, Chennai]] and got his Masters and PhD at [[University of Madras]]. During this time, he also joined the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad|Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarti Parishad]], and later the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]. He has practiced law for at least 15 years.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ncsc.nic.in/files/profile-murugan%20l.-latest.pdf | title=PROFILE OF L. MURUGAN, VICE-CHARMAN, NCSC | publisher=[[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]] | accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=M. P.|first=Saravanan|title=L Murugan’s motive is to touch every voter with a hint of saffron|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/mar/26/l-murugans-motive-is-to-touch-every-voter-with-a-hint-of-saffron-2281726.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
Murugan did his law degree at [[Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University|Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law College, Chennai]] and got his Masters and PhD at [[University of Madras]]. During this time, he also joined the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad|Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarti Parishad]], and later the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]. He has practiced law for at least 15 years.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ncsc.nic.in/files/profile-murugan%20l.-latest.pdf | title=PROFILE OF L. MURUGAN, VICE-CHARMAN, NCSC | publisher=[[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]] | accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=M. P.|first=Saravanan|title=L Murugan’s motive is to touch every voter with a hint of saffron|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/mar/26/l-murugans-motive-is-to-touch-every-voter-with-a-hint-of-saffron-2281726.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
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==Political career==
==Political career==
In the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections]], he contested from the [[Rasipuram (state assembly constituency)|Rasipuram]] seat on a BJP ticket but got only 1800 votes. He became Standing Counsel to Government of India at the Madras High Court in 2014. Since 2017, he has been vice-chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. On 12 March 2020, he was made chief of the BJP Tamil Nadu unit. He is the first from the [[Arunthathiyar]] community to hold the post.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eight months after Tamilisai's departure, TN BJP gets Dalit face as new president|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/mar/11/eight-months-after-tamilisais-departure-tn-bjp-gets-dalit-face-as-new-president-2115389.html|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="personal">https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/mar/26/l-murugans-motive-is-to-touch-every-voter-with-a-hint-of-saffron-2281726.html</ref>
In the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections]], he contested from the [[Rasipuram (state assembly constituency)|Rasipuram]] seat on a BJP ticket but got only 1800 votes. He became Standing Counsel to Government of India at the Madras High Court in 2014. Since 2017, he has been vice-chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. On 12 March 2020, he was made chief of the BJP Tamil Nadu unit. He is the first from the [[Arunthathiyar]] community to hold the post.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eight months after Tamilisai's departure, TN BJP gets Dalit face as new president|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/mar/11/eight-months-after-tamilisais-departure-tn-bjp-gets-dalit-face-as-new-president-2115389.html|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="personal">https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/mar/26/l-murugans-motive-is-to-touch-every-voter-with-a-hint-of-saffron-2281726.html</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=யார் இந்த எல்.முருகன்? {{!}} TN BJP Leader L.Murugan|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5d6OjrjvVQ|language=en|access-date=2021-07-09}}</ref>


Murugan attempted to lead the BJP's high voltage Vel Yatra twice in 2020 to build support for Hindutva politics in Tamil Nadu, but was arrested both times.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-08|title=TN BJP chief, party workers attempt to undertake Vel Yatra again, detained|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-bjp-chief-party-workers-attempt-undertake-vel-yatra-again-detained-137189|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> He contested the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections from [[Dharapuram (state assembly constituency)|Dharapuram]] and lost to DMK's [[N. Kayalvizhi]] by 1,393 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title=TN BJP president L Murugan finds a place in PM Modi’s Cabinet|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-bjp-president-l-murugan-finds-place-pm-modi-s-cabinet-151920|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>
Murugan led BJP's high voltage Vel Yatra twice in 2020 to build support for BJP in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|title=L Murugan: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia|url=https://www.oneindia.com/politicians/l-murugan-71766.html|access-date=2021-07-09|website=www.oneindia.com|language=en}}</ref> He contested the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections from [[Dharapuram (state assembly constituency)|Dharapuram]] and lost to DMK's [[N. Kayalvizhi]] by 1,393 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title=TN BJP president L Murugan finds a place in PM Modi’s Cabinet|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-bjp-president-l-murugan-finds-place-pm-modi-s-cabinet-151920|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 14:10, 9 July 2021

Dr
L. Murugan
எல். முருகன்
File:Murugan L.jpg
L. Murugan in 2021
Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Assumed office
7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterParshottam Rupala
Preceded bySanjeev Kumar Balyan
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Assumed office
7 July 2021
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterAnurag Singh Thakur
Preceded byPosition established
State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu
In office
11 March 2020 – 07 July 2021
Preceded byTamilisai Soundararajan
Succeeded byK. Annamalai
Vice-chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byRaj Kumar Verka
Personal details
Born (1977-05-29) 29 May 1977 (age 47)
Konur, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu[1]
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseC. Kalaiyarasi
Children2
Residence(s)353, Gujji 1st Cross Street, Anna Nagar, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materMadras Law College

Loganathan Murugan (Tamil: முருகன் லோகநாதன்) is an Indian politician and advocate who is Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. On 7 July 2021, he was made a Union Minister of State prior to which he was the state president of the Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2][3]

Personal and early life

Murugan was born into a Arunthathiyar family on 29 May 1977 in Paramathi Velur town of Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu.[1][4][5]

Murugan did his law degree at Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law College, Chennai and got his Masters and PhD at University of Madras. During this time, he also joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarti Parishad, and later the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He has practiced law for at least 15 years.[2][6][7]

He is fluent in English, Tamil and Telugu.[8]

Political career

In the 2011 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, he contested from the Rasipuram seat on a BJP ticket but got only 1800 votes. He became Standing Counsel to Government of India at the Madras High Court in 2014. Since 2017, he has been vice-chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes. On 12 March 2020, he was made chief of the BJP Tamil Nadu unit. He is the first from the Arunthathiyar community to hold the post.[9][10][11]

Murugan led BJP's high voltage Vel Yatra twice in 2020 to build support for BJP in Tamil Nadu.[12] He contested the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections from Dharapuram and lost to DMK's N. Kayalvizhi by 1,393 votes.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/690659-l-murugan.html
  2. ^ a b "TN BJP president L Murugan finds a place in PM Modi's Cabinet as Minister of Social justice". NewsMinute. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Tamil Nadu BJP President L Murugan Sworn in As Cabinet Minister". News18. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  4. ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-bjp-tamil-nadu-chief-l-murugan-newly-inducted-into-union-cabinet-7393698/
  5. ^ "L Murugan: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  6. ^ "PROFILE OF L. MURUGAN, VICE-CHARMAN, NCSC" (PDF). National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. ^ M. P., Saravanan. "L Murugan's motive is to touch every voter with a hint of saffron". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-07-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "மத்திய அமைச்சர் பதவியும் - அந்த 4 இடங்களும்; எல். முருகன் கடந்து வந்த பாதை!". Zee Hindustan Tamil (in Tamil). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  9. ^ "Eight months after Tamilisai's departure, TN BJP gets Dalit face as new president". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  10. ^ https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/mar/26/l-murugans-motive-is-to-touch-every-voter-with-a-hint-of-saffron-2281726.html
  11. ^ யார் இந்த எல்.முருகன்? | TN BJP Leader L.Murugan, retrieved 2021-07-09
  12. ^ "L Murugan: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
  13. ^ "TN BJP president L Murugan finds a place in PM Modi's Cabinet". The News Minute. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
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