L. Murugan
Dr L. Murugan | |
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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 Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Parshottam Rupala |
| Preceded by | Sanjeev Kumar Balyan |
| Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Anurag Singh Thakur |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 11 March 2020 – 07 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tamilisai Soundararajan |
| Succeeded by | K. Annamalai |
| Vice-chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Raj Kumar Verka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1977 Konur, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu[1] |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | C. Kalaiyarasi |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | 353, Gujji 1st Cross Street, Anna Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | Madras 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
- ^ a b https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/690659-l-murugan.html
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu BJP President L Murugan Sworn in As Cabinet Minister". News18. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-bjp-tamil-nadu-chief-l-murugan-newly-inducted-into-union-cabinet-7393698/
- ^ "L Murugan: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "PROFILE OF L. MURUGAN, VICE-CHARMAN, NCSC" (PDF). National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ 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) - ^ "மத்திய அமைச்சர் பதவியும் - அந்த 4 இடங்களும்; எல். முருகன் கடந்து வந்த பாதை!". Zee Hindustan Tamil (in Tamil). Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "Eight months after Tamilisai's departure, TN BJP gets Dalit face as new president". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ 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
- ^ யார் இந்த எல்.முருகன்? | TN BJP Leader L.Murugan, retrieved 2021-07-09
- ^ "L Murugan: Age, Biography, Education, Wife, Caste, Net Worth & More - Oneindia". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
- ^ "TN BJP president L Murugan finds a place in PM Modi's Cabinet". The News Minute. 2021-07-07. Retrieved 2021-07-07.