N. Rangaswamy
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N. Rangaswamy | |
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 Nagesh Pydah, General Manager of the Bank of India, felicitating N. Rangaswamy | |
| 14th Chief Minister of Puducherry | |
| In office 18 May 2006 – 4 September 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | V. Vaithilingam |
| Constituency | Thattanchavadi |
| 13th Chief Minister of Puducherry | |
| In office 27 October 2001 – 17 May 2006 | |
| Preceded by | P. Shanmugam |
| Constituency | Thattanchavadi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1950 Puducherry |
| Political party | All India N.R Congress Former member of Indian National Congress |
| Residence | Puducherry |
N. Rangaswamy (Tamil: ரங்கசாமி) (born August 4, 1950) is Indian politician who served as Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry from 2001 to 2008. Under his leadership, Pondicherry was acclaimed as the best state to live, and awarded as one of the Best States by the Vice President of India.[1]
Rangaswamy, even after becoming Chief Minister, rides a motorcycle in his constituency, Thattanchavadi and went without security.[citation needed]
Political Carrier
- 1991 - Thattanchavadi - Agriculture Minister
- 1996 - Thattanchavadi - PWD Minister
- 2000 - Thattanchavadi - Education Minister
- 2001 - Thattanchavadi - Chief minister
- 2006 - Thattanchavadi - Chief minister.
As Chief Minister
Rangaswamy was largely instrumental in developing the infrastructure of the union territory on par with the Metros. Note worthy achievements in education include free education through good government schools, fee reimbursements for professional-non professional college students.
His Mid-day Meal Scheme and Breakfast schemes for the poor school children has won accolades from masses. His new schemes like reimbursing the school and college tuition fees to students has wiped tears from the largely dominated lower and middle class society of Pondicherry. His welfare schemes include distribution of Wheat through PDS for the poor Diabetics who have crossed the age of 60.
He has created a unique record of Inaugurating three World Record events within one month between 28/11/2010 and 27/12/2010. On 28/11/2010 he inaugurated the Guinness World Record and Global World Record event of Girivasan Thirumazhisai Chakravarthy who created a new world record for typing English Alphabet A to Z (with space between each alphabet) in fastest time of 4.71 seconds. In December 2010, he inaugurated the Global World Record event of Sugisha for floating on water for 60 hours and Rani for walking on water.
Rangaswamy resigned as Chief Minister on 28 August 2008, Congress has asked to resign him due to the internal politics. Rangaswamy was replaced by V. Vaithilingam on 4 September.[2]
After resigning from Congress, he started a new political party called All India N.R Congress.
Reference
- ^ India Today Survey 2007: India's best & worst states: Leaders lead laggards lag
- ^ "Vaithilingam sworn in as Puducherry Chief Minister", IST, PTI (Times of India), September 4, 2008.