Kadambur R. Janarthanan
Kadambur R. Janarthanan | |
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| Born | 22 October 1929 Kadambur, Tuticorin district, Tamilnadu |
| Occupation(s) | union minister, trader, agriculturist |
Kadambur R. Janarthanan (born 22 October 1929) is a former union minister of India and a leader of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). He was union Minister of State, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions with additional Charge of minister of State for Finance (Revenue, Banking and Insurance). He held these portfolios in Second Vajpayee Ministry from 1998 to 1999.
He was born on 22 October 1929 in Kadambur village in Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu and became science graduate from Presidency College of Madras University. He is agriculturist and trader by profession. He was imprisoned under MISA in 1976 in the emergency.
He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984 from Tirunelveli and then again to the 9th, 10th and 12th Lok Sabha.
Janaathan is a short story writer and won Odum Railil Oruvan (short story in Tamil) in Ananda Vikatan short story competition.
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