Pala. Karuppiah
Pala. Karuppiah | |
|---|---|
| In office 2011–2016 | |
| Constituency | Harbour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1943 Karaikudi[1] |
| Political party | DMK[2] |
| Relatives | Karu Pazhaniappan (nephew) |
| Occupation | Actor, Writer and Cinema Producer[1] |
Pala. Karuppiah is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Harbour constituency in Chennai District.[3] He also appeared acted in cinema in the film Angadi Theru, directed by Vasanthabalan. He is also writer of Pattinathaar Oru Paarvai, Arasiyal Sadhirattangal, Kaalam Kizhittha Kodugal, Kannadhaasan, Kaalathin Velippaadu, Ellaigal Neettha Rama Kaadhai and Karunanidhi Enna Kadavulaa.
On 28 January 2016 Pala was expelled from AIADMK by party general secretary Jayalalithaa after being accused of indulging in activities contrary to party ideology and bringing it into disrepute.[4] A day later he resigned from his assembly constituency.[2] His house was attacked by unknown assailants following it. He later met the media and accused the AIADMK government of corruption.[5] His nephew Karu Palaniappan is a famous director.
Filmography
- Actor
- Angadi Theru (2010)
- Naadi Thudikkuthadi (TBA)
- Sarkar (2018)
- Producer
- Indru Nee Nalai Naan (1983)
- Andha Oru Nimidam (1985)
- Poruthathu Pothum (1988)
- Vaa Vaa Vasanthamey (1992)
- Naadi Thudikkuthadi (-)
References
- ^ a b "Thiru. Pala. Karuppiah (AIADMK) 18. Harbour Chennai District". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
- ^ a b http://redpix.tv/getting-insulted-aiadmk-pala-karuppiah-takes-refuge-karunanidhi-camp/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Pala. Karuppiah expelled from AIADMK". The Hindu. 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Pala. Karuppiah's house attacked". The Hindu. 31 January 2016.