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Arcot N. Veeraswami | |
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Minister for Electricity (Government of Tamil Nadu) | |
In office 13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011 | |
Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
Minister for Rural Industries (Government of Tamil Nadu)[1][2] | |
In office 13 May 2006 – 21 August 2007 | |
Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
Minister for Electricity and Health (Government of Tamil Nadu) | |
In office 13 May 1996 – 13 May 2001 | |
Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
Minister for Food (Government of Tamil Nadu) | |
In office 27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991 | |
Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
Headquarters Principal Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
In office 27 December 2008 – 8 January 2015 | |
Leader | M. Karunanidhi |
General Secretary | K. Anbazhagan |
Preceded by | Durai Murugan |
Succeeded by | Durai Murugan |
Treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
In office 12 May 1994 – 26 December 2008 | |
Leader | M. Karunanidhi |
General Secretary | K. Anbazhagan |
Preceded by | S. J. Sadiq Pasha |
Succeeded by | M. K. Stalin |
Personal details | |
Born | Kuppadichatham, North Arcot, Tamil Nadu, India | 21 April 1931
Political party | ![]() |
Spouse | Kasturi |
Children | Kalanidhi Veeraswamy |
Nickname | Arcotar[3] |
Arcot N. Veeraswami is a politician and a former minister for electricity in the Tamil Nadu State of India. He became the treasurer of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party[4][5] and emerged as number three in the party after Karunanidhi and K Anbazhagan in the early 1980s.[6][7] He was treated as the right-hand person to Karunanidhi[8] and was also said to be the main peacemaker in the party.[9] He was born in Kuppadichatham village in North Arcot district in Tamil Nadu on 21 April 1931 to Narayanasamy Naidu and Jeyammal.[10][11] He finished his education before actively engaging in politics. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly six times. From 1989 to 1991, during the DMK rule, he served as the Minister for Food. [12][13] Veeraswamy was the Minister for Health & Electricity between 1996 and 2001.[14][15][16][17] Furthermore, between 2006 and 2011, he served as the Minister for Electricity and Rural Industries.[1][2][18][19][20]
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