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'''R. Thamaraikani''' (19 October 1946 &ndash; 15 September 2005) was a politician from [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]]. He was elected to Tamil Nadu state assembly five times from [[Srivilliputhur]] constituency, two times as an [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (ADMK) candidate under [[M. G. Ramachandran]], once as an independent and twice as an [[ADMK]] candidate under [[Jayalalitha]].<ref name="Thamaraikani rejoins ADMK"/> He has been referred to as ''maverick''<ref name="joins DMK"/> and ''irrepressible''<ref name="Thamaraikani rejoins ADMK"/> by media.
'''Ramasamy Thamaraikani''' (19 October 1946 – 15 September 2005) was an Indian politician from [[Tamil Nadu]] and a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]]. He was elected to Tamil Nadu state assembly five times from [[Srivilliputhur (State Assembly Constituency)|Srivilliputhur constituency]], three times as an [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (ADMK) candidate under [[M. G. Ramachandran]], once as an [[Independent (politics)|independent]] and once as an ADMK candidate under [[Jayalalitha]].<ref name="Thamaraikani rejoins ADMK" /> He has been referred to as ''maverick''<ref name="joins DMK" /> and ''irrepressible''<ref name="Thamaraikani rejoins ADMK" /> by media.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==


He was born in 19 October 1946 to S. Ramasamy and R. Shanmugathai. He was married to R. Devaki and had four sons and one daughter. He died in a private hospital in [[Madurai]] on 15 September 2005 at age 59.<ref name="death">{{cite news|title= Five-time Srivilliputtur MLA Thamaraikani dead|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/15/stories/2005091505130500.htm|work=The Hindu|date=15 September 2005}}</ref>
Thamaraikani was born on 19 October 1946 to S. Ramasamy and R. Shanmugathai. He was married to R. Devaki and had four sons and one daughter. He died in a private hospital in [[Madurai]] on 15 September 2005 at age 59.<ref name="death">{{cite news |title=Five-time Srivilliputtur MLA Thamaraikani dead|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/15/stories/2005091505130500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060526150345/http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/15/stories/2005091505130500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2006|date=15 September 2005 |work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2017-05-09}}</ref>


== Political career ==
== Political career ==


=== ADMK under M. G. Ramachandran ===
=== ADMK under M. G. Ramachandran ===
He was a staunch supporter of [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (MGR) since his school days and has led MGR's fan club. He became [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) contesting as a candidate of [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (ADMK) from Srivilliputhur constituency. He won [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1977|1977]]<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf Statistical report on General Election 1977, to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu]</ref>, [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1980|1980]]<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf Statistical report on General Election 1980, to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu]</ref> and [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1984|1984]] Tamil Nadu assembly elections as an ADMK candidate.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf Statistical report on General Election 1984, to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu]</ref> After the death of [[MGR]], he contested the [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1989|assembly election]] unsuccessfully in 1989 from [[Janaki Ramachandran|Janaki]] faction. However, he won the [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1991|election]] in 1991 as an independent candidate.<ref name="death"/>
Thamaraikani was a staunch supporter of [[M. G. Ramachandran]] (MGR) since his school days. He became a member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] after winning a seat in the [[1977 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1977 election]] as a candidate of the ADMK in Srivilliputhur constituency.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu77.pdf Statistical report on General Election 1977, to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu]</ref> He won the seat again in [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1980]]<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf Statistical report on General Election 1980, to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu]</ref> and [[1984 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1984]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf Statistical report on General Election 1984, to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu]</ref> After the death of Ramachandran, he contested the [[1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1989 election]] unsuccessfully as a supporter of the [[Janaki Ramachandran|Janaki]] faction. However, he won the [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1991 election]] as an independent candidate.<ref name="death" />


=== ADMK under Jayalalitha ===
=== ADMK under Jayalalitha ===
He joined ADMK under [[Jayalalitha]]. He won the [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 1996|1996 assembly election]] as an ADMK candidate<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf Statistical report on General Election 1996, to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu]</ref> and became a leader of ADMK party in the assembly for a brief period. He was also the chairman of Srivilliputhur municipality between 1996 and 2000.<ref name="death"/> He was expelled fom ADMK by Jayalalitha for alleged anti-party activities. He lost the Lok Sabha election contesting as an independent against ADMK candidate [[V. Ramaswami]], former judge of Supreme Court. He was later admitted into ADMK on November 1999 after expressing regret for anti-party activities.<ref name="Thamaraikani rejoins ADMK">{{cite news|title= Tamaraikani rejoins AIADMK|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19991108/ipo08046.html|work=The Indian Express|date=8 November 1999}}</ref>
Thamaraikani joined ADMK under Jayalalitha and won the [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996 assembly election]] as an ADMK candidate.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=9 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> He became a leader of the ADMK in the assembly for a brief period. He was also the chairman of Srivilliputhur municipality between 1996 and 2000.<ref name="death" /> He was expelled from ADMK by Jayalalitha for alleged anti-party activities. He lost the Lok Sabha election contesting as an independent against ADMK candidate [[V. Ramaswami]], former judge of Supreme Court. He was later re-admitted to the ADMK in November 1999 after expressing regret for his anti-party activities.<ref name="Thamaraikani rejoins ADMK">{{cite news|title= Tamaraikani rejoins AIADMK|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19991108/ipo08046.html|work=The Indian Express|date=8 November 1999}}</ref>


=== DMK ===
=== DMK ===
He joined [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) in June 2001 claiming that leaders of [[MGR]] generation are not there in [[ADMK]] anymore.<ref name="joins DMK">{{cite news|title=Tamaraikani joins DMK|url=http://www.thehindu.in/thehindu/2001/06/16/stories/0416223b.htm|work=The Hindu|date=16 June 2001}}</ref> During his time in DMK party, he lost the [[Tamil Nadu state assembly election, 2001|2001 assembly election]] to his son, Inbatamizhan fileded by ADMK.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vigilance police raids DMK leader's house|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/13141318.cms|work=The Times of India|date=16 June 2002}}</ref>
He joined [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) in June 2001 claiming that the leaders of the Ramachandran generation had gone.<ref name="joins DMK">{{cite news|title=Tamaraikani joins DMK|url=http://www.thehindu.in/thehindu/2001/06/16/stories/0416223b.htm|work=The Hindu|date=16 June 2001}}</ref> During his time in DMK party, he lost the [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2001 assembly election]] to his son, Inbatamizhan, fielded by ADMK.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vigilance police raids DMK leader's house|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/13141318.cms|work=The Times of India|date=16 June 2002}}</ref>

==Electoral Career==
===Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections Contested===
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!Elections
!Constituency
!Party
!Result
!Vote percentage
!Opposition Candidate
!Opposition Party
!Opposition vote percentage
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|[[1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]|||[[Srivilliputhur Assembly constituency|Srivilliputhur]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||{{Won}}||31.91||[[M. Gunasekaran]]||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]||23.30
|-
|[[1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]|||[[Srivilliputhur Assembly constituency|Srivilliputhur]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||{{Won}}||52.36||P. Karruppiah Thevar||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]||32.63
|-
|[[1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]|||[[Srivilliputhur Assembly constituency|Srivilliputhur]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||{{Won}}||53.35||P. Senivasan||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||45.31
|-
|[[1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]|||[[Srivilliputhur Assembly constituency|Srivilliputhur]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK(J)]]||{{Lost}}||27.22||[[A. Thangam]]||[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]||38.65
|-
|[[1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]|||[[Srivilliputhur Assembly constituency|Srivilliputhur]]||[[Independent politician|Independent]]||{{Won}}||34.28|| R. Vinayagamoorthi||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||33.25
|-
|[[1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]|||[[Srivilliputhur Assembly constituency|Srivilliputhur]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||{{Won}}||38.50||[[T. Ramasamy]]||[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]||31.75
|-
|[[2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]]|||[[Srivilliputhur Assembly constituency|Srivilliputhur]]||[[Independent politician|Independent]]||{{Lost}}||13.16||[[R. T. Inbathamilan]]||[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]]||43.88
|}


== Assembly attack ==
== Assembly attack ==
During a debate in Tamil Nadu assembly on 23 March 1999, Thamaraikani attacked the then Agriculture Minister [[Veerapandi S. Arumugam]]. The debate was about the law and order situation started by Thamaraikani's partyman. Following the incident, he was subsequently swept to the ground by other DMK members.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19990324/iex24026p.html |title=Political punch|work=The Indian Express|date=1999}}</ref> He was later taken into police custody and suspended along with ADMK MLA C. Karuppasami for the rest of the budget session by speaker [[P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=AIADMK leader hits Minister|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990323/ige23094.html|work=Express India|date=23 March 1999}}</ref>
During a debate in Tamil Nadu assembly on 23 March 1999, Thamaraikani attacked the then Agriculture Ministers [[Veerapandi S. Arumugam]]. The debate was about the law and order situation started by Thamaraikani's partyman. Following the incident, he was subsequently swept to the ground by other DMK members.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19990324/iex24026p.html |title=Political punch|work=The Indian Express|year=1999}}</ref> He was later taken into police custody and suspended along with ADMK MLA C. Karuppasami for the rest of the budget session by speaker [[P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=AIADMK leader hits Minister|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990323/ige23094.html|work=Express India|date=23 March 1999}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 00:37, 10 June 2024

R. Thamaraikani
Born(1946-10-19)19 October 1946
Tamil Nadu, India
Died15 September 2005(2005-09-15) (aged 58)
Occupation(s)Tamil Nadu MLA, five times, 1977–1980, 1980–1984, 1984–1989, 1991–1996, 1996–2001
SpouseR. Devaki
ChildrenFour sons and one daughter
Parent(s)S. Ramasami and R. Shanmugathai

Ramasamy Thamaraikani (19 October 1946 – 15 September 2005) was an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu and a Member of Legislative Assembly. He was elected to Tamil Nadu state assembly five times from Srivilliputhur constituency, three times as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) candidate under M. G. Ramachandran, once as an independent and once as an ADMK candidate under Jayalalitha.[1] He has been referred to as maverick[2] and irrepressible[1] by media.

Personal life

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Thamaraikani was born on 19 October 1946 to S. Ramasamy and R. Shanmugathai. He was married to R. Devaki and had four sons and one daughter. He died in a private hospital in Madurai on 15 September 2005 at age 59.[3]

Political career

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ADMK under M. G. Ramachandran

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Thamaraikani was a staunch supporter of M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) since his school days. He became a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly after winning a seat in the 1977 election as a candidate of the ADMK in Srivilliputhur constituency.[4] He won the seat again in 1980[5] and 1984.[6] After the death of Ramachandran, he contested the 1989 election unsuccessfully as a supporter of the Janaki faction. However, he won the 1991 election as an independent candidate.[3]

ADMK under Jayalalitha

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Thamaraikani joined ADMK under Jayalalitha and won the 1996 assembly election as an ADMK candidate.[7] He became a leader of the ADMK in the assembly for a brief period. He was also the chairman of Srivilliputhur municipality between 1996 and 2000.[3] He was expelled from ADMK by Jayalalitha for alleged anti-party activities. He lost the Lok Sabha election contesting as an independent against ADMK candidate V. Ramaswami, former judge of Supreme Court. He was later re-admitted to the ADMK in November 1999 after expressing regret for his anti-party activities.[1]

DMK

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He joined Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in June 2001 claiming that the leaders of the Ramachandran generation had gone.[2] During his time in DMK party, he lost the 2001 assembly election to his son, Inbatamizhan, fielded by ADMK.[8]

Electoral Career

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Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections Contested

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Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Srivilliputhur AIADMK Won 31.91 M. Gunasekaran INC 23.30
1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Srivilliputhur AIADMK Won 52.36 P. Karruppiah Thevar INC 32.63
1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Srivilliputhur AIADMK Won 53.35 P. Senivasan DMK 45.31
1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Srivilliputhur AIADMK(J) Lost 27.22 A. Thangam DMK 38.65
1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Srivilliputhur Independent Won 34.28 R. Vinayagamoorthi AIADMK 33.25
1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Srivilliputhur AIADMK Won 38.50 T. Ramasamy CPI 31.75
2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election Srivilliputhur Independent Lost 13.16 R. T. Inbathamilan AIADMK 43.88

Assembly attack

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During a debate in Tamil Nadu assembly on 23 March 1999, Thamaraikani attacked the then Agriculture Ministers Veerapandi S. Arumugam. The debate was about the law and order situation started by Thamaraikani's partyman. Following the incident, he was subsequently swept to the ground by other DMK members.[9] He was later taken into police custody and suspended along with ADMK MLA C. Karuppasami for the rest of the budget session by speaker P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tamaraikani rejoins AIADMK". The Indian Express. 8 November 1999.
  2. ^ a b "Tamaraikani joins DMK". The Hindu. 16 June 2001.
  3. ^ a b c "Five-time Srivilliputtur MLA Thamaraikani dead". The Hindu. 15 September 2005. Archived from the original on 26 May 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  4. ^ Statistical report on General Election 1977, to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu
  5. ^ Statistical report on General Election 1980, to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu
  6. ^ Statistical report on General Election 1984, to the legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu
  7. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 9. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Vigilance police raids DMK leader's house". The Times of India. 16 June 2002.
  9. ^ "Political punch". The Indian Express. 1999.
  10. ^ "AIADMK leader hits Minister". Express India. 23 March 1999.
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