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A Namassivayam | |
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Minister of Home Affairs Government of Puducherry | |
Assumed office 8 May 2021 | |
Chief Minister | N. Rangaswamy |
Preceded by | V. Narayanasamy |
Minister of Sports and Youth affairs Government of Puducherry | |
Assumed office 8 May 2021 | |
Chief Minister | N. Rangaswamy |
Preceded by | Malladi Krishna Rao |
Member Of Legislative Assembly Puducherry | |
Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | T. P. R. Selvame |
Constituency | Mannadipet |
In office 2016–2021 | |
Succeeded by | R. Siva |
Constituency | Villianur |
In office 2011–2016 | |
Preceded by | J. Narayanasamy |
Constituency | Villianur |
In office 2006–2011 | |
Succeeded by | N.G. Pannirselvam |
Constituency | Ozhukarai |
In office 2001–2006 | |
Preceded by | K. Natarajan |
Constituency | Ozhukarai |
Personal details | |
Born | Pondichéry, French India (now Puducherry, India) |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Other political affiliations | Former parties: |
Arumugam Namassivayam is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is current Home Minister of Puducherry. He also serving as minister of Sports and Youth affairs in Rangaswamy ministry. He represent Mannadipet in Puducherry Legislative Assembly. [1][2][3]
Political career
[edit]He was the Ex-president of Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee. On January 25, 2021, he was suspended from the Congress party for his anti-party activities. Following that Namassivayam submitted his MLA resignation letter to the assembly speaker and quit Congress party.[4][5] He joined Bharathiya Janata Party along with his supporter Theeppainthan on 28 January 2021 in the presence of its national general secretary Arun Singh.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION TO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TRENDS & RESULT 2016 Puducherry Villianur". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Tussle in Puducherry Congress for the top job". New Indian Express. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Congress-DMK alliance wins Puducherry". Business Standard India. Business Standard. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "Puducherry Minister Namassivayam resigns, Congress suspends him". The News Minute. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Setback to Congress in Puducherry as PWD Minister Namassivayam, MLA resign, set to join BJP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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