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Indian politician (1933–2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aladi Aruna (alias) V Arunachalam (died 2004) was an Indian politician. He was the Law Minister of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from Alangulam constituency in the 1967, 1971 and 1996 elections.[2][3] He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's Parliament, from Tirunelveli constituency in the 1977 elections.[4] He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India's Parliament, as a member of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He came into the limelight when he issued a dissent note in the JPC report on the Bofors Scandal against a clean chit to Rajiv Gandhi government.[5][6][7] He was murdered in 2004.[8]
Aladi Aruna (alias) V Arunachalam | |
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Minister of Law | |
In office 1996–2001 | |
Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 25 July 1983 – 24 July 1989 | |
Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1977–1980 | |
Preceded by | S. A. Muruganantham |
Succeeded by | D. S. A. Sivaprakasam |
Constituency | Tirunelveli |
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1996–2001 | |
Preceded by | S. S. Ramasubbu |
Succeeded by | P. G. Rajendran Nadar |
In office 1967–1977 | |
Preceded by | S. Chellapandian |
Succeeded by | V. Karuppasamy Pandian |
Constituency | Alangulam |
Personal details | |
Born | (1933-07-09)9 July 1933 Aladipatti, Tirunelveli, Madras Presidency, British India (Now Tamil Nadu, India) |
Died | 31 December 2004(2004-12-31) (aged 71) Alangulam, Tirunelveli, India |
Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Other political affiliations | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Spouse | Kamala |
Children | Five sons and Poongothai Aladi Aruna |
Parent(s) | Vaithiyalingam Nadar and Pathirakaaliyammal |
Alma mater | St. John's College, Palayamkottai, Madras Law College[1] |
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