B. S. Gnanadesikan

B. S. Gnanadesikan (20 January 1949 – 15 January 2021) was a Sr. Vice President of Tamil Maanila Congress(M) and a two time Member of the Parliament of India representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.^[1] Previously he was the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee from 2011 to 2014.

B. S. Gnanadesikan
Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha
In office 2001–2013
Personal details
Born	(1949-01-20)20 January 1949 Srivilliputhur, Madras Province, India
Died	15 January 2021(2021-01-15) (aged 71) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party	Tamil Maanila Congress
Spouse	G. Thilagavathi
Children	Two sons (Vijay Gnanadesikan, Prashanth Gnanadesikan)
Alma mater	Loyola College, Chennai
Website	Profile on Rajya Sabha

He died at the age of 71 in Chennai due to COVID-19.^[2][3]

Positions Held

• Dec. 2014 - Jan 2021: Sr. Vice President of Tamil Maanila Congress(M)
• Sep. 2011 - Nov 2014: President, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee^[4]
• Aug. 2009 - July 2013: Member, Committee on Water Resources
• Dec. 2008 - July 2013: Member, Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry
• May. 2008 - July 2013: Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
• Jul. 2007 - Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
• Oct. 2004 - May. 2009: Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
• Sep. 2004 - May. 2009: Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
• Aug. 2004 - Sep. 2004: Member, Committee on Labor
• Aug. 2002 - Feb. 2004: Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance
• Jan. 2002 - Feb. 2004: Member, Committee on Defense
• Jul. 2001 - Elected to Rajya Sabha
• 1996-2002 - General Secretary and Official Spokesperson, (i) Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)

References

1. "B. S. Gnanadesikan". India.gov.in. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
2. "த.மா.கா. மூத்த தலைவர் பி.எஸ்.ஞானதேசிகன் காலமானார்!". Puthiyathalaimurai (in Tamil). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
3. "Former Rajya Sabha MP, B.S. Gnanadesikan, no more". The Hindu. 15 January 2021.
4. "'Unifier' Gnanadesikan Gets 2nd Term as Chief of TN Congress Committee". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 January 2021.