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Vaiyapuri Gopalsamy, better known as Vaiko, is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India from Tamil Nadu.[1] He is the founder and General Secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), a political party active mainly in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was earlier elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu.
In this Indian name, the name Vaiyapuri is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Gopalsamy.
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Vaiko | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
Assumed office 25 July 2019 | |
Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
In office 3 April 1978 ā 2 April 1996 | |
Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 19 March 1998 ā 17 May 2004 | |
Preceded by | V. Alagirisamy |
Succeeded by | A. Ravichandran |
Constituency | Sivakasi |
General Secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Assumed office 6 May 1994 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Personal details | |
Born | Vaiyapuri Gopalsamy (1944-05-22) 22 May 1944 (age 79) Kalingapatty, Sankarankovil, Tinnevelly district, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India) |
Political party | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1994) |
Other political affiliations | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1964-1993) |
Spouse | Renukadevi |
Children | Durai Vaiyapuri, Rajalakshmi, Kannagi |
Residence(s) | Anna Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Alma mater | St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai, Presidency College, Chennai , Madras Law College |
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