A. Navaneethakrishnan

In this Indian name, the name Appasamy is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Navaneethakrishnan.

Appasamy Navaneethakrishnan is an Indian politician and lawyer. He is a Member of Parliament, representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament.He is the leader of the AIADMK party in the Rajya Sabha.^[4][5] He was the earlier the Advocate General of Tamil Nadu.He was the defence lawyer for Jayalalithaa in various corruption cases.^[6][7][8]

A. Navaneethakrishnan
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 2014[1][2] – 10 June 2022
Succeeded by	P. Chidambaram
Constituency	Tamil Nadu
Advocate-General of Tamil Nadu
In office 2011-2013
Preceded by	P. S. Raman
Succeeded by	A. L. Somayaji
Personal details
Born	(1956-05-18) 18 May 1956 (age 69) Ponnappur West, Thanjavur district, Madras State, India
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse	N. Tamil Selvi
Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
Residence(s)	Foreshore Estate, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[3]
Alma mater	Madras Law College
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