Dindigul C. Sreenivasan Explained

Dindigul C. Sreenivasan
Office:Minister of Forests
Term Start:23 May 2016
Term End:6 May 2021
Constituency:Dindigul
Predecessor:Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Successor:K. Ramachandran
Office1:Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly
Term Start1:2016
Constituency1:Dindigul
Predecessor1:K. Balabharathi
Office2:Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Term Start2:1998
Term End2:2004
Predecessor2:N. S. V. Chitthan
Successor2:N. S. V. Chitthan
Constituency2:Dindigul
Term Start3:1989
Term End3:1996
Predecessor3:K. R. Natarajan
Successor3:N. S. V. Chitthan
Constituency3:Dindigul
Office4:Treasurer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Term Start4:11 July 2022
1Blankname4:General Secretary
1Namedata4:Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Predecessor4:O. Panneerselvam
Term Start5:14 February 2017
Term End5:21 August 2017
Predecessor5:O. Panneerselvam
Successor5:O. Panneerselvam
Term Start6:31 March 2000
Term End6:20 July 2006
1Blankname6:General Secretary
1Namedata6:J. Jayalalithaa
Predecessor6:Sedapatti Muthiah
Successor6:T. T. V. Dhinakaran
Office7:Organizing Secretary of AIADMK
Term Start7:2020
Term End7:2022
Party:AIADMK
Birth Date:1948 4, mf=yes[1]
Birth Place:Usilampatti, Tamil Nadu, India
Education:M.A (Political science), MBA
Occupation:Politician

Dindigul C. Sreenivasan (born 1 April 1948) is an Indian politician and former four term Member of Parliament of India elected from Tamil Nadu. He is currently serving as Member of Legislative Assembly for Dindigul since 2016. He is the treasurer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) since 11 July 2022. He is one of senior most members of the party AIADMK. He served as Minister for Forests for Tamil Nadu from 2016 to 2021.[2] [3] [4]

He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Dindigul constituency as an AIADMK candidate in the Indian general elections of 1989, 1991, 1998 and 1999 in Tamil Nadu.

Elected in Legislative Assembly Election 2016 and 2021 in Dindigul Assembly constituency for consecutive 2 terms, he belongs to Piramalai Kallar community.

Jayalalithaa appointed Sreenivasan as Minister for Forests in May 2016. This was his first cabinet post in the Government of Tamil Nadu.[5]

On 11 July 2022, C. Sreenivasan was made treasurer of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://myneta.info/tamilnadu2016/candidate.php?candidate_id=1138 Criminal & Asset Declaration in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election 2016
  2. http://www.tn.gov.in/department/8 Minister of Tamil Nadu Forests
  3. http://www.tn.gov.in/government/mlas/90525/ Tamil Nadu Assembly 2016 Council of Ministers
  4. http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/15thassembly/ministers.html Tamil Nadu Legislative 15th Assembly Cabinet Ministers
  5. News: Jayalalithaa and her 28-member Cabinet to be sworn in on May 23 . 21 May 2016 . The Hindu . 2017-05-04.
  6. Web site: Sec 144 Around AIADMK HQ in Chennai as Party Expels OPS After EPS Gains Control. news18. 11 July 2022 .