R. Tamil Selvan Explained

Captain R. Tamil Selvan
Office:Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Term Start:2014
Predecessor:Jagannath Shetty
Constituency:Sion Koliwada
Birth Date:8 December 1958
Birth Place:Pilaviduthi, Karambakkudi, Pudukottai
Occupation:Politician
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Nationality:Indian

Captain R. Tamil Selvan is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 2014, 2019, and 2024 from Sion-Koliwada constituency.[1] He served as a corporator in Mumbai Municipal Corporation. During the 26/11 Mumbai attacks in 2008, Selvan, then a railway parcel contractor at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, along with his team, saved approximately 36 lives when Ajmal Kasab and his associate began firing.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sion Koliwada Election Result 2024 LIVE: Captain R Tamil Selvan of BJP Wins.
  2. Web site: Pudukai Ryots' Son Tamil is Now Maharashtra's Selvan. https://web.archive.org/web/20141023010435/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Pudukai-Ryots%E2%80%99-Son-Tamil-is-Now-Maharashtra%E2%80%99s-Selvan/2014/10/20/article2486454.ece. dead. 23 October 2014.
  3. News: Panigrahi . Debasish . 10 November 2018 . R Tamil Selvan, the man who saved 36 lives at CST during 26/11 Mumbai attacks . 21 October 2024 . hindustantimes.com.