S. Sundararaj Explained

S. Sundararaj
Residence:Paramakudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly
Constituency:Paramakudi
Constituency1:Paramakudi
Term Start:1984
Term End:1996
Predecessor:K. Baluchamy
Successor:U. Thisaiveeran
Term Start1:2011
Term End1:2016
Predecessor1:R. Ramprabhu
Successor1:Dr. S. Muthiah

S. Sundararaj is an Indian politician and member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Paramakudi constituency.[1] He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Jayalalitha) candidate in the 1989 and 1991 elections.[2] [3] He is the former minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of the government of Tamil Nadu.[4]

A cabinet reshuffle by Jayaram Jayalalithaa in November 2011 saw Sundararaj replace B. V. Ramanaa as Minister for Handlooms, while Ramanaa became Minister for the Environment.[5]

He was criticized for humiliating female hockey players during a visit to a school in Pudukottai.[6]

Political Career

Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly Elections Contested

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011. Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  2. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  3. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1991/StatisticalReport-Tamil%20Nadu91.pdf 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  4. Web site: Council of Ministers, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
  5. News: Jayalalithaa sacks six Tamil Nadu ministers . PTI . 4 November 2011 . NDTV . 2017-05-04.
  6. Web site: Shaikh. Zeeshan. 2016-03-06. Tamil Nadu Minister S Sundararaj humiliates female athletes. 2020-07-02. India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News India.com. en.