V. P. Duraisamy Explained

V. P. Duraisamy
Office:	Vice President of TN BJP
Term Start:	From May 2020
Office1:	Deputy General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Term1:	Till (21 May 2020)
Office2:	Deputy Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Term Start2:	19 May 2006
Term End2:	14 May 2011
Term Start3:	8 February 1989
Term End3:	30 January 1991
Office4:	Member of parliament in Rajya Sabha
Term Start4:	25/07/1995
Term End4:	10/10/1996
Term Start5:	26/11/1996
Term End5:	24/07/2001
Occupation:	Politician
Party:	Bharatiya Janata Party

V. P. Duraisamy is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a former member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Political career

He served as the Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1989 to 1991 and 2006 to 2011. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1995 to 2001 and also chairman of many legislature committees. He was expelled from the post of Deputy general secretary of DMK on 21 May 2020, following which he joined BJP.^{[1] [2]}

Personal life

Duraisamy is born to a Dalit family to Perumal.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: Details of terms of successive Legislative Assemblies constituted under the Constitution of India. Government of Tamil Nadu.
2. Web site: Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: Details of terms of successive Legislative Assemblies constituted under the Constitution of India. Government of India. 2009-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20090409221838/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/tamilnadu.htm. 2009-04-09. dead.
3. Web site: Tamil Nadu: Does a Leadership Position in the BJP Really Help the Dalits?. 2020-08-12. The Wire.
4. Web site: Duraisamy V.p(DMK):Constituency- RASIPURAM(NAMAKKAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. 2020-08-12. myneta.info.