P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan
| P.T.R. Palanivel Rajan Dr |
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| Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1996–2001 |
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| Preceded by | R. Muthiah |
| Succeeded by | K. Kalimuthu |
| Constituency | Madurai West |
| Tamil Nadu Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments | |
| In office 2006–2006 |
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| Constituency | Madurai Central |
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| Born | February 27, 1932 Theni ,Madras Presidency ,British India |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Madurai |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse(s) | Rukmini |
| Relations | P.T.Rajan |
| Children | Palanivel Thiagarajan |
| Parents | P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Ponnambala Thyaga Rajan Palanivel Rajan (27 February 1932 – 20 May 2006) was an Indian politician.[1]
He graduated in Political Science from the prestigious Madras Christian College and then studied Law at Madras Law College and was a practising lawyer before entering politics in 1967 when he joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.He was first elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Theni in 1967 and was reelected in 1971.He was elected in 1996 from the Madurai West Constituency. In 2001 he was defeated by 708 votes after M. K. Alagiri worked against him and other DMK candidates.[2][3]He was earlier elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council. He has served as the Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2001.[4]He was elected from Madurai Central and was the Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments in the Government of Tamil Nadu at the time of his death on May 20, 2006 at the age of 74. His family was instrumental in the reconstruction of the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple after a fire destroyed it over a century ago. Madurai Kamaraj University conferred the Doctor of Law on him (Honoris Causa) in 1997.[5][6]
His father P. T. Rajan was a had served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
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