T. R. Paarivendhar

T. R. Paarivendhar
Pachamuthu during Milan 2009 at SRM University
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
23 May 2019 – 03 June 2024
Preceded byR. P. Marutharajaa
Succeeded byArun Nehru
ConstituencyPerambalur
Personal details
Born (1941-08-24) 24 August 1941 (age 83)
Attur, Madras Province, British India
Political partyIndhiya Jananayaga Katchi
Other political
affiliations		Bharatiya Janata Party
SpouseEswari Pachamuthu
ChildrenRavi Pachamuthu, Sathyanarayanan Pachamuthu, Geetha Pachamuthu
Parent(s)Ramasamy Udayar, Valliammal
ResidenceChennai
OccupationPolitician, Academician

T. R. Paarivendhar (also known as T. R. Pachamuthu, born 24 August 1941) is an Indian politician, academician, founder-president of Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi and Ex MP to the 17th Lok Sabha from Perambalur Lok Sabha constituency, Tamil Nadu.[1]

He is well known as the founder-chairman of the SRM Institute of Science and Technology.[citation needed]

Political career

He contested and won the 2019 Indian general election on DMK's Rising Sun symbol being an Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi party member.[2] His party contested along with the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[3] In 2019 he walked out of the AIADMK-BJP alliance after the Pattali Makkal Katchi joined it.[4] His party allied with Kamal Hassan's Makkal Needhi Maiam during the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[5]

Arrest and court case

The Chennai Central Crime Branch police arrested SRM University chancellor Pari Vendhar on August 26, 2016, after questioning him overnight. The arrest followed complaints from over 100 students who claimed they paid money for a medical seat at SRM college but didn't get admitted. The Central Crime Branch police found initial evidence suggesting his involvement in cheating students of Rs. 75 crore. The case began when Madhan, a close aide to Pachamuthu and Managing Partner of Vendhar Movies, went missing in May 2016, leaving a suicide note. In the note, Madhan lamented that after collecting crores of rupees from parents, they would be unable to meet their pledge.[6] While Paarivendhar filed a case accusing Madhan of illegally collecting the money, over 110 parents addressed the police, claiming to have donated Rs. 50 lakh each on their assurance of admission to the MBBS course.[7] The Saidapet magistrate court announced his decision to remand him to 15 days in custody the same day.[8]

A case has been filed in Madras High Court on 2016 that Parivendar occupied land worth Rs.371 crores designated for the Adi Dravidas in Kanchipuram district's Kattangolathur for his SRM university. The Madras High Court on 14 July 2016 ordered notices to be sent to Kanchipuram District Collector and Parivendar in this case.[9]

Electoral performance

Lok Sabha elections.[2]

Elections Constituency Party Result Vote Percentage
2024 General Elections Perambalur BJP Lost 14.3%
2019 General Elections Perambalur DMK Won 61.98%
2014 General Elections Perambalur BJP Lost 23.16%

References

  1. ^ "Tamil Nadu Assembly Polls: Kamal Haasan's Party to Contest 154 Seats". The Wire. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "List Of Successful Candidate - General Election 2019 (Including Vellore PC)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ "With a score of 4/20, BJP betters its 2016 performance in Tamil Nadu". The News Minute. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ^ Mar 3, B. Sivakumar. "BJP-backer T R Pachamuthu moves over to DMK side | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ OJ, Dheepthi (20 May 2021). "Storm in Kamal's MNM: Two More Senior Functionaries Quit Party". TheQuint. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. ^ Staff, T. N. M. (26 August 2016). "SRM Group chairman TR Pachamuthu arrested by Chennai police". The News Minute. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  7. ^ "SRM University chancellor Pachamuthu arrested in cheating case". The Hindu. 26 August 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  8. ^ Mathew, Pheba (26 August 2016). "After a day of uncertainties, SRM Chairman TR Pachamuthu remanded to judicial custody". The News Minute. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  9. ^ அகத்தியுநாடன், லெனின். "ரூ. 371 கோடி நிலம் ஆக்கிரமிப்பு - எஸ்.ஆர்.எம். பாரிவேந்தருக்கு நோட்டீஸ்". tamil.webdunia.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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