T. T. V. Dhinakaran

T. T. V. Dhinakaran
Member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Assembly
for Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
In office
24 December 2017 (2017-12-24) – 2 May 2021 (2021-05-02)
SpeakerP. Dhanapal
Preceded byJ. Jayalalithaa
Succeeded byJ. John Ebenezer
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu
In office
30 June 2004 (2004-06-30) – 29 June 2010 (2010-06-29)
ChairpersonBhairon Singh Shekhawat
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Lok Sabha from Periyakulam
In office
13 October 1999 (1999-10-13) – 6 February 2004 (2004-02-06)
SpeakerG. M. C. Balayogi
Manohar Joshi
Preceded byR. Muthiah
Succeeded byJ. M. Aaroon Rashid
General Secretary of the Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 April 2019
Deputy
Preceded byV. K. Sasikala
Deputy General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
15 February 2017 – 20 September 2017
General SecretaryV. K. Sasikala
Preceded bySu. Thirunavukkarasar
Succeeded byK. P. Munusamy
Natham R. Viswanathan
Treasurer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
20 July 2006 – 28 August 2007
General SecretaryJ. Jayalalithaa
Preceded byDindigul C. Srinivasan
Succeeded byO. Panneerselvam
Personal details
Born (1963-12-13) 13 December 1963 (age 61)
Thiruthuraipoondi, Madras State, India
(present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Political party Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (from 15 March 2018)
Other political
affiliations		 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (until 2017)
Independent (2017-2018)
Spouse
Anuradha
​
(m. 1992)​
ChildrenJaya Harini (Only daughter)
Parents
  • T. Vivekanandam (father)
  • V. Vanithamani (mother)
RelativesV. K. Sasikala
(Aunt)
Residence(s)Jaya Harini 5, Venkateshwara Nagar 4th street, Adyar, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • Politician

Thiruthurapoondi Thiruvenkatam Vivekananda Dhinakaran (born 13 December 1963)[1][2] is an Indian politician and founding General Secretary of Amma Makkal Munneetra Kazagam. In the past he was the Treasurer of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party and served as the Member of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. He was expelled from the AIADMK in August 2017.[3][4] He also served as former Member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Assembly from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar (2017-2021).[5] He is the nephew of V. K. Sasikala. He won the highly anticipated RK Nagar by-election in December 2017. On 15 March 2018 Dhinakaran launched his political party named Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam.[6]

Early life

Dhinakaran was born on 12 December 1963. He is the son of Sasikala's sister Vanithamani, T. Vivekanandam Muniyaraiyar and has a younger brother, Baskaran "Bas", who had a brief stint in cinema as the protagonist in Thalaivan (2014).[7] He is described as a cool-headed and religious person.[7]

Political career

Dhinakaran was a Member of Lok Sabha, representing Periyakulam from 1999 to 2004,[8][9] and was runner-up in the seat at 2004 general election when he was defeated by J. M. Aaron Rashid. In 2017 R.K Nagar by-election, he defeated AIADMK's candidate E. Madhusudhanan with a huge margin of votes as an Independent candidate. He assumed office of MLA on 29 December 2017.

Dinakaran was reinducted into the AIADMK and appointed deputy general secretary on 15 February 2017, hours before V. K. Sasikala left to surrender herself in the Bengaluru court to serve the jail term in a disproportionate assets case. He was expelled from the party in August 2017[3] and launched his own party Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK) on 15 March 2018.[6] Dhinakaran announced that Sasikala would be the general secretary while he would be the deputy general secretary.[10] On 19 April 2019, he was elected as the general secretary.[11]

Lawsuit

On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol.[12] It is claimed that a middle-man named Sukesh Chandrasekhar, who was raided and arrested in Delhi and was found with 13 million, which was allegedly meant as a bribe for the ECI in exchange for the symbol. Dinakaran has been charged with conspiracy and corruption in the case.[13] In a recent development, the Tis Hazari Special Court granted him bail[14] on the grounds that the police had failed to identify the public official allegedly bribed, accepting the argument made by his lawyer Aman Lekhi.[15]

Elections

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections

T. T. V. Dhinakaran represented Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar in the Tamil Nadu Assembly from 2017 to 2021.[16]

Electoral performance

This section is transcluded from Kovilpatti Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election: Kovilpatti[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK Kadambur Raju 68,556 38.13% −0.83
AMMK T. T. V. Dhinakaran 56,153 31.23% New
CPI(M) K. Srinivasan 37,380 20.79% New
NTK M. Gomathi 9,213 5.12% +3.87
MNM K. Kathiravan 3,667 2.04% New
NOTA NOTA 1,124 0.63% −0.79
Margin of victory 12,403 6.90% 6.64%
Turnout 1,79,804 67.62% 0.92%
Rejected ballots 576 0.32%
Registered electors 2,65,915
AIADMK hold Swing -0.83%
This section is transcluded from Radhakrishnan Nagar Assembly constituency. (edit | history)
2017 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly By-election: Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar[18] [19][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent T. T. V. Dhinakaran 89,013 50.32 N/A
AIADMK E. Madhusudhnan 48,306 27.31 −28.56
DMK N. Marudhu Ganesh 24,651 13.94 −19.2
NTK Kalaikottuthayam 3,802 2.15 N/A
None of the Above NOTA 2,373 1.34 −0.31
Margin of victory 40,707 23.01 +0.28
Turnout 1,76,890 77.68 +9.32
Independent gain from AIADMK Swing

Lok Sabha Elections

This section is transcluded from Theni Lok Sabha constituency. (edit | history)
2024 Indian general election: Theni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Thanga Tamil Selvan 571,493 50.08 N/A
AMMK T. T. V. Dhinakaran 292,668 25.65 Increase13.39
AIADMK V. T. Narayanasamy 155,587 13.63 Decrease29.33
NTK J. Madhan 76,834 6.73 Increase4.36
NOTA None of the above 11,336 0.99 Increase0.08
Margin of victory 2,78,825 24.43 Increase17.86
Turnout 11,41,219
DMK gain from AIADMK Swing

General Election 2004

General Election, 2004: Periyakulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC J. M. Aaron Rashid 346,851 49.51 n/a
AIADMK T.T.V. Dhinakaran 325,696 46.49 +0.85
Majority 21,155 3.02 −3.86
Turnout 700,603 66.29 +6.93
INC gain from AIADMK Swing +49.51
UPA gain from AIADMK Swing

General Election 1999

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIADMK T.T.V.Dhinakaran 303,881 45.6% -6.2%
DMK P.Selvendran 258,075 38.8% -1.6%
PT Mansoor Alikhan 87,429 13.1% +9.8%
Dhiravida Thelugar Munnetra Kazhagam P.R.Jeganathan 1,414 0.2% New
IND A.Sadayandi 1,327 0.2% New
IND C.Rajagopal 1,256 0.2% New
IND K.Elamurugan 1,105 0.2% New
Majority 45,806 6.9% -4.5%
Turnout 665,824 59.4% +2.2%
AIADMK Hold

References

  1. ^ "About Our General Secretary". Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Shri LED. T. V. Dhinakaran CMRajya Sabha profile". Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Sasikala to be expelled from AIADMK, OPS settles for deputy CM". The News Minute. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. ^ NARASIMHAN, T. E. (28 August 2017). "Ruling AIADMK expels Sasikala & Dhinakaran, plans to retrieve Jaya TV". Business Standard India.
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  6. ^ a b "Dhinakaran launches party, names it 'Amma Makkal Munetra Kazhagam' after Jayalalithaa". Hindustan Times. 15 March 2018.
  7. ^ a b "The other side of TTV Dinakaran: All you didn't know about the AIADMK leader". India Today. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the 13th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 85. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Dhinakaran, Shri T. T. V. Lok Sabha Profile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  10. ^ Shalini Lobo (21 March 2018). "Sasikala will be General Secretary, I will be Deputy General Secretary of AMMK, says TTV Dhinakaran". India Today. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Dhinakaran elected AMMK general secretary". The Hindu. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  12. ^ Biswas, Tanima; Shukla, Shuchi (17 April 2017). "Dinakaran Allotted 50 Crores To Buy AIADMK Symbol, Audio Proof Too: Cops". NDTV.
  13. ^ Jha, Rajshekhar (17 April 2017). "More trouble for TTV Dinakaran as Delhi police files bribery case against him". The Times of India.
  14. ^ "AIADMK symbol case: Delhi Court grants bail to TTV Dhinakaran – Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  15. ^ "AIADMK Election Symbol Case: TTV Dhinakaran Seeks Bail, Police Opposes It". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Dhinakaran wins RK Nagar bypoll, creates history in Tamil Nadu". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  17. ^ "Kovilpatti Election Result". Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Form 21E (Return of Election)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  19. ^ "EC announces by-election to Jayalalithaa's RK Nagar constituency, voting on April 12". Indian Express. 9 March 2017.
  20. ^ "R.K. Nagar bypoll | Live updates: Dhinakaran wins R.K. Nagar bypoll". The Hindu. 24 December 2017.