Murasoli Maran
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Murasoli Maran | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 25 July 1977 – 25 July 1995 | |
Chairman of the House | |
Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
Personal details | |
Born | Murasoli Maran 17 August 1934 British India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) |
Died | 23 November 2003 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | (aged 69)
Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Spouse |
Mallika Maran (m. 1963) |
Children | Madras Law College |
Murasoli Maran (17 August 1934 – 23 November 2003) was an Indian politician and an important leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party which was headed by his maternal uncle and mentor, M. Karunanidhi. A Member of Parliament for 36 years, he was made a Union Minister in three separate central governments, in charge of Urban Development in the V.P. Singh government, Industry in the Gowda and Gujral governments, and finally Commerce and Industry under Vajpayee.[1] Apart from being a politician, Maran was a journalist and scriptwriter for films too.[2]
Early life
Murasoli Maran was born on 17 August 1934 to Shanmugasundari, the elder sister of M. Karunanidhi, in Thirukkuvalai Village Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu. After completing his basic education in his hometown he headed to
He was very vocal against Hindi being introduced in Tamil Nadu and for this he was arrested in 1965 during
Career as journalist
Maran edited a daily newspaper in Tamil Murasoli published from Chennai. He was also an editor of The Rising Sun, a weekly in English. He published Kungumam, Muththaram, Vannathirai and Sumangali in Tamil language.
Films
Murasoli Maran provided screen play and dialogues for more than twenty films in Tamil. He has produced five and directed two films in Tamil
The Sangeet Natak Academy conferred the title Kalai-Mamani in 1975. He was awarded the President's Certificate of Merit and Tamil Nadu Government Award for three best feature films.
- Writer
- Kula Dheivam (1957)
- Annaiyin Aanai (1958)
- Anbu Engey (1958)
- Thalai Koduthaan Thambi (1959)
- Sahodhari (1959)
- Nalla Theerpu (1959)
- Engal Thangam (1970)
- Producer
- Pillaiyo Pillai (1972)
- Valiba Virunthu (1967)
- Marakka Mudiyumaa?(1966)
- Director
- Valiba Virunthu (1967)
- Marakka Mudiyumaa?(1966)
Positions held
- 1967: Elected to Lok Sabha
- 1971: Re-elected to Lok Sabha
- 1977–1995: Member, Rajya Sabha
- 1977–1995: As a Member of Rajya Sabha he was on The Committee on Public Undertakings for three terms as a Member
- 1980–1982: Member, General Purposes Committee
- 1980–1982 and 1991-1995: Member, Public Accounts Committee
- 1982–1983 and 1987-1988: Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
- 1988–1989: Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
- 1989-1990: Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development
- 1992–1993: Member, Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire into irregularities in the securities and banking transactions
- 1996: Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) for the third time
- 1996-1998: Union Cabinet Minister, Industry
- 1998: Elected to Lok Sabha (Twelfth) for the fourth time
- 1999: Elected to Lok Sabha (Thirteenth) for the fifth time
- 1999-2002: Union Cabinet Minister, Industry
As a
Death
Murasoli Maran died aged 69 on 23 November 2003 at Apollo Hospital in Chennai. He was in
See also
References
- ^ T. S. Subramanian (December 2003). "A man of many parts". Frontline Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2006.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "MURASOLI MARAN, 1934–2003". The Hindu tamil. 25 November 2003. Archived from the original on 21 February 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2006.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ MR. MURASOLI MARAN. UNION MINISTER FOR COMMERCE & INDUSTRY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI. nic.in
- ^ Murasoli Maran dies after prolonged illness. Rediff.com (23 November 2003). Retrieved on 14 November 2018.