Arasakumar B. T.

Arasakumar B T
State Vice President, Tamil Nadu BJP
Assumed office
2016
Personal details
Nationality Indian
Political party Bhartiya Janata Party
Website arasakumarbt.com

ArasaKumar B T popularly knows as BT Kumar hailed from Maruthanthalai a remote village in Pudukottai district of South Tamilnadu (born 22 June 1968), is a prominent Bharatiya Janata Party leader in India. He also heads a chain of educational institutions. He currently is the party’s vice president for Tamil Nadu

Personal life

Mr.Arasakumar is married to Ms.Kokila and is blessed with a daughter A.Shanmugapriya who is a Doctor MD his son in law P.M. Anbumaran is also Doctor MD and a son Mr.A.Karthick who works as a Director in Tamil film industry. He is very spiritual and God-fearing and performs various temple related activities like annathanam every year around his hometown. He was interested in politics right from his childhood and he started very young, at the age of 11 by attending political meetings. He grew to this stature without any political background and is a self-made person.

Education

He did his schooling at Govt Hr Secondary School, Manapparai, Trichy. Further, he went on to complete his MA in History from Annamalai University.

Position Held

  • Chairman of BTK group of institutions
  • President of All India Non-Government Organization’s Association
  • President of All India Private Educational Institution Association

Political career

Arasakumar B T started off his political career in 2001 by founding Dravida Vizhipunarchi Kazhagam, even before which he exhibited his leadership qualities by presiding over as a panchayat president in his hometown, Maruthanthalai . He first contested in 2006 general elections at Marungapuri, Tirchy. Further he went on to contest in 2014 Parliament elections candidate in Ramanathapuram district under Desiya Forward Bloc.[1] In 2016, he contested in assembly elections as BJP candidate in Mudukulathur assembly, Ramanathapuram district.[2] He currently is the party’s vice president for Bharatiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu.[3]

Social Work

ArasaKumar has headed various Kumbhabhishekham in Trichy district. He also spearheaded the development at his village (Panayampatti) by providing drinking water, roads and proper housing. He expanded schools and made higher education possible for the people of his village. He also represented the committee from TamilNadu to meet Vajpayee regarding Cauvery issue.

References

  1. ↑ TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA by ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA.
  2. ↑ FINAL RESULT SHEET - GENERAL ELECTIONS TO TNLA 2016.
  3. ↑ Administrators notice - Bharatiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu
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