Arcot N. Veeraswami

Arcot N. Veeraswami was a former minister for electricity in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.He became the treasurer of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party ^[1][2] and emerged as No 3 in the party after Karunanidhi and K Anbazhagan in the early eighties ^{[3] [4]}.He is right hand man of Karunanidhi ^[5] He is The main peace- maker in the party^[6].He served as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition (2001 - 2006 )^{[7][8] [9]}. He was born in Kuppadichatham village in North Arcot district in Tamil Nadu on 21 April 1937 to Narayanasamy Naidu and Jeyammal couple.^[10][11] He has finished his school education before he actively engaged in politics .He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly six times. During 1989 - 1991 DMK rule he was the Minister for Food ^[12][13] and during 1996 - 2001 Minister for Health & Electricity ^{[14] [15][16][17]} and during 2006 - 2011 Minister for Electricity and Rural Industries ^{[18] [19] [20] [21][22]}

Arcot N. Veeraswami
Minister for Electricity (Government of Tamil Nadu)
In office 13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011
Chief Minister	M. Karunanidhi
Treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office 12 May 1994 – 26 December 2008
Leader	M. Karunanidhi
Secretary General	K. Anbazhagan
Preceded by	MK Stalin
Succeeded by	S. J. Sadiq Pasha
Headquarters Principal Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office 27 December 2008 – 9 January 2015
Leader	M. Karunanidhi
Secretary General	K. Anbazhagan
Deputy Leader of Oppostition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 14 May 2001 – 21 January 2005
Leader	K. Anbazhagan
Minister for Rural Industries (Government of Tamil Nadu)[23][24]
In office 13 May 2006 – 21 August 2007
Chief Minister	M. Karunanidhi
Minister for Electricity and Health (Government of Tamil Nadu)
In office 13 May 1996 – 13 May 2001
Chief Minister	M. Karunanidhi
Minister for Food (Government of Tamil Nadu)
In office 27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991
Chief Minister	M. Karunanidhi
Personal details
Born	11 July 1937 Kuppadichatham North Arcot district (Madras Presidency) Tamil Nadu, India
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse(s)	Kasthuri
Nickname(s)	Arcotar[25]

Politics

Veerasamy has had a slow and steady rise in Tamil Nadu politics. He worked as a clerk in the state electricity board, was handpicked by DMK founder, C N Annadurai, as a candidate for the Arcot constituency in 1967. He worked for the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party and after the death of S. J. Sadiq Pasha, then treasurer of the DMK Party, he became the treasurer and emerged as No 3 in the party after Karunanidhi and K Anbazhagan in the early eighties ^{[26] [27]}. rose in the ranks of the party to be elected unanimously as the Treasurer of Dravida Munnetras Kazhagam in 1994 - 2008 ^[28][29].He is the member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party for a long time and has been elected to Tamil Nadu assembly six times.^[30]He has participated in several agitations against oppression staged by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and courted arrest several times, the most notable one being MISA in 1976 when he was arrested and tortured for one year . He lost his hearing in one ear. ^[31] He was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly from Arcot constituency in the years 1967,1971,from Purasaiwalkam constituency in 1989, and from Annanagar constituency in 1996,2001 and 2006 in the General elections ^[32]. He also served as Member of the Legislative Council from 1977 to 1988 ^[33] .

He was sworn in as Minister of the Govt of Tamilnadu thrice during 1989,1996 and 2006 as Minister For Food, Minister for Health and Electricity and Minister For Electricity and Rural Industries respectively.^{[34] [35] [36]}

Elections Contested and Results

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