Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress

Kumuri Anandan
Personal details
Born
Ananthakrishnan

(1933-03-19) 19 March 1933 (age 90)
Kaniyakumari, Travancore, British India
Political partyINC
SpouseKrishnaKumari
ChildrenTamilisai Soundararajan
Parent(s)Father : Harikrishnan Nadar
Mother : Thangammal
ResidenceChennai
Websitetncc.org.in

Anandan kumari is executive committee member and veteran leader of Tamil Nadu congress committee. Perumthalivar Kamarajar awardee of the year 2021.[1]

Member of Parliament

He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Nagercoil constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 1977 election,[2] but was defeated in the 1996 and 1998 elections.[3][4][5] He also served as the president of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.[6]

Member of Legislative Assembly

Ananthan was a Member of the Legislative Assembly. He floated a new party called " Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress" breaking from Janatha party and had alliance with AIDMK in 1980 byelection contesting 10 seats and won 6 of them. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress candidate from Thiruvottiyur constituency in 1980 election[7] from Radhapuram constituency in the 1984 election.[8] He was elected as an Indian National Congress candidate from Sathankulam constituency in the 1989 and 1991 elections.[9]

Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress

Ananthan floated Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress, a new political party breaking away from Congress. He began the party as he said he was frustrated by National Congress leaders' neglect of the Tamil Nadu state party unit and workers.Having failed to make any progress in elections, it merged with the Indian National Congress in 1977.

Thondar Congress

Ananthan floated Thondar Congress, a new political party breaking away from Congress. He began the party as he said he was frustrated by National Congress leaders' neglect of the Tamil Nadu state party unit and workers.[10] Having failed to make any progress in elections, it merged with the Indian National Congress in 2001.

Personal life

Ananthan's youngest brother H. Vasanthakumar was an entrepreneur and a politician.

His daughter is physician turned politician Tamilisai Soundararajan who has been appointed as Governor of Telangana and Puducherry.[11]

References

  1. ^ [1]Tamil Nadu congress committee.[dead link]
  2. ^ Volume I, 1977 Indian general election, 6th Lok Sabha Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Candidate Statistics Kumari Ananthan: Indian General Elections | Lok Sabha Elections". 30 September 2012. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. ^ Volume I, 1996 Indian Lok Sabha election, 11th Lok Sabha
  5. ^ Volume I, 1998 Indian general election, 12th Lok Sabha Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Three former TNCC chiefs unlisted". rediff. 6 November 2000.
  7. ^ 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  8. ^ 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  9. ^ 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  10. ^ Kumari Ananthan floats new party[usurped]
  11. ^ "Tamilisai Soundararajan sworn in TS Governor - The Hindu". The Hindu. 8 September 2019.