Durai Murugan
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Durai Murugan (born 1 July, 1938 in Melmayil Tamil Nadu
) is an Indian lawyer and politician. He qualified as BL
and MA
and is an advocate
by profession.
Murugan was first elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1971 and has been elected 6 times since. He was elected from the Katpadi
constituency in 2006. After the 2006 assembly elections, Murugan was appointed Minister for Public Works in the Government of Tamil Nadu.
He was charged with pulling the saree of AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa, when she tried to obstruct the presentation of the 1990 state budget.
He was divested of the Public Works Department portfolio on 13 July 2009.
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
) is an Indian lawyer and politician. He qualified as BL
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
and MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
and is an advocate
Advocate
An advocate is a term for a professional lawyer used in several different legal systems. These include Scotland, South Africa, India, Scandinavian jurisdictions, Israel, and the British Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man...
by profession.
Murugan was first elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1971 and has been elected 6 times since. He was elected from the Katpadi
Katpadi (State Assembly Constituency)
Katpadi is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. The constituency was formed in 1962 by separating Gudiyatham constituency.- Madras State:- Tamil Nadu :- References :...
constituency in 2006. After the 2006 assembly elections, Murugan was appointed Minister for Public Works in the Government of Tamil Nadu.
He was charged with pulling the saree of AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa, when she tried to obstruct the presentation of the 1990 state budget.
He was divested of the Public Works Department portfolio on 13 July 2009.