R. Annadurai is an India

India

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n politician, belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...

 (CPI(M)).

R. Annadurai began his political career in the Democratic Youth Federation of India

Democratic Youth Federation of India

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 (DYFI). He was the Madurai District

Madurai District

Madurai district is one of the 32 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India. The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the world famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of river Vaigai. Thiruparankundram is one of the major...

 Committee president of DYFI for ten years. He became the secretary of the Madurai (Urban) District Committee of the CPI(M) in 2008. R. Annadurai has been jailed several times in connection with different agitations.

R. Annadurai contested the Madurai South constituency 2011 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election, supported by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led coalition. R. Annadurai won the seat having obtained 83,441 votes (61.92%), defeating the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

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candidate S.P. Varadarajan.