R. Muthiah
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Sedapatti R. Muthiah is an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
. He was one of the Top Leaders of AIADMK right from its creation and was Second in command in AIADMK till 1998. He is known in Tamil Nadu as Sedapattiar and remains a popular politician in Madurai
district and has a mass support base in T.Kallupatti
Union.
. He is a M.Sc graduate. He belongs to the strong Maravar
Community (Thevar).
. He was also a good orator in Tamil. When M.G.R started AIADMK lot of his supporters left DMK and joined in AIADMK. Muthiah along with his supporters joined as well given the fact that M.G.R had a major support in Madurai Region.
constituency under which hometown comes based on the support he had as a Student Leader in 1977. He won the elections and got elected to the Legislative Assembly. He went on to win consecutive elections from Sedapatti.
transitioned itself from a sleepy small village into a Town Panchayat administering 42 villages.
cabinet. He was in the post for a short period of time and had to resign due to a case in Chennai court. He graciously resigned from the post and faced the charges for the 42 lakh case. Political critics say DMK was behind the case. His resignation is a rare occurrence comparing the scams of recent years of very large proportion. He then served as Leader of AIADMK in the parliament and raised issues concerning people.
Union. Large number of his supporters from T. Kallupatti Union joined DMK which has enabled to a major mobilisation of votes for DMK during the Parliamentary elections. Now he is actively involved in all political
events. He proved his power in his younger son's marriage which was presided over by M. Karunanidhi, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...
. He was one of the Top Leaders of AIADMK right from its creation and was Second in command in AIADMK till 1998. He is known in Tamil Nadu as Sedapattiar and remains a popular politician in Madurai
Madurai
Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...
district and has a mass support base in T.Kallupatti
T.Kallupatti
-Town with Initials , the concept of Mother Village:The town has an initial similar to a person and this is actually a common thing seen in Southern Tamilnadu. The Initial for the town is the Name of the Mother Village from which it derives its existence. Its as similar to the relation between...
Union.
Early life and Background
Muthiah was born in the small village of Muthampatti 5 km from T.KallupattiT.Kallupatti
-Town with Initials , the concept of Mother Village:The town has an initial similar to a person and this is actually a common thing seen in Southern Tamilnadu. The Initial for the town is the Name of the Mother Village from which it derives its existence. Its as similar to the relation between...
. He is a M.Sc graduate. He belongs to the strong Maravar
Maravar
Maravar are a Tamil community of the state of Tamil Nadu, southern India, and are one of the three branches of the Mukkulathor confederacy.Maravars are found predominantly in the Southern districts of Tamilnadu viz., Madurai, Theni, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Thirunelveli,...
Community (Thevar).
Early Political Life
R. Muthiah joined politics as Student Leader in DMK in the early days of Dravidian Movement. He took part in the anti-Hindi agitationsAnti-Hindi agitations
The Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu are a series of agitations that happened in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu during both pre- and post-Independence periods...
. He was also a good orator in Tamil. When M.G.R started AIADMK lot of his supporters left DMK and joined in AIADMK. Muthiah along with his supporters joined as well given the fact that M.G.R had a major support in Madurai Region.
State Politics
Muthiah was chosen to stand from SedapattiSedapatti (State Assembly Constituency)
Sedapatti is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. Elections and Winners from this constituency are listed below. Elections were not held in year 1957 and 1962.- Madras State :- Tamil Nadu :...
constituency under which hometown comes based on the support he had as a Student Leader in 1977. He won the elections and got elected to the Legislative Assembly. He went on to win consecutive elections from Sedapatti.
Speaker of Assembly
He was made the Speaker of the Assembly in 1991 and continued his tenure till 1996.The Name Sedapattiar
Due to his continued victory in all elections he became a household name of the region and hence was called "SEDAPPATTIYAR" by people of the area which later became his name. During his time T.KallupattiT.Kallupatti
-Town with Initials , the concept of Mother Village:The town has an initial similar to a person and this is actually a common thing seen in Southern Tamilnadu. The Initial for the town is the Name of the Mother Village from which it derives its existence. Its as similar to the relation between...
transitioned itself from a sleepy small village into a Town Panchayat administering 42 villages.
National Politics
He was Elected as a Member of Parliament twice from Periyakulam Constituency for Ninth Lok Sabha and Twelfth Lok Sabha. In the Twelfth Lok Sabha he Served as a Union Minister for Surface Transport in Atal Bihari VajpayeeAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee is an Indian statesman who served as the tenth Prime Minister of India three times – first for a brief term of 13 days in 1996, and then for two terms from 1998 to 2004. After his first brief period as Prime Minister in 1996, Vajpayee headed a coalition government from...
cabinet. He was in the post for a short period of time and had to resign due to a case in Chennai court. He graciously resigned from the post and faced the charges for the 42 lakh case. Political critics say DMK was behind the case. His resignation is a rare occurrence comparing the scams of recent years of very large proportion. He then served as Leader of AIADMK in the parliament and raised issues concerning people.
Turning point
During the Twelfth Lok Sabha Vajpayee called for a Vote of Confidence after AIADMK had withdrawn support to the government. In the end Vajpayee lost the Vote of Confidence by 1 vote, the Opposition had polled 270 votes and the BJP 269. He had to vote "against" the Confidence Motion as directed by AIADMK. But because of a Technical Error instead of No the machine displayed Abstained The voting machine showed that Mr. Muthiah abstained from voting. The technical issue was acknowledged by the Parliament Team but they didn't rectify it. This led to AIADMK leader to think Muthiah plotted to save the Vajpayee Government and expelled him from the party. Political critics were surprised at how the Technical error lead to the fall of a soft spoken veteran politician .Post AIADMK
Muthiah was shocked along with the lakhs of supporters on the news of his dismissal. He reacted saying it's Sasikala who is responsible for the issues. In 2001 elections he fielded his wife Mrs. Shakunthala and got a sizable number of votes almost denting most of AIADMK votes. He stayed away from politics for sometime and then joined DMK in 2008 and he became one of the office bearers of the DMK Electoral wing. While his son M.Manimaran is the DMK Secretary for the T.KallupattiT.Kallupatti
-Town with Initials , the concept of Mother Village:The town has an initial similar to a person and this is actually a common thing seen in Southern Tamilnadu. The Initial for the town is the Name of the Mother Village from which it derives its existence. Its as similar to the relation between...
Union. Large number of his supporters from T. Kallupatti Union joined DMK which has enabled to a major mobilisation of votes for DMK during the Parliamentary elections. Now he is actively involved in all political
events. He proved his power in his younger son's marriage which was presided over by M. Karunanidhi, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
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ManiMaran
Manimaran younger son of Sedapatti Muthiah has been nominated by DMK to contest from Thirumangalam Constituency in Madurai which includes T.Kallupatti union . Manimaran currently is the head of T.Kallupatti Union DMK . Sedapatti Muthiah's popularity and Manimaran's recent performance along with the larger family in nearby villages and Thevar community is expected to give him a thumping victory in the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election, 2011Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election, 2011
The fourteenth legislative assembly election was held on 13 April 2011 to elect members from 234 constituencies in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Results were released on 13 May 2011...
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