Dindigul C. Sreenivasan (born 1 April 1948) is an Indian politician and former four term Member of Parliament of India elected from Tamil Nadu. He is currently serving as Member of Legislative Assembly for Dindigul since 2016. He is the treasurer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) since 11 July 2022.[1] He is one of senior most members of the party AIADMK. He served as Minister for Forests for Tamil Nadu from 2016 to 2021.[3][4][5]
Dindigul C. Sreenivasan | |
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| Minister of Forests | |
| In office 23 May 2016 – 6 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Succeeded by | K. Ramachandran |
| Constituency | Dindigul |
| Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | K. Balabharathi |
| Constituency | Dindigul |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1998–2004 | |
| Preceded by | N. S. V. Chitthan |
| Succeeded by | N. S. V. Chitthan |
| Constituency | Dindigul |
| In office 1989–1996 | |
| Preceded by | K. R. Natarajan |
| Succeeded by | N. S. V. Chitthan |
| Constituency | Dindigul |
| Treasurer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Assumed office 11 July 2022[1] | |
| General Secretary | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Preceded by | O. Panneerselvam |
| In office 14 February 2017 – 21 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | O. Panneerselvam |
| Succeeded by | O. Panneerselvam |
| In office 31 March 2000 – 20 July 2006 | |
| General Secretary | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Preceded by | Sedapatti Muthiah |
| Succeeded by | T. T. V. Dhinakaran |
| Organizing Secretary of AIADMK | |
| In office 2020–2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1948[2] Usilampatti, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Political party | AIADMK |
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| Education | M.A (Political science), MBA[citation needed][clarification needed] |
| Occupation | Politician |
He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Dindigul constituency as an AIADMK candidate in the Indian general elections of 1989, 1991, 1998 and 1999 in Tamil Nadu.
Elected in Legislative Assembly Election 2016 and 2021 in Dindigul Assembly constituency for consecutive 2 terms, he belongs to Piramalai Kallar community.[11]
Jayalalithaa appointed Sreenivasan as Minister for Forests in May 2016. This was his first cabinet post in the Government of Tamil Nadu.[12]
On 11 July 2022, C. Sreenivasan was made treasurer of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Sec 144 Around AIADMK HQ in Chennai as Party Expels OPS After EPS Gains Control". news18. 11 July 2022.
- ^ Criminal & Asset Declaration in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election 2016
- ^ Minister of Tamil Nadu Forests
- ^ Tamil Nadu Assembly 2016 Council of Ministers
- ^ Tamil Nadu Legislative 15th Assembly Cabinet Ministers
- ^ Volume I, 1989 Indian general election, 9th Lok Sabha Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Volume I, 1991 Indian general election, 10th Lok Sabha Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Volume I, 1998 Indian general election, 12th Lok Sabha Archived 20 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Volume I, 1999 Indian general election, 13th Lok Sabha Archived 18 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 15th Legislative Assembly Election 2016 in Tamil Nadu
- ^ [6][7][8][9][10]
- ^ "Jayalalithaa and her 28-member Cabinet to be sworn in on May 23". The Hindu. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.