Durai Vaiko ( ta, துரை வையாபுரி) (born 1972) is a businessman and son of

Vaiko Vaiyapuri Gopalsamy, better known as Vaiko, is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India from Tamil Nadu. He is the founder and General Secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra ...

, founder of

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( 'Renaissance Dravidian Progressive Federation') is a political party active in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry. It was established by Vaiko in 1994 after ...

(MDMK). He was appointed as the MDMK chief secretary of the party, one of the party's star campaigners and leads the internet wing for MDMK. He also owns V Realty Private Limited, a construction firm. His political career came into intensive reach when Vaiko contested the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...

election from

Virudhunagar Virudhunagar is a city and the administrative headquarter of the Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located southwest of the state capital Chennai and south of Madurai. Virudhunagar emerged as an important trade ...

constituency in 2014. He graduated with an MBA. He was married to Geetha on 29 November 1998.

Philanthropy

COVID-19 medical camp

Durai set up a medical camp in Ezhayirampannai, Alankulam, Sathirpati, Padandhal and

Sattur Sattur or Saathur () is a town in Virudhunagar district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 29,398. The town is located in the bank of Vaippar river. Sattur/Saathur taluk ...

Virudhunagar District Virudhunagar District is a district (an administrative district) of Tamil Nadu state in south India. Virudhunagar is the district headquarters of Virudhunagar district. Virudhunagar district was formed by the separation of Old Ramanathapuram Di ...

during COVID second Wave.

References

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