Parithi Ilamvazhuthi, also known as Parithi Ellamvazhuthi, (11 November 1959 – 13 October 2018) was an Indian politician. Born as Gandhi to Elamparithi and Kannammal. His father Elamparithi was a DMK High Command member during 1970's & 80's. At a very young age, he was attracted to the ideologies of DMK and chose to have political journey. He completed his

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level at

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before moving into political life. In 1983, at the age of 23, he addressed a DMK Meeting at Villivakkam, which was his turning point. He was first elected to the

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at the age of 25 when he defeated

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in the 1984 elections in the Perambur constituency. Subsequently, he was elected to the

on six consecutive occasions between 1989–2011, all from the

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, which is reserved for candidates from the

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. A candidate for the

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(DMK) party during all of this time, he lost the Egmore seat in the 2011 assembly elections, when he was beaten by the

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candidate,

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. The DMK was routed in the 1991 elections, held in the wake of Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, and he was one of the two MLAs from DMK to represent the party in the Assembly. Ilamvazhuthi, known for his oratory skills took on the AIADMK government single-handedly as the other DMK member, party patriarch, M Karunanidhi had resigned from his membership after winning from Harbour constituency in 1991. His performance in the Assembly greatly pleased the DMK High Command. As a result, he was made a

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in the 11th Assembly between 1996-2001 and was the Minister for Information Broadcasting and Publicity between 2006–2011. Referred to as the

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and

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of the DMK by its leader,

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, for his performances as the Opposition Member of the Legislative Assembly during 1991–1996, Ilamvazhuthi served as the Deputy General Secretary of the DMK..He was at ease with sharp, loaded Tamil, which he would use to advantage in the House. Often, it took other legislators some time to even figure out what he was actually saying. It was during this period that he started wearing trousers instead of dhoti, saying the former was a ‘safer’ attire, even as he departed from the norm of wearing dhotis. Ilamvazhuthi moved from the DMK to the

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party on 28 June 2013 and was appointed a Chief Executive Committee Member the next day. He contested as an

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candidate from

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in Tamil Nadu 2016 elections, but lost to DMK Candidate K.S.Ravichandran. After the demise of Madam

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, he joined the O.Paneerselvam Faction after the Dharmayuddham.After sometime he became a supporter of T.T.V. Dhinakaran and was the Organizing Secretary of

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till his death.

References

External links

Official Website of Parithi Ellamvazhuthi
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ilamvazhuthi, Parithi 1959 births 2018 deaths Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians State cabinet ministers of Tamil Nadu Politicians from Chennai Deputy Speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians Tamil Nadu MLAs 1985–1989 Tamil Nadu MLAs 1991–1996 Tamil Nadu MLAs 1996–2001 Tamil Nadu MLAs 2001–2006 Tamil Nadu MLAs 2006–2011