Subbulakshmi Jegadeesan (born 24 June 1947) is an Indian politician. She was The Deputy general-secretary of the DMK and the

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in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. She was a member of the

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of India, representing the Tiruchengode constituency of

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as a member of the

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; DMK) is a political party based in the state of Tamil Nadu where it is currently the ruling party having a comfortable majority without coalition support and the union territory of Puducherry where it is curre ...

(DMK) political party. She was previously elected to the Modakurichi constituency of the

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in 1977, 1996 elected to the Erode constituency of the

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. She was

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in the ministry of Textile, kaadhi, handloom, small scale industries, Prohibition & excise of Tamil Nadu, 1977–1980. She was

in the ministry of Social welfare of Tamil Nadu, 1989–1991. She was

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in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment of the

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. She was the Deputy General Secretary, serving in the High level committee of the

In a 29 August 2022 letter to

M. K. Stalin Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin ( , born 1 March 1953), often referred to by his initials MKS, is an Indian Tamil politician serving as the 8th and current Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The son of the former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, Stalin ...

, Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan tendered her resignation from all posts and the

party as she wishes to "retire from Politics."

References

External links

Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
Living people 1947 births India MPs 2004–2009 Union ministers of state of India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians Union Ministers from Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha members from Tamil Nadu 21st-century Indian women politicians 21st-century Indian politicians Women union ministers of state of India Tamil Nadu MLAs 1996–2001 People from Namakkal district 20th-century Indian women 20th-century Indian people Women members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly {{DMK-politician-stub