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Edappadi K. Palaniswami
18th Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 May 2021
Deputy	O. Panneerselvam (till 2022) R. B. Udhayakumar (from 2022)
Chief Minister	M. K. Stalin
Preceded by	M. K. Stalin
Constituency	Edappadi
7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
In office 16 February 2017 – 6 May 2021
Governor	C. Vidyasagar Rao Banwarilal Purohit
Cabinet	Palaniswami ministry
Preceded by	O. Panneerselvam
Succeeded by	M. K. Stalin
Constituency	Edappadi
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2011
Preceded by	V. Kaveri
Constituency	Edappadi
In office 6 February 1989 – 12 May 1996
Preceded by	Govindaswamy
Succeeded by	I. Ganesan
Constituency	Edappadi
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999
Preceded by	K. P. Ramalingam
Succeeded by	M. Kannappan
Constituency	Tiruchengode
6th General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 March 2023
Deputy	K. P. Munusamy Natham R. Viswanathan
Preceded by	J. Jayalalithaa
Interim General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office 11 July 2022 – 27 March 2023
Deputy	K. P. Munusamy Natham R. Viswanathan
Preceded by	V. K. Sasikala (Acting)
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Joint Coordinator of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office 21 August 2017 – 23 June 2022
Deputy	K. P. Munusamy R. Vaithilingam
Coordinator	O. Panneerselvam
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Headquarters Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office 8 June 2016 – 12 July 2022
General Secretary	J. Jayalalithaa V. K. Sasikala (Acting)
Coordinators	O. Panneerselvam Himself
Preceded by	P. Palaniappan
Succeeded by	S. P. Velumani
Personal details
Born	Palaniswami (1954-05-12) 12 May 1954 (age 70) Siluvampalayam, Salem district, Madras State, India (present-day Tamil Nadu)
Political party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse	Ratha Palaniswami
Children	Mithun Kumar (son)
Parents	V. Karuppa Gounder (father) Thavasi Ammal (mother)
Residences	Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai (official) 6/77, Siluvampalayam, Nedunkulam, Edappadi, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India (permanent)
Profession	Agriculturalist politician
Awards	Honorary Doctorate (2019) Paul Harris Fellow (2020)
Nickname(s)	Puratchi Tamilar, Edappadiyaar, E.P.S.

Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami (born 12 May 1954), often referred to by his initials E.P.S., is an Indian politician who is the current leader of opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. He served as the 7th chief minister of Tamil Nadu, from 2017 to 2021. He has been the General Secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) since 28 March 2023. Previously, Palaniswami has served as the interim general secretary (2022–23), joint co-ordinator (2017–22) and headquarters secretary (2016–22) of AIADMK.

Born in 1954 in Salem district in the erstwhile Madras State, Palaniswami became an agriculturalist before entering into politics in 1974. Palaniswami has represented Edappadi since 2011 as Member of the Legislative Assembly, previously also serving from 1989 to 1996. In the 1998 Indian general election he was elected as Member of Parliament of the Lok Sabha representing Tiruchengode. Post the 2011 assembly elections, he served as the minister of highways and minor ports in the Jayalalithaa cabinet. After 2016 assembly elections, he also served as the ministry of public works in the cabinet.

Early and personal life

Palaniswami was born on 12 May 1954 to Karuppa Gounder and Thavasiyammal at Siluvampalayam, Salem district, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu). After completing school, he completed B.Sc. from Sri Vasavi College. His parents were involved in agriculture and Palaniswami also chose to get involved in the same. He has two siblings, a brother Govindraj and a sister Ranjitham. He is married to Ratha and they have a son.

Political career

Early years (1974-2010)

Palaniswami entered politics in 1974 enrolling himself as a volunteer in All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). He was first elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1989, representing Edappadi constituency, and won the re-election in 1991 from the same constituency. He lost from the same constituency in the 1996 assembly elections. In the 1998 general election, he was elected Member of Parliament, representing Tiruchengodu constituency in the 12th Lok Sabha. He subsequently lost the 1999 and 2004 general elections from the same constituency. He contested from Edappadi again in the 2006 assembly elections and lost. He was appointed propaganda secretary of AIADMK in July 2006, replacing O. S. Manian and later as organising secretary in August 2007.

Cabinet minister (2011-17)

He was re-elected from Edappadi constituency in the 2011 assembly election. He was appointed as the minister of highways and minor ports in the Jayalalithaa cabinet. He served as the district secretary of AIADMK for Salem suburban district from June 2011 to April 2022. In 2014, he was appointed as the member of the disciplinary committee of AIADMK. He was again re-elected from the same constituency in the 2016 assembly election. After 2016 assembly elections, he also served as the ministry of public works in the cabinet. In 2016, he was appointed headquarters secretary of AIADMK, succeeding P. Palaniappan.

Chief minister (2017-21)

Palaniswami became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in February 2017, following the resignation of O. Panneerselvam, who was the chief minister in the interim after the demise of former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa in December 2016. He was sworn in on 16 February 2017 along with a 32-member cabinet and also held charge of home, prohibition and excise.

In March 2017, he introduced the Kudimaramaththu scheme for restoring minor irrigation tanks and lakes in the state. In May 2018, police opened fire on protests against a copper plant owned by Vedanta that was allegedly polluting groundwater in Thoothukudi, killing 13 people. While the act was later termed as "self-defence" by a one-man commission, the Government of Tamil Nadu ordered the permanent closure of the plant on 28 May 2018. His administration was lauded for its preparedness and efforts to tackle the Cyclone Gaja that hit Tamil Nadu in November 2018. In August 2019, Palaniswami introduced dedicated patrol vehicles (Amma patrol) to ascertain the security of women and children in public places.

In the 2019 Indian general election, AIADMK under the leadership of Palaniswami, contested in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party and won only a single seat. In 2019, Palaniswami launched the Yaadhum Oore programme aimed at garnering foreign investment in the state. He visited United States, United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates to promote the same. In February 2020, the Government of Tamil Nadu declared the Kaveri delta region as a protected special agriculture zone. In May 2020, the government passed an order for reservation of 7.5% of seats in government medical colleges to students from public schools while also announcing a plan to set up eleven new government medical colleges with 1,650 seats.

Under his governance, Tamil Nadu was rated amongst the top states based on a composite index in the context of sustainable development according to the Public Affairs Index released by the Public Affairs Center in October 2020. During the coronavirus pandemic, Tamil Nadu was one of the few states that did not register negative growth. Tamil Nadu was ranked as the best performing big state from the year 2018 to 2021 based on a study conducted by India Today.

Leader of the opposition (2021–present)

AIADMK lost the 2021 assembly elections and Palaniswami resigned as the chief-minister on 6 May 2021. He won for the third consecutive time from the Edappadi constituency and was elected as the leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

In June 2022, district secretaries and senior party members of AIADMK spoke out against the “dual leadership” system of Palaniswami and O. Panneerselvam. The supporters of Palaniswami pushed for the change in the party's leadership structure to appoint him as the general secretary of AIADIMK ahead of the general council meeting on 23 June 2022, which was expected to elect the leadership of the party. In June 2022, Palaniswami wrote to Panneerselvam asserting the latter ceased to be the party coordinator as the amendments made to the party's bylaw in the 2021 December executive committee meeting were not recognised in the general council meeting held on 23 June.

On 11 July 2022, the general council of AIADMK abolished the dual leadership model, appointing Palaniswami as the interim chief and expelled Panneerselvam and his loyalists from the primary memberships of the party for "anti-party" activities. While on 17 August, the Madras High Court nullified the decisions of the AIADMK general council and ordered maintaining a status quo, a division bench later upheld the decisions and set aside the previous court order on 2 September 2022. On 23 February 2023, the Supreme Court of India upheld the later order of the Madras High Court, effectively handing the leadership of the party to Palaniswami. On 28 March 2023, AIADMK announced that Palaniswami was elected as the general secretary through party's general secretary election. On 20 April 2023, the Election Commission of India recognised Palaniswami as the general secretary, acknowledging the amendments to the party constitution and changes to list of office-bearers. On 20 August 2023, a conference was held at Madurai led by Palaniswami as a part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the founding of AIADMK. On 25 September 2023, Palaniswami led AIADMK officially left the National Democratic Alliance ahead of the 2024 Indian general election.

In the aftermath of the 2023 Chennai floods, Palaniswami demanded the chief minister of Tamil Nadu to release a white paper on the completed and ongoing stormwater drain work in Chennai and further criticised the state government for the lack of preparedness. In the 2024 general election, Palaniswami led AIADMK formed an alliance with Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, Puthiya Tamilagam, and Social Democratic Party of India and contested 36 seats in the state of Tamil Nadu and one each in the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The party-led alliance failed to win any seats in the elections.

Elections contested and positions held

Lok Sabha elections

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections

Positions in Parliament of the Republic of India

Positions in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Awards and honours

Palaniswami was awarded a Honorary Doctorate by Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute in 2019. He was announced as a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International in July 2020.

See also

• Edappadi K. Palaniswami ministry

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• Official Biographical Sketch in Lok Sabha Website
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Board (TWAD) Cooperative societies Aavin Salem Starch and Sago Manufacturers Service Industrial Co-operative Society (SAGOSERVE) Tamil Nadu Consumers' Co-operative Federation (TNCCF) Tamil Nadu Co-operation Food and Consumer Protection (TNCFCP) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Housing Federation (TNCHF) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TNCMF) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TANFED) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation (TNCMPF) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (TNCS) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Housing) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Spinning Mill Federation (TANSPIN) Tamil Nadu Co-operative State Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (TNCSF) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Sugar Federation (TNCU) Tamil Nadu Co-operative Union (TNCST) Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society (Co-optex) Tamil Nadu Horticultural Producers Co-operative Enterprises (TANHOPE) Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank (TNSC) Tamil Nadu State Apex Fisheries Cooperative Federation Limited (TAFCOFED) Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Societies Election Commission (TNSCEC) Tamil Nadu State Palmgur and Fibre Marketing Co-operative Federation (TNPFMCF) Autonomous bodies Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation And Greening Society (TNBCGS) Tamil Nadu AIDS Control Society (TSAIDS) Tamil Nadu Council for Science and Technology (TNDCWB) Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC) Tamil Nadu Hajj Commiitee (TNHC) Tamil Nadu Iamwarm Project Tamil Nadu Information Commission (TNIC) Tamil Nadu Market Management Committee (TNMMC) Tamil Nadu Planning Commission (TNPC) Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) Tamil Nadu State Blindness Control Society (TSBCS) Tamil Nadu State Commission for Differently Abled (TNSCAD) Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women (TNSCW) Tamil Nadu State Commissioner for Protection of Child Rights (TNSCPCR) Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (TNSCDRC) Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TNSCHE) Tamil Nadu State Council For Technical Education (TNSCTE) Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) Tamil Nadu State Finance Commission (TNSFC) Tamil Nadu State Health Society (TNSHS) Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (TNSHRC) Education and research Alagappa University Anna University Annamalai University Bharathiar University Bharathidasan University Madurai Kamaraj University Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Mother Teresa Women's University Periyar University Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University Tamil Nadu National Law University Tamil Nadu Open University Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Tamil University The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University The Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Thiruvalluvar University University of Madras

v t e Chief ministers of Tamil Nadu
List
Chief ministers	P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja C. Rajagopalachari K. Kamaraj M. Bakthavatsalam C. N. Annadurai M. Karunanidhi M. G. Ramachandran V. N. Janaki Ramachandran J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam Edappadi K. Palaniswami M. K. Stalin
Acting	V. R. Nedunchezhiyan
Category

v t e  Council of Ministers of Tamil Nadu
First Legislative Assembly	C. Rajagopalachari K. Kamaraj A. B. Shetty C. Subramaniam K. Venkataswami Naidu N. Ranga Reddi M. V. Krishna Rao V. C. Palaniswami U. Krishna Rao R. Nagan Gowda N. Sankara Reddi M. A. Manickavelu K. P. Kuttikrishnan Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi S. B. P. Pattabhirama Rao D. Sanjeevaiah M. Bhakthavatsalam K. Rajaram Jothi Venkatachalam B. Parameswaran S. S. Ramaswami Padayachi
Second Legislative Assembly	K. Kamaraj M. Bhakthavatsalam C. Subramaniam M. A. Manickavelu Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi B. Parameswaran S. S. Ramaswami Padayachi R. Venkataraman P. Kakkan V. Ramaiah Lourdammal Simon
Third Legislative Assembly	K. Kamaraj M. Bhakthavatsalam R. Venkataraman P. Kakkan V. Ramaiah Jothi Venkatachalam N. Nallasenapathi Sarkarai Manradiar G. Bhuvarahan S. M. Abdul Majid
Fourth Legislative Assembly	C. N. Annadurai V. R. Nedunchezhiyan M. Karunanidhi K. A. Mathiazhagan A. Govindasamy Sathiavani Muthu S. Madhavan S. J. Sadiq Pasha M. Muthuswami P. U. Shanmugam Si. Pa. Aditanar K. V. Subbiah O. P. Raman N. V. Natarajan K. A. Vezhavendan
Fifth Legislative Assembly	M. Karunanidhi V. R. Nedunchezhiyan K. Anbazhagan N. V. Natarajan Sathiavani Muthu P. U. Shanmugam S. Madhavan S. J. Sadiq Pasha Si. Pa. Aditanar A. P. Dharmalingam K. Rajaram O. P. Raman Panruti S. Ramachandran M. Kannappan Mannai P. Narayanasamy C. V. M. Annamalai N. Rajangam
Sixth Legislative Assembly	M. G. Ramachandran Nanjil K. Manoharan Panruti S. Ramachandran K. Narayanaswamy G. R. Edmund R. M. Veerappan C. Aranganayagam K. Kalimuthu S. Raghavanandam P. Soundarapandian C. Ponnaiyan P. T. Saraswathi P. Kolandaivelu K. Raja Mohammed K. A. Krishnaswamy S. D. Somasundaram R. Soundararajan Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan
Seventh Legislative Assembly	M. G. Ramachandran V. R. Nedunchezhiyan Panruti S. Ramachandran K. A. Krishnaswamy S. D. Somasundaram R. M. Veerappan C. Aranganayagam K. Kalimuthu C. Ponnaiyan P. Kolandaivelu S. Raghavanandam H. V. Hande K. Raja Mohammed S. Muthusamy Su. Thirunavukkarasar S. N. Rajendran M. Vijayasarathy Gomathi Srinivasan S. R. Eradha M. R. Govindan P. Vijayalakshmi R. Soundararajan Y. S. M. Yusuf R. Arunachalam K. Kalaimani T. Veeraswamy K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran
Eighth Legislative Assembly	M. G. Ramachandran V. R. Nedunchezhiyan V. N. Janaki Ramachandran Panruti S. Ramachandran K. A. Krishnaswamy R. M. Veerappan C. Aranganayagam K. Kalimuthu C. Ponnaiyan H. V. Hande S. Muthusamy Su. Thirunavukkarasar R. Soundararajan M. R. Govindan Gomathi Srinivasan P. Vijayalakshmi Y. S. M. Yusuf K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran K. Rajaram V. V. Swaminathan T. Veeraswamy N. Nallusamy Anoor P. G. Jegadeesan T. Ramasamy A. Arunachalam P. U. Shanmugam P. Sundararajan
Ninth Legislative Assembly	M. Karunanidhi K. Anbazhagan S. J. Sadiq Pasha Nanjil K. Manoharan M. Kannappan K. P. Kandasamy Ko. Si. Mani Arcot N. Veeraswami Pon. Muthuramalingam Veerapandi S. Arumugam Duraimurugan Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan E. Ramakrishnan K. Ponmudy K. N. Nehru K. Chandrasekaran S. Thangavelu K. Sundaram
Tenth Legislative Assembly	J. Jayalalithaa V. R. Nedunchezhiyan K. A. Krishnaswamy S. D. Somasundaram R. M. Veerappan K. Rajaram C. Aranganayagam S. Muthusamy K. A. Sengottaiyan E. Madhusudhanan S. Kannappan Alagu Thirunavukkarasu Ku. Pa. Krishnan T. M. Selvaganapathy Mohammad Asif R. Indira Kumari M. Anandan D. Jayakumar G. Viswanathan S. Nagoor Meeran S. Regupathy Durai Ramasamy D. Janardhanan V. Sathiamoorthy M. Chinnasamy K. Lawrence M. Thennavan K. Ponnusamy Melur A. M. Paramasivam C. P. Pattabiraman T. V. Nadesan Paulraj P. Eswaramoorthy M. C. Dhamotharan M. Ammamuthu
Eleventh Legislative Assembly	M. Karunanidhi K. Anbazhagan Arcot N. Veeraswami Nanjil K. Manoharan Ko. Si. Mani Veerapandi S. Arumugam Duraimurugan K. Ponmudy M. Tamilkudimagan K. N. Nehru K. Sundaram A. Rahman Khan Aladi Aruna V. Thangapandian N. K. K. Periasamy M. R. K. Panneerselvam Pongalur N. Palanisamy K. Pitchandi I. Periyasamy V. Mullaivendhan B. M. Senguttuvan S. P. Sarguna Pandian Samayanallur S. Selvaraj N. Suresh Rajan Anthiyur P. Selvarasu S. Jennifer Chandran
Twelfth Legislative Assembly	J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam C. Ponnaiyan M. Thambidurai D. Jayakumar Ayyaru Vandayar Pollachi V. Jayaraman S. Semmalai C. Durairaj P. C. Ramasamy Thalavai Sundaram A. Anwer Raja K. Pandurangan S. S. Thirunavukkarasu P. Dhanapal Natham R. Viswanathan R. Saroja B. Valarmathi V. Subramanian Nainar Nagendran K. P. Rajendra Prasad C. Ve. Shanmugam S. P. Shunmuganathan A. K. Selvaraj A. Venkatachalam R. Jeevanantham C. Shanmugavelu R. Vaithilingam Valarmathi Jebaraj S. M. Velusamy P. Mohan R. Vilvanathan M. C. Sampath Anitha R. Radhakrishnan K. Sudarsanam V. D. Natarajan S. Ramachandran K. K. Balasubramanian V. Somasundaram M. Radhakrishnan A. Miller A. Pappa Sundaram P. V. Damodaran R. Vadivel P. Annavi K. P. Anbalagan R. T. Inbathamilan
Thirteenth Legislative Assembly	M. Karunanidhi M. K. Stalin K. Anbazhagan Arcot N. Veeraswami Ko. Si. Mani Veerapandi S. Arumugam Duraimurugan P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan K. Ponmudy K. N. Nehru M. R. K. Panneerselvam I. Periyasamy N. Suresh Rajan Parithi Ilamvazhuthi E. V. Velu Suba. Thangavelan K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran T. M. Anbarasan K. R. Periyakaruppan N. K. K. P. Raja Thangam Thenarasu S. N. M. Ubayadullah T. P. M. Mohideen Khan N. Selvaraj M. P. Saminathan Poongothai Aladi Aruna P. Geetha Jeevan A. Tamilarasi K. P. P. Samy U. Mathivanan K. Ramachandran Pongalur N. Palanisamy
Fourteenth Legislative Assembly	J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam K. A. Sengottaiyan Natham R. Viswanathan K. P. Munusamy C. Shanmugavelu R. Vaithilingam Agri S. S. Krishnamoorthy C. Karuppasamy P. Palaniappan C. Ve. Shanmugam Sellur K. Raju K. T. Pachaiammal Edappadi K. Palaniswami S. P. Shunmuganathan K. V. Ramalingam S. P. Velumani T. K. M. Chinnayya M. C. Sampath P. Thangamani G. Senthamizhan S. Gokula Indira Selvi Ramajayam B. V. Ramanaa R. B. Udhayakumar N. Subramanian V. Senthil Balaji N. Mariyam Pitchai K. A. Jayapal E. Subaya Budhichandhiran S. T. Chellapandian V. S. Vijay N. R. Sivapathi A. Mohammed John P. Chendur Pandian S. Damodaran R. Kamaraj V. Moorthy M. Paranjothi S. Sundararaj K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji B. Valarmathi M. S. M. Anandan Mukkur N. Subramanian N. D. Venkatachalam P. Mohan T. P. Poonatchi Vaigaichelvan K. C. Veeramani S. Abdul Rahim C. Vijayabaskar
Fifteenth Legislative Assembly	J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam Edappadi K. Palaniswami Dindigul C. Sreenivasan K. A. Sengottaiyan Sellur K. Raju P. Thangamani S. P. Velumani D. Jayakumar C. Ve. Shanmugam K. P. Anbalagan V. Saroja M. C. Sampath K. C. Karuppannan R. Kamaraj O. S. Manian Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan C. Vijayabaskar R. Doraikkannu Kadambur C. Raju R. B. Udhayakumar Vellamandi N. Natarajan K. C. Veeramani K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji P. Benjamin Nilofer Kafeel M. R. Vijayabhaskar M. Manikandan V. M. Rajalakshmi Ma Foi K. Pandiarajan G. Baskaran Sevvoor S. Ramachandran S. Valarmathi P. Balakrishna Reddy
Sixteenth Legislative Assembly	M. K. Stalin Udhayanidhi Stalin Duraimurugan K. N. Nehru I. Periyasamy K. Ponmudy E. V. Velu M. R. K. Panneerselvam K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran Thangam Thenarasu S. Regupathy S. Muthusamy K. R. Periyakaruppan T. M. Anbarasan M. P. Saminathan P. Geetha Jeevan Anitha R. Radhakrishnan R. S. Rajakannappan K. Ramachandran R. Sakkarapani V. Senthil Balaji R. Gandhi Ma. Subramanian P. Moorthy S. S. Sivasankar P. K. Sekar Babu Palanivel Thiaga Rajan S. M. Nasar Gingee K. S. Masthan Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi Siva. V. Meyyanathan C. V. Ganesan T. Mano Thangaraj M. Mathiventhan N. Kayalvizhi T. R. B. Rajaa R. Rajendran Govi. Chezhiaan

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