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Born on October 4, 1946
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Diploma in Civil Engineering
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Joined CPI(M) in 1968
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Elected Secretary Trichy District Kisan Sabha 1974
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Elected Secretary Tamilnadu State Kisan Sabha 1986
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Elected General Secretary All India Kisan Sabha 1998
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Elected Trichy District Secretary 1978
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Elected to Tamilnadu State Committee 1972
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Elected to State Secretariat 1986
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Elected to Central Committee 1998
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Elected to Central Secretariat 2002
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Elected to Polit Bureau 2005
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Was underground for two years during the Emergency from 1975 to 1977
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Currently Member of the Polit Bureau