Duraimurugan
| Durai Murugan | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Leader of Oppostition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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Assumed office 2016 |
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| Leader | M. K. Stalin |
| Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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Assumed office 1971 |
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| Constituency | Katpadi |
| Minister of Public Works Department (Government of Tamil Nadu) | |
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In office 2006–2011 |
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| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 July 1938 Katpadi, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Political party |
 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
|
| Spouse(s) | Santhakumari |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India |
Durai Murugan (born 1 July 1938 in Melmayil, Tamil Nadu) is an Indian lawyer and politician. He qualified as BL and MA and is an advocate by profession.
Murugan was first elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly in 1971 and has been elected six times since. He was elected from the Katpadi constituency in 2006. After the 2006 assembly elections, Murugan was appointed Minister for Public Works in the Government of Tamil Nadu.
He was charged with pulling the saree of AIADMK Chief J. Jayalalithaa, when she tried to obstruct the presentation of the 1990 state budget.
He was divested of the Public Works Department portfolio on 13 July 2009.
He was re-elected from the Katpadi constituency in the elections of 2016.
He resides in Chennai.
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