Murasoli Maran
| Murasoli Maran | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
17 August 1935 Thirukkuvalai, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 24 November 2003 (aged 68) Chennai |
| Political party | DMK |
| Spouse(s) | Mallika Maran |
| Children |
Kalanidhi Maran, Dayanidhi Maran, Anbukarasi Maran |
| Residence | Chennai |
| Religion | Hindu |
| As of 23 November, 2003 Source: [1] |
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Murasoli Maran (Tamil: முரசொலி மாறன்) (17 August 1935 – 24 November 2003) was a prominent Tamil politician in India, and an important leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party which is headed by his maternal uncle and mentor, M. Karunanidhi. A Member of Parliament for 36 years, he was made a Union Minister in three separate central governments, in charge of Urban Development in the V.P. Singh government, Industry in the Gowda and Gujral governments, and finally Commerce and Industry under Vajpayee. Apart from being a politician, Maran was a journalist and scriptwriter for films too.
Murasoli Maran born on 17 August 1934 was son of Shanmuga Sundaram. He was born at Thirukkuvalai Village Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu. After completing his basic education in his hometown he headed to Madras to get a master's degree in Arts (M.A) from Pachaiyappa's College and Law College, Madras. Before joining politics Mr. Maran worked as a Journalist and later served as a social worker. Since his student life at Madras he was closely associated with the DMK. On 15 September 1963 he married Mallika and has two sons and a daughter. His younger son Dayanidhi Maran is a (Ex-Union Minister) and his elder son Kalanithi Maran heads and owns the popular TV Network Sun TV. His daughter Anbukarasi Maran is a cardiologist.
He was very vocal against Hindi being introduced in Tamil Nadu and for this he was arrested in 1965 during anti-Hindi agitations for his articles. He was detained for a year under Maintenance of Internal Security Act during emergency .
Murasoli Maran edited a daily newspaper in Tamil Murasoli published from Chennai. He was also an editor of The Rising Sun, a weekly in English. The Rising Sun can be accessed at www.therisingsun.in. He published Kunguman, Muththaram, Vannathirai and Sumangali in Tamil language.
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