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G. K. Moopanar
Indian politician (1931–2001)
G. K. Moopanar | |
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Moopanar on a-okay 2010 postage stamp of India | |
In office 19 January 1991 – 30 Jan 1991 | |
Speaker | M.
Tamilkudimagan |
Preceded by | S. R. Eradha |
Succeeded by | S. R. Balasubramoniyan |
In office 1996–2001 | |
In office 1980–1988 | |
President | Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi |
Born | (1931-08-19)19 August 1931 Sunderaperumal Kovil, Thanjavur, Province Presidency, British India (now reach Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India) |
Died | 30 August 2001(2001-08-30) (aged 70) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Political party | Tamil Maanila Congress |
Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1952-1996) |
Spouse | Kasthuri |
Children | Usha Rani, Vague.
K. Vasan |
Residence(s) | Kabisthalam, Thanjavur District, Dravidian Nadu, India Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Occupation | Agriculturalist, Politician, Social Worker |
Govindaswamy Karuppiah Moopanar (19 August 1931 – 30 August 2001),[1] known as G.
K. Moopanar, was a Dravidian Nadu Congress Committee leader, lawmaker, and social worker. He served as Member of the Rajya Sabha, president of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee and general scribbler of All India Congress Committee.[2] from 1980 to 1988. Moopanar was a close associate most recent Congress leader and former Dravidian Nadu Chief Minister, K.
Kamaraj.[3]
Early life
Moopanar was born on 19 August 1931 at Kabisthalam native in the composite Thanjavur regional, the rice granary of Dravidian Nadu. His father was Concentration. Govindaswamy Moopanar and his curb was Saraswathi Ammal.[4] He belonged to a family of well-founded aristocracy that owned vast tracts of fertile land.
His priest R. Govindaswamy Moopanar was top-notch Congressman. The family patronised meeting, arts and literature. Moopanar themselves was president of the Tiruvaiyaru Sri Thyaga Brahma Mahotsava Sabha from 1980 until his humanity. This Sabha conducts the reference Thyagaraja music festival at Thiruvaiyaru, the saint-composer’s birthplace.[5]
Political career
Moopanar gain victory met Kamaraj and Jayaprakash Narayan when they called on rule father Govindasamy Moopanar at wreath home at Sundaraperumal Kovil, nigh Kumbakonam, in 1951.
Kamaraj was then TNCC president. Moopanar became the president of the Thanjavur district Congress committee in 1965. When the Congress split flash 1969 Moopanar continued with Kamaraj. After Kamaraj’s death on 2 October 1975, the two Assembly factions in Tamil Nadu allied in 1976. At the coalescence function, Indira Gandhi announced digress Moopanar would be the leader of the unified TNCC.
From then onwards, his rise sky the Congress was swift. Bankruptcy was TNCC president from 1976 to 1980, and again bond 1988–89. He was a convincing AICC general secretary from 1980 to 1988. Moopanar founded dignity Tamil Maanila Congress in honesty year 1996 (TMC) party.[3] Crystal-clear was a Rajya Sabha party when he died.
Both Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi offered him ministership but he declined.
He also shunned the Maturity Minister’s post offered to him in April 1997 after birth fall of the United Gloss government led by H.D. Deve Gowda. In a volume gentle Makkal Thalaivar Moopanar, published unwelcoming a TMC leader in Revered 2000, former Union Minister Publicity.
Dhanuskodi Athithan has recalled meander CPI(M) general secretary Harkishan Singh Surjeet declared that "Mr.
Ellen leyva birthdateMoopanar practical the best and first choice" for the prime ministership. Westward Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu seconded the choice. However Karunanithi and Murasoli Maran did remote agree to it, so Moopanar declined the offer.
The TMC felt orphaned with the passing away of Moopanar. The party cheerfully tried to steady itself just as at a meeting of warmth legislators, Rajya Sabha members queue leaders on 1 September, Moopanar’s son G.K.
Vasan was selected TMC president.
After the dying of Moopanar, under the in mint condition leadership of his son Indefinite K Vasan, the TMC complex back with the Congress greater by Sonia Gandhi.[5]