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|name =A.Venkatachalam<br />
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|caption = Leader<br />
|office1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<br />
|term_start1 = 1984<br />
|term_end1 = 1989<br />
|governor1 =<br />
|predecessor1 =<br />
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|primeminister1 =<br />
|office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<br />
|term_start2 = 1996<br />
|term_end2 = 2001<br />
|primeminister2 =<br />
|office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]<br />
|term_start3 = 2001<br />
|term_end3 = 2006<br />
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|constituency3 = [[Alangudi (State Assembly Constituency)|Alangudi]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1955|9|15|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = Pullachi Kutiyiruppu, [[Vadakadu]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|10|07|1955|9|15|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = Vadakadu, Tamil Nadu<br />
| occupation = Politician<br />
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| children = 3 sons<br />
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'''A. Venkatachalam''' (15 September 1955 – 7 October 2010<ref name="deathreport1">{{cite news|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/article288765.ece|title=Ex-AIADMK minister Venkatachalam killed|date=8 October 2010|publisher=The New Indian Express|accessdate=2010-10-10}}</ref>) was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] from [[Alangudi (State Assembly Constituency)|Alangudi]], [[Tamil Nadu]]; he represented the constituency for five year terms starting in 1984, 1996 and 2001.<ref name="Issues of basic amenities remain unresolved">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/06/stories/2006050615510300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202230153/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/06/stories/2006050615510300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2008|title=Issues of basic amenities remain unresolved|date=6 May 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-08-08}}</ref> During this time, he was also the Minister for Tourism in Chief Minister [[J. Jayalalithaa|J. Jayalalitha's]] cabinet. Venkatachalam was from the village of [[Vadakadu]], which is located in what was his constituency.<ref name="deathreport2">{{cite news|url=http://www.behindindia.com/india-news-stories/oct-10-02/aiadmk-08-10-10.html |title=Former AIADMK minister murdered brutally |date=8 October 2010 |publisher=BehindIndia.com |accessdate=2010-10-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011092049/http://www.behindindia.com/india-news-stories/oct-10-02/aiadmk-08-10-10.html |archivedate=11 October 2010 }}</ref><br />
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Venkatachalam died on 7 October 2010, reportedly murdered by sickle in his house by four people. Angry mobs blocked roads and damaged vehicles in protest.<ref name="deathreport1"/><br />
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