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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = B. S. Gnanadesikan
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| birth_date = {{birth date |1949|01|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Srivilluputtur, Dist. Virudhunagar, [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2021|1|15|1949|1|20}}
| death_place = [[Chennai, Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| party = [[Tamil Maanila Congress]]
| spouse = G. Thilagavathi
| children = Two sons (Vijay Gnanadesikan, Prashanth Gnanadesikan)
| nationality = Indian
| religion =
| footnotes =
| date=
| year =
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| office = [[Member of Parliament]] - [[Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = 2001
| term_end = 2007
| term_start1 = 2007
| term_end1 = 2013
| office2 = General Secretary & Spokesperson of [[Tamil Maanila Congress]]
| term_start2 = 1996
| term_end2 = 2001
| office4 = President of [[Tamil Nadu Congress Committee]]
| term_start4 = 2009
| term_end4 = 2013
| office3 = Sr.Vice President of [[Tamil Maanila Congress]]
| term_start3 = 2013
| term_end3 = 2021
| website = Profile on Rajya Sabha [http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=1845]
|alma_mater=[[Loyola College, Chennai]]}}

'''B. S. Gnanadesikan''' (20 January 1949 – 15 January 2021) was a Sr. Vice President of Tamil Maanila Congress(M) and a two time [[Member of parliament (India)|Member of the Parliament of India]] representing [[Tamil Nadu]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Indian Parliament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/b-s-gnanadesikan|title=B. S. Gnanadesikan|access-date=31 August 2018|publisher=[[India.gov.in]]}}</ref> Previously he was the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee from 2011 to 2014.

He died at the age of 71 in Chennai due to illness.<ref>{{Cite web|title=த.மா.கா. மூத்த தலைவர் பி.எஸ்.ஞானதேசிகன் காலமானார்!|url=http://www.puthiyathalaimurai.com/newsview/91065/Tamil-Maanila-Congress-BS-Gnanadesikan-passed-away|access-date=2021-01-15|website=Puthiyathalaimurai|language=ta}}</ref>

'''Educational Qualifications''': B.A., B.L. Educated at [[Loyola College, Chennai]] and Dr. Ambedkar Law College, Chennai

'''Profession''': Senior Advocate / Sr. Vice President of Tamil Maanila Congress(M)

==Positions Held==
* Dec. 2014 - Jan 2021: Sr. Vice President of Tamil Maanila Congress(M)
* Sep. 2011 - Nov 2014: President, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee<ref>{{Cite web|title='Unifier' Gnanadesikan Gets 2nd Term as Chief of TN Congress Committee|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2013/dec/09/‘Unifier’-Gnanadesikan-Gets-2nd-Term-as-Chief-of-TN-Congress-Committee-548000.html|access-date=2021-01-15|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
* Aug. 2009 - July 2013: Member, Committee on Water Resources
* Dec. 2008 - July 2013: Member, Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry
* May. 2008 - July 2013: Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
* Jul. 2007 - Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
* Oct. 2004 - May. 2009: Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
* Sep. 2004 - May. 2009: Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
* Aug. 2004 - Sep. 2004: Member, Committee on Labor
* Aug. 2002 - Feb. 2004: Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance
* Jan. 2002 - Feb. 2004: Member, Committee on Defense
* Jul. 2001 - Elected to Rajya Sabha
* 1996-2002 - General Secretary and Official Spokesperson, (i) Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)

==References==
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:1949 births]]
[[Category:People from Virudhunagar district]]
[[Category:Tamil Maanila Congress politicians]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]

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