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'''Gomathi Srinivasan''' is an Indian politician and was Minister of Social Welfare in the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] between 1980 and 1987, as well as a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]].<br />
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Srinivasan was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (AIADMK) candidate from [[Valangiman (State Assembly Constituency)|Valangiman constituency]] in [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1980]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> She served as Minister of Social Welfare in the cabinet of [[M. G. Ramachandran]] between 1980 and 1987,<ref name="hindu">{{cite news |work=The Hindu |title=AIADMK welcomes newcomers |date=3 September 2013 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/aiadmk-welcomes-newcomers/article5086526.ece |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref> being re-elected from the same constituency, which was [[Reservation in India|reserved]] for candidates from the [[Scheduled Castes]], in the [[1984 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1984 election]].<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1984/StatisticalReportTamilNadu84.pdf 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><br />
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After Ramachandran had died, Srinivasan switched allegiances and joined the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK),<ref name="hindu"/> for whom she won the Valangiman seat in the [[1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1996 elections]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=9 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-TN96.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 |accessdate=2017-05-06}}</ref> The DMK denied her the opportunity to contest the [[2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|2001 elections]] and later suspended her for alleged anti-party activities.<ref>{{cite news |work=Frontline |title=A fierce fight |first=T. S. |last=Subramanian |url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1810/18100160.htm |date=25 May 2001 |accessdate=2017-05-18}}</ref> She returned to the AIADMK in September 2013.<ref name="hindu"/><br />
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Srinivasan was among several former DMK ministers legislators charged by [[Tamil Nadu Police]] in June 2005 of having assets disproportionate to their known income.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 June 2005 |title=Kannappan charge sheeted |first=K. T. |last=Sangameswaran |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/06/16/stories/2005061604420600.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2017-05-17}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> All charges were dismissed by the courts in 2015 due to lack of evidence.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Times of India |title=Former Tamil Nadu minister Raja Kannappan acquitted in disproportionate assets case |first=Manish |last=Raj |date=24 July 2015 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Former-Tamil-Nadu-minister-Raja-Kannappan-acquitted-in-disproportionate-assets-case/articleshow/48206161.cms |accessdate=2017-05-17}}</ref><br />
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