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'''K. Thangavel''' (6 October 1951 – 13 September 2020) was an Indian politician who served as member of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from 2011 to 2016.<br />
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== Life ==<br />
Thangavel was born on 6 October 1951 in [[Tiruppur]], Tamil Nadu.<ref name=hindustan>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindustanpages.com/k-thangavel-mla-tiruppur-tamilnadu |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 June 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628031546/http://www.hindustanpages.com/k-thangavel-mla-tiruppur-tamilnadu |archive-date=28 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He kept living in Tiruppur.<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/114.htm/|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu}}</ref><br />
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He started his political career as a forefront leader of [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]] in Tiruppur. He led a 127 day long strike of labor demanding dearness allowance in 1984.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}} From 2006 to 2011 he was a local politician in Tiruppur.<ref name=hindustan/><br />
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In 2011 was elected as member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Tiruppur South (State Assembly Constituency)|Tiruppur South constituency]]. He represented the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] party.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011 |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf |publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320103427/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf |archivedate=20 March 2012 }}</ref> He served until 2016.<ref name=hindu>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/former-mla-dies-of-covid-19/article32594862.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915064144/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/former-mla-dies-of-covid-19/article32594862.ece |title=Former MLA dies of COVID-19 |publisher=The Hindu |date=13 September 2020 |archive-date=15 September 2020}}</ref> Thangavel was admitted to a local hospital in [[Coimbatore]] in late August 2020. He died from [[COVID-19]] on 13 September 2020, twenty three days short of his 69th birthday during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]].<ref name=hindu/><br />
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== References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web|title=Official Blog|url=http://voiceoftiruppur.blogspot.in/|publisher=MLA Office}}<br />
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[[Category:1951 births]]<br />
[[Category:2020 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil Nadu MLAs 2011–2016]]<br />
[[Category:People from Tiruppur]]<br />
[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]<br />
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