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| name = Kumuri Anandan<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1933|03|19|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kaniyakumari]], [[Travancore]], [[British India]]<br />
| residence = [[Chennai]]<br />
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| party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
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| spouse = KrishnaKumari<br />
| children = [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]<br />
| website = {{url|tncc.org.in}}<br />
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| year = 2012<br />
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| relations = [[H. Vasanthakumar]]<br />
| parents = Father : Harikrishnan Nadar<br />Mother : Thangammal<br />
| birth_name = Ananthakrishnan<br />
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'''Anandan kumari''' is executive committee member and veteran leader of [[Tamil Nadu]] [[Indian National Congress|congress committee]].<ref>http://tncc.org.in/committee/executive-committee/</ref><br />
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== Member of Parliament ==<br />
He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Nagercoil (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagercoil constituency]] as an Indian National Congress candidate in [[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1977|1977]] election,<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf Volume I, 1977 Indian general election, 6th Lok Sabha] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718185438/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1977/Vol_I_LS_77.pdf |date=18 July 2014 }}</ref> but was defeated in the [[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1996|1996]] and [[Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1998|1998]] elections.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120930024556/http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/electionstats/candidate/KUMARI%20ANANTHAN.html Profile of Kumari Ananthan in IBN]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf Volume I, 1996 Indian Lok Sabha election, 11th Lok Sabha]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf Volume I, 1998 Indian general election, 12th Lok Sabha] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718181833/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf |date=18 July 2014 }}</ref> He also served as the president of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee.<ref>{{cite news|title=Three former TNCC chiefs unlisted|url=http://in.rediff.com/news/2000/nov/06satya.htm|work=rediff|date=6 November 2000}}</ref><br />
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== Member of Legislative Assembly ==<br />
Ananthan was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]. He floated a new party called " Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress" breaking from Janatha party and had alliance with AIDMK in 1980 byelection contesting 10 seats and won 6 of them. He was elected to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] as a Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress candidate from [[Thiruvottiyur (State Assembly Constituency)|Thiruvottiyur constituency]] in [[1980 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1980]] election<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1980/StatisticalReportTamil%20Nadu%201980.pdf 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref> from [[Radhapuram (State Assembly Constituency)|Radhapuram constituency]] 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> He was elected as an [[Indian National Congress]] candidate from [[Sathankulam (State Assembly Constituency)|Sathankulam constituency]] in the [[1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1989]] and [[1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election|1991]] elections.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1989/StatisticalReportTamilNadu89.pdf 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India]</ref><br />
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== Thondar Congress ==<br />
Ananthan floated [[Thondar Congress]], a new political party breaking away from Congress. He began the party as he said he was frustrated by National Congress leaders' neglect of the Tamil Nadu state party unit and workers.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130125115905/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2001/03/07/stories/04072237.htm Kumari Ananthan floats new party]</ref> Having failed to make any progress in elections, it merged with the [[Indian National Congress]] in 2001.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Ananthan's youngest brother [[H. Vasanthakumar]] was an entrepreneur and a politician.<br />
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His daughter is physician turned politician [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]] who has been appointed as Governor of Telangana state.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/tamilisai-soundararajan-sworn-in-ts-governor/article29369379.ece| title = Tamilisai Soundararajan sworn in TS Governor - The Hindu}} </ref><br />
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[[Category:Tamil Nadu politicians]]<br />
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[[Category:6th Lok Sabha members]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress (Organisation) politicians]]<br />
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[[Category:People from Kanyakumari district]]<br />
[[Category:1933 births]]<br />
[[Category:Members of the 10th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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