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{{Short description|Indian politician and lawyer}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = L. Murugan
| image =
| caption = L. Murugan in 2021
| office = [[Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]]
| term_start = 7 July 2021
| term_end =
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| minister = [[Parshottam Rupala]]
| predecessor = [[Pratap Chandra Sarangi]]

| office1 = [[Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]
| term_start1 = 7 July 2021
| term_end1 =
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| minister1 = [[Anurag Singh Thakur]]
| predecessor1 = ''Position established''
| successor1 =
| office2 =[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start2 = 2021
| term_end2 =
| constituency2 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| predecessor2 = [[Thawar Chand Gehlot]]
| office3 = State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start3 = 11 March 2020
| term_end3 = 07 July 2021
| predecessor3 = [[Tamilisai Soundararajan]]
| successor3 = [[K. Annamalai]]
| office4 = Vice-chairman, [[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]]
| termstart4 = 2017
| termend4 = 2020
| predecessor4 = Raj Kumar Verka
| successor4 = Arun Halder
| office5 = {{br list |2nd State President of the Cultural Wing|[[Tamil Nadu]]}}
| president5 = [[M. K. Stalin]]
| term_start5 = 2021
| term_end5 = present
| predecessor5 = [[Gayathri Raguram]]
| successor5 =''[[Incumbent]]''
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|5|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = Konur, [[Namakkal district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<ref name="Konur" />
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|parents = L Varudammal, Loganathan<ref name="Tamil Nadu: Son a Union minister, but L Murugan’s independent mom and dad toil in fields">{{cite news |last1=The Times of India |first1= |title=Tamil Nadu: Son a Union minister, but L Murugan's independent mom and dad toil in fields |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/son-a-union-minister-but-l-murugans-independent-mom-and-dad-toil-in-fields/articleshow/84510573.cms |access-date=18 July 2021 |date=18 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718121434/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/son-a-union-minister-but-l-murugans-independent-mom-and-dad-toil-in-fields/articleshow/84510573.cms |archive-date=18 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
| spouse = C. Kalaiyarasi
| children = 2
| residence = 353, Gujji 1st Cross Street, [[Anna Nagar]], [[Chennai]],<br />[[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| website =
| alma_mater =
* [[Madras Law College]] (LL.M. , Ph.D)
* [[Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University]] (LL.B)
| footnotes =
| date =
| year =
| source =
| alt = L Murugan
| termstart = July 2021
}}

'''Loganathan Murugan''' is an Indian politician and advocate currently serving as [[Minister of State (India)|Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]] and [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]. On 7 July 2021, he was made a Union Minister of State prior to which he was the state president of the [[Tamil Nadu]] unit of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-bjp-president-l-murugan-finds-place-pm-modi-s-cabinet-151920 | title=TN BJP president L Murugan finds a place in PM Modi's Cabinet as Minister of Social justice| publisher=NewsMinute | date=7 July 2021 | accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title=Tamil Nadu BJP President L Murugan Sworn in As Cabinet Minister|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/tamil-nadu-bjp-president-l-murugan-sworn-in-as-cabinet-minister-3937514.html|access-date=2021-07-09|website=News18|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal and early life==
Murugan was born into a [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking [[Arunthathiyar]] family.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yamunan|first=Sruthisagar|title=Will the BJP's 'Vetrivel Yatrai' in Tamil Nadu end its alliance with the AIADMK?|url=https://scroll.in/article/978085/will-the-bjps-vetrivel-yatrai-in-tamil-nadu-end-its-alliance-with-the-aiadmk|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |date=7 July 2021 |title=5 things to know about L Murugan, TN's BJP leader who is part of Modi's cabinet |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2021/07/07201509/1305427/5-things-to-know-about-L-Murugan-TNs-BJP-leader-who-.vpf |publisher=DTNext |quote=He was born in Paramathi in the [[Namakkal district]] of Tamil Nadu into a Telugu speaking family}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |date=26 March 2021 |title=L Murugan's motive is to touch every voter with a hint of saffron |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/mar/26/l-murugans-motive-is-to-touch-every-voter-with-a-hint-of-saffron-2281726.html |publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref> He was born to L Varudammal, Loganathan on 29 May 1977 in Konur of [[Namakkal district]] of Tamil Nadu.<ref name="Konur">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/tamilnadu/690659-l-murugan.html|title=ஆர்எஸ்எஸ் முழுநேர ஊழியர் ஸ்ரீகணேசன் அறிமுகத்தால் அரசியலில் நுழைந்து மத்திய அமைச்சராக உயர்ந்த எல்.முருகன்|website=Hindu Tamil Thisai|language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-bjp-tamil-nadu-chief-l-murugan-newly-inducted-into-union-cabinet-7393698/|title=Who is BJP Tamil Nadu chief L Murugan, newly inducted into Union Cabinet|date=July 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name="కొడుకు మంత్రి.. పొలం పనుల్లోనే పేరెంట్స్!: హ్యాట్సాఫ్ అన్న ప్రతిపక్ష">{{cite news |last1=V6 Velugu |first1= |title=కొడుకు మంత్రి.. పొలం పనుల్లోనే పేరెంట్స్!: హ్యాట్సాఫ్ అన్న ప్రతిపక్ష |url=https://www.v6velugu.com/%E2%80%98heartwarming-story%E2%80%99-son-becomes-minister-but-parents-choose-to-continue-as-farm-labourers |access-date=18 July 2021 |date=18 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718122222/https://www.v6velugu.com/%E2%80%98heartwarming-story%E2%80%99-son-becomes-minister-but-parents-choose-to-continue-as-farm-labourers |archive-date=18 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Murugan did his law degree at [[Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University|Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law College, Chennai]] and got his master's degree and PhD at [[University of Madras]]. Inspired by [[Hindutva]] ideology during his college days in 1997, he joined the [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]],<ref name="Vikatan">{{Cite web|last=பாலாஜி|first=சே|title=மத்திய அமைச்சர் எல்.முருகன்: சட்டக் கல்லூரி முதல் டெல்லி அரசியல் வரை! - கடந்துவந்த பாதை|url=https://www.vikatan.com/government-and-politics/politics/tn-bjp-leader-l-murugan-becomes-union-minister-who-is-he|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-10|website=[[Vikatan]]|language=ta}}</ref> and later the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]. He has practiced law for at least 15 years also serving as the Standing Counsel to the Government of India at [[Madras High Court]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-08|title=Who is BJP Tamil Nadu chief L Murugan, newly inducted into Union Cabinet|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/who-is-bjp-tamil-nadu-chief-l-murugan-newly-inducted-into-union-cabinet-7393698/|access-date=2021-10-10|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ncsc.nic.in/files/profile-murugan%20l.-latest.pdf | title=PROFILE OF L. MURUGAN, VICE-CHARMAN, NCSC | publisher=[[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]] | accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref> As a lawyer He has appeared in various cases on behalf of the BJP.<ref>{{Cite web|last=I|first=Shyamsundar|date=2020-03-12|title=ஆர்எஸ்எஸ் பயிற்சி.. தேர்தல் தோல்வி.. சர்ச்சை மேல் சர்ச்சை.. யார் இந்த எல்.முருகன்? பின்னணி என்ன?|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/news/chennai/the-new-tamilnadu-bjp-president-who-is-this-l-murugan-379457.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-16|website=oneindia.com|language=ta}}</ref>

He is fluent in [[English language|English]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=மத்திய அமைச்சர் பதவியும் – அந்த 4 இடங்களும்; எல். முருகன் கடந்து வந்த பாதை!|url=https://zeenews.india.com/tamil/tamil-nadu/union-cabinet-minister-l-murugan-political-career-and-biography-366250|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Zee Hindustan Tamil|date=8 July 2021|language=ta}}</ref>

==Political career==
===Early political career===
Murugan served as the national general secretary of the [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|scheduled caste]] (SC) division of the RSS while he was in the RSS.<ref>{{Cite news|title=எல். முருகன் யார்? மத்திய அமைச்சர் ஆக உதவிய 'அரசியல் பாதை'|language=ta|work=BBC News தமிழ்|url=https://www.bbc.com/tamil/india-57751663|access-date=2021-10-10}}</ref>

In the [[2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2011 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections]], he contested from the [[Rasipuram (state assembly constituency)|Rasipuram]] seat on a BJP ticket but got only 1800 votes. He served as the in charge of [[Kerala]] for some time.<ref name="Vikatan" /> He served as the vice-chairman of the [[National Commission for Scheduled Castes]] (NCSC) from 2017 to 2020.<ref name="presidentbjp">{{Cite web|title=Eight months after Tamilisai's departure, TN BJP gets Dalit face as new president|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/mar/11/eight-months-after-tamilisais-departure-tn-bjp-gets-dalit-face-as-new-president-2115389.html|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bureau|first=ABP News|date=2021-07-07|title=Cabinet Expansion: Tamil Nadu BJP Chief L Murugan Sworn In As Union Minister|url=https://news.abplive.com/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-state-bjp-chief-l-murugan-sworn-in-as-union-minister-1468072|access-date=2021-10-10|website=news.abplive.com|language=en}}</ref> Murugan later resigned his post in the NCSC before one year of his term's end and met senior BJP leaders.<ref name="Vikatan" />

During the agitations against [[National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)|NEET]] in Tamil Nadu, Murugan claimed that there were ‘external forces’ in the [[Suicide of S. Anitha]] and said that NEET is required.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-09-27|title='We suspect some external force led to her suicide,' says SC commission chief on Anitha's death|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/we-suspect-some-external-force-led-her-suicide-says-sc-commission-chief-anitha-s-death-69103|access-date=2021-10-10|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-09-28|title=External pressure behind Anitha suicide: NCSC vice-chairman|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/280917/external-pressure-behind-anitha-suicide-ncsc-vice-chairman.html|access-date=2021-10-10|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> Murugan claimed that there had been an increase of [[love jihad]] in Tamil Nadu in January 2020.<ref name="OneIndia" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Jaisankar|first=C.|date=2020-01-30|title=NCSC asks police to probe 'love jihad' angle in BJP man's murder|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ncsc-asks-police-to-probe-love-jihad-angle-in-bjp-mans-murder/article30687597.ece|access-date=2021-10-10|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

=== BJP state president ===
On 12 March 2020, he was made chief of the BJP Tamil Nadu unit. He is the first from the Arunthathiyar community to hold the post.<ref name="presidentbjp" />

Murugan was supportive of the [[Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tamil Nadu: Does a Leadership Position in the BJP Really Help the Dalits?|url=https://thewire.in/politics/tamil-nadu-does-a-leadership-position-in-the-bjp-really-help-the-dalits|access-date=2021-10-09|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Will BJP's UP Model of Mobilising Scheduled Castes Work in Tamil Nadu?|url=https://thewire.in/politics/bjp-tamil-nadu-mobilise-scheduled-castes-l-murugan|access-date=2021-10-09|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref name="OneIndia" /> He is was not very close to the leaders of Tamil Nadu BJP but was close with the National BJP leaders.<ref name="OneIndia">{{Cite web|last=I|first=Shyamsundar|date=2020-03-12|title=ஆர்எஸ்எஸ் பயிற்சி.. தேர்தல் தோல்வி.. சர்ச்சை மேல் சர்ச்சை.. யார் இந்த எல்.முருகன்? பின்னணி என்ன?|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/news/chennai/the-new-tamilnadu-bjp-president-who-is-this-l-murugan-379457.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-24|website=oneindia.com|language=ta}}</ref> Murugan attempted to lead the BJP's high voltage Vel Yatra twice in 2020 to build support for [[Hindutva]] politics in Tamil Nadu, but was arrested both times.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-08|title=TN BJP chief, party workers attempt to undertake Vel Yatra again, detained|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-bjp-chief-party-workers-attempt-undertake-vel-yatra-again-detained-137189|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Chief Minister of Puducherry [[V. Narayanasamy|V Narayanasamy]] said Vel yatra is a move by BJP to foment [[Communal violence|communal disharmony]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-06|title=Pondy CM dubs 'Vel Yatra' as move to foment communal strife|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/pondy-cm-dubs-vel-yatra-as-move-to-foment-communal-strife-912125.html|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> He called the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]] in Delhi as “false propaganda” in December 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2020-12-16|title=Murugan: false propaganda on farm laws has failed|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/murugan-false-propaganda-on-farm-laws-has-failed/article33340887.ece|access-date=2021-07-15|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

He contested the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections from [[Dharapuram (state assembly constituency)|Dharapuram]] and lost to DMK's [[N. Kayalvizhi]] by 1,393 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title=TN BJP president L Murugan finds a place in PM Modi's Cabinet|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-bjp-president-l-murugan-finds-place-pm-modi-s-cabinet-151920|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>

=== Union minister ===
On 7 July 2021, Murugan was sworn in as the [[Minister of State (India)|Minister of State]] in the [[Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying]] and [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]] during the Cabinet reshuffle.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=ChennaiJuly 8|first1=Akshaya Nath|last2=July 8|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 12:47|title=Murugan rewarded with Union cabinet berth for delivering 4 BJP seats in Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/murugan-gets-union-cabinet-berth-for-tamil-nadu-success-1825426-2021-07-08|access-date=2021-08-30|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Murugan is the first from the Arunthathiyar community to be made a Union minister since Independence.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-15|title=With L Murugan's inclusion in Union Cabinet, BJP looks at a long term plan in Tamil Nadu|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/l-murugans-inclusion-union-cabinet-bjp-looks-long-term-plan-tamil-nadu-152369|access-date=2021-08-30|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> He had 21 criminal cases against him in August 2021, the most of any minister in the Modi's cabinet.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=N. L.|title=Who are Modi's ministers facing the most criminal cases?|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2021/08/17/who-are-modis-ministers-facing-the-most-criminal-cases|access-date=2021-10-09|website=Newslaundry}}</ref> Murugan claimed there were “vested interests” behind the [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]] in northern states in October 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2021-10-09|title='Vested interests' behind farm protests: Union Minister L. Murugan|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/vested-interests-behind-farm-protests-union-minister-l-murugan/article36908082.ece|access-date=2021-10-10|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

He is member of [[Rajya Sabha]] representing [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=BhopalSeptember 28|first1=Press Trust of India|last2=September 28|first2=2021UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2021 05:36|title=Union minister L Murugan elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from MP|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/union-minister-l-murugan-elected-rajya-sabha-bjp-1858011-2021-09-28|access-date=2021-10-08|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Second Narendra Modi Cabinet}}

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