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| Office | PWD Minister, Government of Puducherry |
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| Office | Member Of Legislative Assembly Puducherry
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| Born | Pondichéry, French India (now Puducherry, India)
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party
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Arumugam Namassivayam is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3]
Political career
He was the Ex-president of Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee. On January 25, 2021, he was suspended from the Congress party for his anti-party activities. Following that Namassivayam submitted his MLA resignation letter to the assembly speaker and quit Congress party.[4][5] He joined Bharathiya Janata Party along with his supporter Theeppainthan on 28 January 2021 in the presence of its national general secretary Arun Singh.Template:Cn
Notes
References
- ↑ GENERAL ELECTION TO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TRENDS & RESULT 2016 Puducherry Villianur. Election Commission of India.
- ↑ Tussle in Puducherry Congress for the top job. New Indian Express(21 May 2016).
- ↑ Congress-DMK alliance wins Puducherry. Business Standard(20 May 2016).
- ↑ Puducherry Minister Namassivayam resigns, Congress suspends him. The News Minute(2021-01-25). Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ↑ Setback to Congress in Puducherry as PWD Minister Namassivayam, MLA resign, set to join BJP. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-01-28.