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In this Indian name, the name Vaiyapuri is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Gopalsamy.
Vaiko
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 July 2019
Constituency
Tamil Nadu
In office 3 April 1978 – 2 April 1996
Constituency
Tamil Nadu
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office 19 March 1998 – 17 May 2004
Preceded by
V. Alagirisamy
Succeeded by
A. Ravichandran
Constituency
Sivakasi
General Secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 May 1994
Preceded by
Position established
Personal details
Born
Vaiyapuri Gopalsamy
(1944-05-22) 22 May 1944 (age 79) Kalingapatty, Sankarankovil, Tinnevelly district, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India)
Political party
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1994)
Other political affiliations
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1964-1993)
Spouse
Renukadevi
Children
Durai Vaiyapuri, Rajalakshmi, Kannagi
Residence(s)
Anna Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater
St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai, Presidency College, Chennai , Madras Law College
Vaiyapuri Gopalsamy, better known as Vaiko, is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India from Tamil Nadu.[1] He is the founder and General Secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), a political party active mainly in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was earlier elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu.
^"Vaiko, Anbumani elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu". The Economic Times. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
Vaiyapuri Gopalsamy, better known as Vaiko, is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India from...
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from the original on 5 February 2012. TRS withdraws support to the UPA. Vaiko withdraws support. Retrieved 26 March 2007. PDP withdraws from UPA, The...
of its more prominent second rung leaders, Vaiko was expelled from the party membership. The next year Vaiko floated a new party – the Marumalarchi Dravida...
Pawar Lalu Prasad Yadav Manoj Bhattacharya Akhilesh Yadav Uddhav Thackeray Krishna Patel E. R. Eswaran M. H. Jawahirullah Vaiko Thol. Thirumavalavan...
He is currently the President of the Tamil Nadu Badminton Association. "Vaiko, Anbumani elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu". The Economic...
the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014. "SP condemns Vaiko's arrest under Pota". The Times of India. 13 July 2002. Archived from the...
Singh Dalvir Singh Krishnaswamy Sundarji Civilian R. Venkataraman Rajiv Gandhi V. P. Singh Jyotindra Nath Dixit J. Jayalalithaa M. Karunanidhi Vaiko...
of Tamil Nadu and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (Additional Charge). Vaiko, founder of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. Durai Vaiyapuri...
Chiruthaigal Katchi Thol. Thirumavalavan 2 Indian Union Muslim League K. M. Kader Mohideen 1 Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Vaiko 1 Total 39...
H. Jawahirullah Tamil Nadu Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1992 Vaiko Tamil Nadu Puducherry Naam Tamilar Katchi 2009 Senthamizhan Seeman Tamil...
lines of the Nehru-Gandhi family. Vaiko, who quit the DMK, has been the most vocal. Political observers say that Vaiko was sidelined as he was seen as a...
Modi government's decision to invite the Sri Lankan president. MDMK chief Vaiko met Modi to try to change his mind about the invitation while the Congress...
August 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015. Karthick S (8 December 2014). "Vaiko's MDMK snaps ties with NDA, hits out at Modi govt". Times of India. Chennai...
Global Information
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1994)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1964-1993)