Appasamy Navaneethakrishnan is an Indian politician and lawyer. He is a Member of Parliament, representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament.He is the leader of the AIADMK party in the Rajya Sabha.[4][5] He was the earlier the Advocate General of Tamil Nadu.He was the defence lawyer for Jayalalithaa in various corruption cases.[6][7][8]
A. Navaneethakrishnan | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 2014[1][2] – 10 June 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | P. Chidambaram |
| Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
| Advocate-General of Tamil Nadu | |
| In office 2011-2013 | |
| Preceded by | P. S. Raman |
| Succeeded by | A. L. Somayaji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 May 1956 Ponnappur West, Thanjavur district, Madras State, India |
| Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse | N. Tamil Selvi |
| Children | 2 sons and 1 daughter |
| Residence(s) | Foreshore Estate, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[3] |
| Alma mater | Madras Law College |
| Source: [1] | |
References
edit- ^ "AIADMK nominee, A Navaneethakrishnan elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "4 AIADMK, 2 DMK MPs set to be elected to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu". The Economic Times. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan Rajya Sabha profile". Rajya Sabha. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ Karthick S (16 June 2014). "Jayalalithaa appoints Navaneethakrishnan as AIADMK legal wing secretary". Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ Julie Mariappan (24 November 2016). "AIADMK, DMK join hands with opposition against demonetisation". Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu govt appoints A Navaneethakrishnan as Advocate General". Times of India. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Navaneethakrishnan is Advocate General". The Hindu. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "A. Navaneethakrishnan, Shri". National Portal of India. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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