R. Velu
Rangasamy Velu | |
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.jpg) R. Velu addressing addressing at the Closing Ceremony of the 56th Senior National Kabaddi Championship on 14 October 2008 | |
| Former Union Minister of State for Railways | |
| In office 2004-2009 | |
| Succeeded by | K. H. Muniyappa |
| Constituency | Arakkonam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1940 Pudhupalayam village Arni taluk, Thiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu |
| Political party | PMK |
| Spouse | V.Malliga (77) |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter. |
| Residence | Chennai |
As of 22 September, 2006 Source: [1] | |
Rangasamy Velu (born 25 July 1940), is an Indian politician of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) party. He has been elected to 14th Lok Sabha as Union Minister of State, Railways from Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency of Tamil Nadu[1] from 2004 to 2009. He started his political career as Officer of Indian Administrative Service and worked as Additional Registrar, Cooperative Societies; also served as member, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission. He also worked as District Collector; Director of Municipal Administration and Joint Commissioner, Revenue Administration. He has a PhD in disaster management, he also has a bachelor of Law degree and master of business administration degree. [2] He was educated in the Voorhees college Vellore, Madras Law College, Madras University and Madras Christian College and was a resident of Bishop Heber Hall. He has published his autobiography in Tamil named ‘en vazhkai payanam’. He is from Vanniyar community.
Current life[edit]
Shri Velu now is a retired IAS officer. He is still active in politics in the PMK.
References[edit]
- ^ "Fourteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Parliament of India. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "Celebrity Photo Gallery, Celebrity Wallpapers, Celebrity Videos, Bio, News, Songs, Movies". in.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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