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S.Rajakumar (born 16 March 1968) is an Indian politician and social activist. He is a member of the Indian National Congress Party.

He represented the Mayiladuthurai assembly constituency in the 13th Tamil Nadu legislative assembly (2006-2011) and an associate of Former Central Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar.

 Education 

He graduated in Master of Arts in Public Administration from Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu and then completed L.L.B in Visveswarapura College of Law, Bangalore, Karnataka.

 Political Career 

He is a hail from the family lineage of the First Finance Minister of Free India Dr.R.K.Shanmuga Chettiar. And also his grandfather and father Late D.Sundaramurthy was a die-hard Congress man and had kept the Congress flag flying high in Vaithisawarankoil which is part of Mayiladuturai Parliament and he too has been followed their footsteps.

On 5th August 1988, the late Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi along with Smt.Sonia Gandhi visited his home town of Vaitheeswarankoil, Tamilnadu. On that occasion, he got introduced to Mani Shankar Aiyar and it was a sheer coincidence that Aiyar chose Mayiladuthurai to begin his political journey and so he too extended his support as his coordinator in the first Election on 1991. During these Thirty years, besides being Mani Shankar Aiyar’s point’s man in Mayiladuturai Parliamentary Constituency.

He has also built the Party as National Student's Union of India and then he appointed as a General Secretary in District Youth Congress.

Later on 1995, he appointed as Vice President of Tamil Nadu Youth Congress and thereafter on 1998 he was promoted as Secretary in Tamil Nadu Congress Committee. He is the third youngest person in the history of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee who has been appointed as Secretary (at an age of 28) after late chief minister of Tamilnadu Perunthalaivar Kamarajar and former TNCC president thindivanam Ramamuruthy. and he served on that post for 15 years and was then promoted as General Secreatry of Tamil Nadu Congress Committee for 3years.

And also from 1998 onwards' , he is a Member of All India Congress Committee. And 2017 onwards President of North Nagapattinam District Congress Committee.

 Election Contested 

He contested in 2001 Tamilnadu Legislative assembly election in Triplicane (Chennai Metro) constituency and he lost by a narrow margin of votes.

Again he contested in 2006 Tamilnadu Legislative assembly election in Mayiladuthurai Constituency and he Elected as Member of Legislative Assembly.

Once again he contested in 2011 Tamilnadu legislative assembly election in Mayiladuthurai Constituency and lost by a narrow margin of votes due to impact of death of LTTE Leader Prabhakaran (because the district of Nagapattinam coastal is adjacent to the Srilanka).