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VANATHI SRINIVASAN - PROFILE POLITICAL ACTIVIST : She is the State General Secretary of BJP, Tamilnadu from 2013. Before holding the present position, she was State Secretary for BJP since 2011 and earlier to that she was State Secretary for Women’s wing of BJP for two terms. AS STUDENT ACTIVIST : Even as student of PSG Arts & Science College at Coimbatore, she was very active in Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), a premier students’ organisation, since 1988. She was State Joint Secretary in ABVP between 1990-1991. When Kashmiri pandits were brutally murdered ane womenfolk were assaulted they were forced to flee their homeland. On the National Call of ABVP, she had lead the agitations at Coimbatore against Kashmiri militants and of Paks’ instigation and had burnt the flag of Pakistan in front of the college. In Dr Ambedkar Law College, she had played important role in forming and organizing   Law Students state level convention in the name of FOTLAWS ( Forum of Tamilnadu Law Students) in 1992, wherein, several demands were made for the betterment of Legal education in T.Nadu and also for establishment of Law University, which was subsequently formed in the state. She was also played active role in running regular teaching-health awareness programme in a slum situate near the Law college at Chennai. She organized several such programmes including large scale medical camps, blood donation camps and temple cleaning programmes in and around Chennai city. AGAINST OBSCENITY : In 1992, she was arrested and detained in Chintadripet Police Station as she was, along with other ABVP activists, was pulling down and burning obscene cine banners, in a cine theater at Mount road, Chennai. FACT FINDING TEAM : She was a part of five member fact finding team that visited Chinnampathi, a hill hamlet, in Coimbatore District, wherein, tribal women were sexually assaulted by few members of the Task Force, which was hunting for  Notorious Veerapppan, in 1993. CENSOR BOARD : She was appointed as member of Censor Board between 2002-2004, in Tamil Nadu. Because of her fight against obscenity and vulgarity in Tamil Cinema, she was always remembered as fire brand member of the Board. Her cut and consequences following censoring ‘ New’ movie is a fist of its kind in Tamilnadu. AGAINST TASMAC : Lead agitation for the closure of TASMAC shops ( state run liquor shops) in Mylapore in 2012-2013 and by pursuing legal action, two shops were closed and now taking steps for the closure of few more shops located around Mylapore, Chennai. FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS : Although, houses were constructed for Tsunami victims with the aid of World Bank, for years, the affected fishermen families were not provided. It is because of the continuous demonstrations under her leadership, it was provided to the shelter less Tsunami affected fishermen, at the earliest point of time. As political in charge for all the three districts of Chennai, she was leading several demonstrations against government’s lethargy in providing proper civic amenities and also for other political issues including for the cause Srilankan Tamils and for Tamilnadu Fishermen. LAWYER : She is a practicing lawyer at Chennai High Court. She was also a standing Counsel for the Central Government from 2002-2004 and also for the southern railway in the same period. OUTSTANDING WOMEN LAWYER AWARD : She had received outstanding women Lawyers award in 2012 from Hon’ble Mr Justice Iqbal, the then Chief Justice of Madras High Court, presently, the Judge of Supreme Court of India. INVITED TO AMERICA : She was invited by the State Department of US government to America under the aegis of American Council of Young Political Leaders in the year 2010 as part of 10 member Indian delegation She is one of the most wanted and popular TV debaters of political issues and women causes. She has the passion of reading Tamil literatures. EDUCATION : Did her Master of Law in the University of Madras in the branch of International Constitution in 1993-1995 and did her Law graduation at Dr Ambedkar Law College in 1990 – 1993. Had done her under graduation in B.Sc Chemistry at PSG Arts & Science college at Coimbatore. She did her schooling at Thondamuthur Higher Secondary School FAMILY : Born in a traditional agricultural family of a small hamlet known as Uliyamplayam, 5 km from famous Marudhhamalai, a hill temple of Lord Muruga. Eldest daughter of Kandasamy – Poovathal. Her only brother Sivakumar, now resides in New Jersy, US, is the Vice President of Zylog Syatems. Su.Srinivasan, her husband also a prominent Lawyer in Chennai High Court, had the experience in practicing at Supreme Court of India. He was a member in the National Youth Commission, which was constituted by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, during 2002- 2004. He was also state Secretary of ABVP between 1983-1987. Presently, State Secretary for VHP, North Tamil Nadu. Eldest son Adarsh V Srinivasan is doing 1st year Compurt Science course and the younger son Kailash V Srinivasan is doing 7th standard at VidyaMandir, Chennai.