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P. Dhanapal (born 16 May 1951) is an Indian politician and incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He is a former Speaker of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. P. Dhanapal was born on 16 May 1951 in Karupur. He obtained a master's degree and is married with two children.
Oct 10, 2012 · Ruling AIADMK MLA P Dhanapal on Wednesday became the first Dalit Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Assembly and said he would strive to uphold the ethos of the House. Party supremo and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa led the Assembly in greeting the 61 year-old Dhanapal,who was elected unopposed. Pro-tem Speaker C K Thamizharasan announced election of ...
Jun 4, 2016 · June 4, 2016. Ruling AIADMK P Dhanapal was unanimously re-elected as Speaker of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. With this, he becomes first speaker to be elected for a consecutive second term in the state’s legislative history. Besides, Pollachi V Jayaraman of ruling AIADMK was unanimously re-elected as the Deputy Speaker of the ...
Sep 19, 2017 · Tamil Nadu assembly Speaker P Dhanapal (left) with T T V Dinakaran, from whose camp he suspended 18 MLAs Monday. Three decades before he disqualified 18 MLAs of his party’s rival faction, AIADMK’s P Dhanapal had himself been disqualified under similar circumstances. Amid a crisis in the party following the death of party founder M G Ramachandran in 1987, then Speaker P H Pandian had disqualified 33 MLAs in January 1988, including Dhanapal, of the J Jayalalithaa faction.
Apr 5, 2021 · In the upcoming election, Speaker of Legislative Assembly and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader P Dhanapal, who has been renominated to contest from the Avinashi (Reserved) Assembly constituency, will face off against founder and president of the Aathi Thamizhar Peravai, R Athiyamaan fielded by the DMK front, who will be contesting elections for the first time.
Sep 18, 2017 · Today, as the faction fight intensifies by the day, Dhanapal continues to be in the limelight, as the speaker who summoned rebels and the referee who can make a difference. At 66, Dhanapal, a six ...
Jun 3, 2016 · 03 Jun 2016, 12:30 pm. Ruling AIADMK nominee, P Dhanapal was on Friday unanimously elected Speaker of the 15th Tamil Nadu Assembly, the first to be elected for a consecutive second term in the ...
Mar 22, 2022 · CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Tuesday thanked former speaker and AIADMK legislator P Dhanapal in the state assembly for appreciating the state government schemes and assured ...
Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal and Municipal Administration Minister SP Velumani escaped unhurt after their cars collided near Tirupur, while they were going to attend an election rally in ...
Sep 18, 2017 · Signalling the beginning of a decisive phase in the political tussle for power in Tamil Nadu, the state’s Speaker P Dhanapal Monday disqualified the 18 AIADMK MLAs supporting T T V Dinakaran, the nephew of jailed party leader V K Sasikala. In response, leaders in the Dinakaran faction said they would approach the court against the decision, which has come as a big boost for the united ruling group led by Chief Minister E Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam. ...
