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Murasoli Maran (17 August 1934 – 23 November 2003) was an Indian politician and an important leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party which was headed by his maternal uncle and mentor, M. Karunanidhi.
Murasoli Maran was outspoken against the introduction of Hindi in Tamil Nadu and was arrested in 1965 during anti-Hindi agitations because of his articles. During the Emergency, he was jailed for a year under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act. After that, Murasoli Maran edited the Tamil daily newspaper “Murasoli” and released it in Chennai. He was also the editor of the English weekly “The Rising Sun.”
Nov 23, 2003 · Chennai, Nov. 23: Veteran DMK leader Murasoli Maran died here this evening after a 15-month battle for life in the wake of multiple health complications. He was 69.
Dec 8, 2003 · Murasoli Maran's defining moment came during the WTO ministerial meeting in Doha, Qatar, in 2001, when he warned the developed countries against arm-twisting and became "the saviour of the developing world". As commerce and industry minister, Maran personified the new Indian policy maker.
Nov 23, 2003 · CHENNAI: Ailing Union minister Murasoli Maran died here on Sunday evening, his family sources said. Maran, 69, is survived by wife, two sons and a daughter.
Murasoli Maran (17 August 1934 – 23 November 2003) was an Indian politician and an important leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party which was headed by his maternal uncle and mentor, M. Karunanidhi.
Jan 5, 2004 · Murasoli Maran, 69. An articulate and eloquent speaker, Murasoli Maran essayed different roles as politician, journalist, filmmaker. As minister for industries and commerce in the NDA Government the DMK leader personified the new Indian policymaker.
May 16, 2012 · CHENNAI: Chief Minister M Karunanidhi led the DMK cadre in paying homage to former Union Minister Murasoli Maran, who was hailed as his conscience, on his 76th birthday on Tuesday.
Aug 18, 2023 · TN CM pays tribute to Murasoli Maran, hails his book on state autonomy. Earlier in the day, Stalin met Rajendran of Thathaneri who has been donating huge sums of money for the development of ...
Murasoli Maran (17 August 1934 – 23 November 2003) was an Indian politician and an important leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party which was headed by his maternal uncle and mentor, M. Karunanidhi...
