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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. A Member of Parliament for 36 years, he was made a Union Minister in three separate central governments, in charge of Urban Development in the V.P. Singh government, Industry in the Gowda and Gujral governments, and finally Commerce and Industry under Vajpayee.
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. The condition of the Union minister without portfolio worsened over the last two days and he died around 7.10 pm, sources close to Maran’s family said.
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. The boy from Thanjavur's Thirukuvalai village went to college in Chennai before taking to the Dravidian movement.
Murasoli Maran 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. A Member of Parliament for 36 years, he was made a Union Minister in three separate central governments, in charge of Urban Development in the V.P. Singh government, Industry in the Gowda and Gujral governments, and finally Commerce and Industry under Vajpayee. Apart from being a politician, Maran was a journalist and ...
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. Maran's defining moment came during the WTO ministerial meeting in Doha in 2001 where he took a tough stand against protectionism by developed western economies. Published By: AtMigration . Published On:
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.
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 ...
May 16, 2012 · 16 May 2012, 2:19 pm. 1 min read. 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 ...
Nov 23, 2003 · Murasoli Maran passes away . Chennai, Nov 23: Ailing Union Minister Murasoli Maran, died here this evening, his family sources said.
Murasoli Maran was born on 17 August 1934 was son of Shanmugasundaram and Shanmugasundari, the elder sister of M. Karunanidhi. He was born at Thirukkuvalai Village Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu. After completing his basic education in his hometown he headed to Madras to get a master's degree in Arts (M.A) from Pachaiyappa's College and Law College ...
Aug 10, 2017 · Over the years the paper has remained in the hands of the Murasoli Trust and thereby within the family, with even its editors — Murasoli Maran and Selvam — being chosen from Karunanidhi's kin.
Aug 10, 2018 · Murasoli Maran served in politics for over three decades. He took oath as a Union Cabinet Minister on three separate occasions. He also worked as a journalist and wrote screenplays for Tamil movies.
Nov 23, 2003 · Murasoli Maran dies after prolonged illness November 23, 2003 19:40 IST ... Maran, 69, a minister without portfolio in the Cabinet, is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. The cremation ...
Aug 8, 2018 · Karunanidhi loved his nephew Murasoli Maran as much as his sons. It was this special relationship that prompted the DMK leader to make Maran’s younger son Dayanidhi a minister at the Centre in ...
Oct 10, 2022 · In the afternoon, ‘Murasoli’ Maran [who became a Union Minister much later] entered the picture and tried to effect a compromise. But he too failed.
Jun 8, 2015 · It was in 1989 when Murasoli Maran became a minister in the National Front government that Kalanidhi Maran assumed full charge of the publication. The same year he started ‘Tamilan,’ the first ...
Aug 17, 2020 · Murasoli Maran- Kalaignar's Conscience organised by advocate J Ravindran, Yechury said that Maran was a man with an excellent heart. He also explained that Maran was extremely important for the ...
Jun 4, 2024 · Dayanidhi Maran, a key figure in his party, is the son of former Union minister Murasoli Maran and the brother of Kalanithi Maran, an Indian billionaire and the founder and chairman of Sun Group.
Maran, the son of former Union minister Murasoli Maran and the grandnephew of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, was the telecom minister between 2004 and 2007. He was accused of pressuring C ...
Vajpayee, in an attempt to win over the southern regional parties, gave a special word of thanks to the DMK leader in the House, Murasoli Maran, and quoted a poem from the Tamil poet Subramanium Bharati which said...
Jun 4, 2024 · Tamil Nadu Election Results 2024: The counting of votes is underway in Tamil Nadu for the Lok Sabha polls conducted in the state in a single phase on April 19 to elect 39 members in the Parliament.
Mar 6, 2016 · With every move, the disciple was gaining in stature, within and outside the DMK, threatening to derail Karunanidhi’s and Murasoli Maran’s carefully crafted plans to anoint Stalin as the ...
Oct 28, 2023 · RAIPUR: An Italian national was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a hotel in Jagdalpur, the divisional headquarters of Bastar in Chhattisgarh. The deceased, identified as Mori Francesco ...
Aug 8, 2018 · When Murasoli Maran died in November 2003, the void was both deep and sudden for Karunanidhi. It was out of respect for Murasoli Maran that the DMK Chief offered a ticket to his younger son ...
Aug 21, 2023 · The sacred environment of the temple instantly relaxes visitors’ minds and souls. So, when you plan to visit tourist places in Jagdalpur, don’t forget to seek blessings at Danteshwari Temple. Location: H5F7+WRR, Pacheda, Durg, Chhattisgarh 491228. Timings: 5:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Aug 12, 2023 · In a historic moment for the tribal region of Bastar in Chhattisgarh, the Nagarnar Steel Plant, a greenfield project by the National Mineral Developme
Oct 3, 2023 · Raipur, Oct 3 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation or lay foundation stones of several projects worth Rs 26,000 crore, including the NMDC's steel plant, at Jagdalpur city in poll-bound Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, where he will also address a public meeting. Incidentally, the Congress has called for a 'bandh' (shutdown) in ...
