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Dec 8, 2022 · Sivashankar’s father Shanmuganathan was also known as Shanmugalingam. He had been working as a clerk in Nuwara-Eliya district for many years. The family lived in Jaffna because of schooling for...
His father S. Sivasubramanian was an ardent supporter of the Dravidian movement and was instrumental in strengthening the DMK in the district. [5] . Sivasankar's mother is Sivarajeshwari.
Shanmugalingam Sivashankar (Tamil: சண்முகலிங்கம் சிவசங்கர்; 1962 – 18 May 2009; commonly known by the nom de guerre Pottu Amman) was a Sri Lankan Tamil rebel and leading member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a separatist Tamil militant organisation in Sri Lanka.
His father was V.S. Jyothiraj, who hailed from Manchanavilai, Kalkurichi, Kanyakumari District, and mother, I. Bhakyam Isaac, from Vazhramaanikam next to Pudukottai. Jyothiraj worked as a district health supervisor in the Tamil Nadu Government Health Department.
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Sivasankar was born on 24 March 1969 in the village of Devanur near Andimadam in Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu. His father S. Sivasubramanian was an ardent supporter of the Dravidian movement and was instrumental in strengthening the DMK in the district.Sivasankar's mother is Sivarajeshwari. After attending Andimadam Government School, Sivasankar s...
Beginning and party posts
Sivasankar's political career began when he participated in an Anti-Hindi conference organized by the DMK in Tiruchirappalli in December 1978. He entered full-time politics in 1993, and was elected as the DMK Secretary of the Andimadam Union in 1999. In 2001, he was appointed DMK Secretary of the newly created Ariyalur district. Template:Cn spanThen, he once again became the District Secretary for Ariyalur and is presently in that post.
Civic Body Member
From 1996 to 2001, Sivasankar served as Deputy President of Perambalur District Panchayat. Then he served as a member of Ariyalur District Panchayat till 2006.
Member of Legislative Assembly
In the 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, Sivasankar successfully contested in his home constituency of Andimadam. In the 2011 Assembly election, he won from Kunnam. On 31 January 2014, he was suspended for an entire assembly session for tearing up a copy of the customary speech by Konijeti Rosaiah, then Governor of Tamil Nadu. In the 2016 Assembly election, Sivasankar contested from Ariyalur constituencyand lost by 2,621 votes. In the 2021 Assembly election, he re-contested in Ku...
Sivasankar was interested in photography right from his college days. Consequently, he served as Secretary of the Photographers' Association. He has been a member of the Perambalur District Athletics Association and as President of the Tamil Nadu SilambamAssociation.
Sivasankar's residence is in Rajaji Nagar, Ariyalur. His wife Gayathridevi is a physician. The couple has two sons: Sivasaran and Sivasurya.
Sivasankar was one of the participants in Season 14 episode 21 of the television show Neeya Naana hosted by Gopinath Chandran on Vijay TV. In this episode (titled "Gopinath discusses Tamil Nadu") that aired on 10 February 2013, a student presented her position against reservation, citing 'arbitrary' caste-based concessions. In reply, Sivasankar fam...
His father S. Sivasubramanian was an ardent supporter of the Dravidian movement and was instrumental in strengthening the DMK in the district. Sivasankar's mother is Sivarajeshwari.
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Shanmugalingam Sivashankar is an "introvert," who is rarely seen in public and is known to the public by his nom de guerre rather than by his real name. He has a wife and three children, their whereabouts is unknown. He is a hardliner in favour of an independent Tamil Eelam.
