| Name |
Dayanidhi
Maran |
| Profession |
Politician,
Businessman |
| Native
place |
Kumbakonam,
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Date
of Birth |
05.12.1966 |
| Sun
Sign |
Sagittarius |
| Nationality |
Indian |
| Education |
* School: Don
Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Egmore,
Chennai
* College: Graduated in Economics from Loyola
College
* Attended Major Management Programme “Owner/President
Management
Programme” [OPM] in Harvard Business
School, Boston, USA. |
| Languages
known |
English, Tamil and Hindi
|
| Family |
Father: Murasoli
Maran
Mother: Mallika Maran
Grandmother: Shanmugasundarathamal (Karunanidhi's
sister)
Granduncle: Dr.Karunanidhi
Brother: Kalanidhi Maran
Sister: Dr. Anbukkarasi.
Wife: Priya Dayanidhi Maran
Children: A daughter and a son |
| Date
of Marriage |
26 August 1994
|
| Favourite Sports |
Golf, cricket and tennis
|
| Likes
to read |
Books and journals in
the areas of Current Affairs, Political Science, Social
Science, Commerce, Finance, Global Trade and Information
Technology. |
| Literary
Accomplishments |
Contributed several
editorials to Kungumam - a Tamil Weekly; and associated
with print media and information technology for the
last 13 years |
| Known
for his |
Sophisticated looks
and Designer clothes |
| Party
Affiliation |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(DMK) |
| Politics |
* Entered politics after
the death of his father Murasoli Maran.
* Contested as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Party candidate to the 14th Lok Sabha
from Central Chennai Constituency
in Chennai in the State of Tamil Nadu in Parliamentary
Elections held in April – May 2004.
* Elected as a Member of Parliament by winning with
a margin of over 1,34,000 votes and securing over
62% of the votes polled.
* Appointed as Union Minister for Communications and
Information Technology w.e.f. 26.05.2004. |
| Facts |
* Was the youngest
cabinet member.
*
Has attended various Seminars, Conferences and Expositions
in the field of Political Economy, Management, Visual
and Print Media.
* Used to accompany Dr. Karunanidhi for all functions.
* Widely traveled
* He initially found it difficult to address voters
in Tamil and it was M K Stalin who spearheaded his
election campaign.
* Resigned his cabinet post due to the
fallout between Dr.Karunanithi's family and the
Maran brothers.
|
| Awards |
* GSMA Honours Indian
Government for Achievements in Mobile Communications
(13th February, 2007)
* Awarded
Bharat Asmita Jana-Pratinidhi Shrestha Award by MAEER’s
Maharashtra Institute Technology (MIT) School of Management,
Pune for the best young exponent of Parliamentary
Practices and promotion of Democracy on 3rd February,
2005.
* Received young global leader award at the maiden
summit in SWITZERLAND (24th June, 2005)
* Was awarded Sigaram-15 Achiever Award in the field
of Politics by India Today Group on 25th August, 2005.
|
| Address |
18, Gopalapuram, 2nd
Street,
Chennai - 600 086 (Tamil Nadu)
(044) 28122222,
Fax 28112255 |
| About
losing his MP seat |
"I don't care
about the ministerial berth. Ministry does not make
any difference to me. I am only sad that an accusation
has been put on me that I indulged in anti-party activities."
|
