T. T. V. Dhinakaran

T. T. V. Dhinakaran
Member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Assembly
for Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
In office
24 December 2017 (2017-12-24) – 2 May 2021 (2021-05-02)
Leader of the HouseO. Panneerselvam
Preceded byJ. Jayalalithaa
Succeeded byJ. John Ebenezer
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Lok Sabha from Periyakulam
In office
13 October 1999 (1999-10-13) – 6 February 2004 (2004-02-06)
Leader of the HouseAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded byR. Muthiah
Succeeded byJ. M. Aaroon Rashid
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu
In office
30 June 2004 (2004-06-30) – 29 June 2010 (2010-06-29)
Leader of the HouseManmohan Singh
General Secretary of the Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam party
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 April 2019
Deputy
Preceded byposition established[a]
Deputy General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
15 February 2017 – 20 September 2017
General SecretaryV. K. Sasikala
Preceded bySu. Thirunavukkarasar
Succeeded byK. P. Munusamy
Natham R. Viswanathan
Treasurer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office
20 July 2006 – 28 August 2007
General SecretaryJ. Jayalalithaa
Preceded byDindigul C. Srinivasan
Succeeded byO. Panneerselvam
Personal details
Born (1963-12-13) 13 December 1963
Thiruthuraipoondi, Madras State, India
(present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Party Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (from 15 March 2018)
Other political
affiliations		 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (until 2017)
Independent (2017–2018)
Spouse
Anuradha
​
(m. 1992)​
ChildrenJaya Harini (daughter)
Parents
  • T. Vivekanandam (father)
  • V. Vanithamani (mother)
RelativesV. K. Sasikala
(aunt)
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • politician

Thiruthuraipoondi Thiruvenkatam Vivekananda Dhinakaran (born 13 December 1963)[1][2] is an Indian politician who popularly known as TTV is founding General Secretary of Amma Makkal Munneetra Kazhagam. His cadres revered him as Makkal Selvar. In the past he was the Treasurer of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party and served as the Member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. He was expelled from the AIADMK in August 2017.[3][4] He also served as former Member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Assembly from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar (2017-2021).[5] He is the nephew of V. K. Sasikala. He won the highly anticipated RK Nagar by-election in December 2017. On 15 March 2018 Dhinakaran launched his political party named Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam.[6]

Early life

Dhinakaran was born on 12 December 1963. He is the son of Sasikala's sister Vanithamani, T. Vivekanandam Muniyaraiyar. His younger brother, Baskaran "Bas", had a brief stint in cinema as the protagonist in Thalaivan (2014).[7]

Dhinakaran is described as a cool-headed and religious person.[7]

Political career

Dhinakaran was a Member of Lok Sabha, representing Periyakulam from 1999 to 2004,[8][9] and was runner-up in the seat at 2004 general election when he was defeated by J. M. Aaron Rashid. R.K. Nagar by-election, he defeated AIADMK's candidate E. Madhusudhanan with a huge margin of votes as an independent candidate.[10] He assumed the office of MLA on 29 December 2017.

Dinakaran was reinducted into the AIADMK and appointed deputy general secretary on 15 February 2017, hours before V. K. Sasikala left to surrender herself in the Bengaluru court to serve the jail term in a disproportionate assets case. He was expelled from the party in August 2017[3] and launched his own party, Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK), on 15 March 2018.[6] Dhinakaran announced that Sasikala would be the general secretary while he would be the deputy general secretary.[11] On 19 April 2019, he was elected as the general secretary.[12]

He failed to win his seat to Kadambur Raju in Kovilpatti Assembly constituency in 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[13][14] Dhinakaran anncounced on 11 March 2024 that his party was joining the National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the 2024 Indian general election, assuring it of unconditional support.[15] It failed to win from any of the two seats, although Dhinakaran managed to become the runner-up in the elections to the Theni Lok Sabha constituency.[16]

Arrest and Lawsuit

Election commission bribery case

On 17 April 2017, Delhi police registered a case against Dhinakaran regarding an allegation of attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the AIADMK's election symbol.[17]

On April 25, 2017, the Delhi Police arrested Dhinakaran, following four consecutive days of interrogation by the Delhi Police Crime Branch.[18] Investigators accused Dhinakaran of roping in conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar as a middleman to facilitate the deal, which was reportedly worth ₹50 crore.[19] Police claimed that Chandrashekhar was arrested at a South Delhi hotel with ₹1.3 crore in cash, which was allegedly meant as an initial instalment of the bribe. Dhinakaran's close associate, Mallikarjuna, was also taken into custody for his suspected role in moving the funds through illegal channels.[20] Dinakaran was charged with conspiracy and corruption in the case.[21]

He remained in judicial custody until June 1, 2017, when a special court granted him bail on a personal bond of ₹5 lakh, noting that the specific ECI officials intended to be bribed had not yet been identified.[22] In December 2018, a Delhi court officially framed criminal charges against him for conspiracy and destruction of evidence.[23][24] In April 2022, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned Dhinakaran for further questioning to confront him face-to-face with Sukesh Chandrashekhar regarding inconsistencies in their statements.[25]

Elections contested and positions held

Rajya Sabha elections

Elections Constituency Political party Result
2004 Tamil Nadu AIADMK Won

Lok Sabha

Year Constituency Party Votes % Opponent Opponent Party Opponent Votes % Result Margin %
2024 Theni AMMK 292,668 25.65 Thanga Tamil Selvan DMK 571,493 50.08 Lost -278,825 -24.43
2004 Periyakulam AIADMK 325,696 46.49 J. M. Aaron Rashid INC 346,851 49.51 Lost -21,155 -3.02
1999 303,881 45.6 P. Selvendran DMK 258,075 38.8 Won 45,806 6.8

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections

Year Constituency Party Votes % Opponent Opponent Party Opponent Votes % Result Margin %
2021 Kovilpatti AMMK 56,153 31.23 Kadambur Raju AIADMK 68,558 38.13 Lost -12,405 -6.9
2017 R.K. Nagar IND 89,013 50.32 E. Madhusudhanan AIADMK 48,306 27.31 Won 40,707 23.01

Positions in Parliament of the Republic of India

Elections Position Elected constituency Term in office
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1999 Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha Periyakulam 21 October 1999 6 February 2004 4 years, 108 days
2004 Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha Tamil Nadu 30 June 2004 29 June 2010 5 years, 364 days

Positions in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Elections Position Elected constituency Term in office
Assumed office Left office Time in office
2016 Member of the Legislative Assembly Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar 29 December 2017 3 May 2021 3 years, 125 days

Notes

  1. ^ V. K. Sasikala as unregistered party

References

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  2. ^ "Shri LED. T. V. Dhinakaran CMRajya Sabha profile". Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Sasikala to be expelled from AIADMK, OPS settles for deputy CM". The News Minute. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. ^ NARASIMHAN, T. E. (28 August 2017). "Ruling AIADMK expels Sasikala & Dhinakaran, plans to retrieve Jaya TV". Business Standard India.
  5. ^ "Dhinakaran wins RK Nagar bypoll, creates history in Tamil Nadu". Pradeep Kumar. 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Dhinakaran launches party, names it 'Amma Makkal Munetra Kazhagam' after Jayalalithaa". Hindustan Times. 15 March 2018.
  7. ^ a b "The other side of TTV Dinakaran: All you didn't know about the AIADMK leader". India Today. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the 13th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 85. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Dhinakaran, Shri T. T. V. Lok Sabha Profile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Dhinakaran wins RK Nagar bypoll, creates history in Tamil Nadu". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  11. ^ Shalini Lobo (21 March 2018). "Sasikala will be General Secretary, I will be Deputy General Secretary of AMMK, says TTV Dhinakaran". India Today. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Dhinakaran elected AMMK general secretary". The Hindu. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  13. ^ "How smaller parties played big spoilers in Tamil Nadu election". The Indian Express. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  14. ^ "DMDK fades into oblivion, is it death knell". The New Indian Express. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  15. ^ Koushik, Janardhan (14 March 2024). "Lok Sabha polls: TTV Dhinakaran's AMMK to join BJP-led NDA, assures unconditional support". The Indian Express.
  16. ^ Tamilarasu, Prabhakar (4 June 2024). "Dhinakaran trails by over 2 lakh votes in Theni but pushes AIADMK to 3rd place & 'sends a message'". ThePrint. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  17. ^ Biswas, Tanima; Shukla, Shuchi (17 April 2017). "Dinakaran Allotted 50 Crores To Buy AIADMK Symbol, Audio Proof Too: Cops". NDTV.
  18. ^ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ttv-dhinakaran-arrested-by-delhi-police-in-bribery-case/article61791895.ece
  19. ^ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/conman-sukesh-chandrashekhar-arrested-in-election-commission-bribery-case-2862900
  20. ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ec-bribery-case-ed-registers-case-against-dhinakaran/articleshow/58476799.cms
  21. ^ Jha, Rajshekhar (17 April 2017). "More trouble for TTV Dinakaran as Delhi police files bribery case against him". The Times of India.
  22. ^ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ttv-dhinakaran-gets-bail-in-ec-bribery-case/article18698329.ece
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  24. ^ "AIADMK Election Symbol Case: TTV Dhinakaran Seeks Bail, Police Opposes It". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  25. ^ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ttv-dhinakaran-confronted-with-conman-sukesh-chandrasekhar/article65315369.ece
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