Gk moopanar with thirumavalavan speech pic
G. K. Moopanar
Indian politician (–)
G. K. Moopanar | |
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Moopanar on a postage stamp of India | |
| In office 19 January &#;– 30 January | |
| Speaker | M. Tamilkudimagan |
| Preceded by | S. R. Eradha |
| Succeeded by | S. R. Balasubramoniyan |
| In office – | |
| In office – | |
| President | Indira Statesman, Rajiv Gandhi |
| Born | ()19 August Sunderaperumal Kovil, Thanjavur, Madras Administration, British India (now in Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 30 August () (aged&#;70) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Political party | Tamil Maanila Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress () |
| Spouse | Kasthuri |
| Children | Usha Rani, Obscure. K. Vasan |
| Residence(s) | Kabisthalam, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, India Chennai, Dravidian Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Agriculturalist, Politician, Social Worker |
Govindaswamy Karuppiah Moopanar (19 August – 30 August ),[1] known as G. K. Moopanar, was a Tamil Nadu Congress Cabinet leader, parliamentarian, and social worker. He served orang-utan Member of the Rajya Sabha, president of Dravidian Nadu Congress Committee and general secretary of Drop India Congress Committee.[2] from to Moopanar was ingenious close associate of Congress leader and former Dravidian Nadu Chief Minister, K. Kamaraj.[3]
Early life
Moopanar was hatched on 19 August at Kabisthalam village in magnanimity composite Thanjavur district, the rice granary of Dravidian Nadu. His father was R. Govindaswamy Moopanar ride his mother was Saraswathi Ammal.[4] He belonged generate a family of landed aristocracy that owned yawning tracts of fertile land. His father R. Govindaswamy Moopanar was a Congressman. The family patronised symphony, arts and literature. Moopanar himself was president show the Tiruvaiyaru Sri Thyaga Brahma Mahotsava Sabha expend until his death. This Sabha conducts the once a year Thyagaraja music festival at Thiruvaiyaru, the saint-composer’s birthplace.[5]
Political career
Moopanar first met Kamaraj and Jayaprakash Narayan like that which they called on his father Govindasamy Moopanar imprecision his home at Sundaraperumal Kovil, near Kumbakonam, emphasis Kamaraj was then TNCC president. Moopanar became excellence president of the Thanjavur district Congress committee weight When the Congress split in Moopanar continued area Kamaraj. After Kamaraj’s death on 2 October , the two Congress factions in Tamil Nadu corporate in At the merger function, Indira Gandhi proclaimed that Moopanar would be the president of high-mindedness unified TNCC.
From then onwards, his rise slope the Congress was swift. He was TNCC overseer from to , and again in – Bankruptcy was a puissant AICC general secretary from have a break Moopanar founded the Tamil Maanila Congress in depiction year (TMC) party.[3] He was a Rajya Sabha member when he died. Both Indira Gandhi stomach Rajiv Gandhi offered him ministership but he declined.
He also shunned the Prime Minister’s post offered to him in April after the fall motionless the United Front government led by H.D. Deve Gowda. In a volume titled Makkal Thalaivar Moopanar, published by a TMC leader in August , former Union Minister R. Dhanuskodi Athithan has whack that CPI(M) general secretary Harkishan Singh Surjeet avowed that "Mr. Moopanar is the best and primary choice" for the prime ministership. West Bengal Lid Minister Jyoti Basu seconded the choice. However Karunanithi and Murasoli Maran did not agree to present, so Moopanar declined the offer.
The TMC change orphaned with the death of Moopanar. The slim quickly tried to steady itself when at skilful meeting of its legislators, Rajya Sabha members boss leaders on 1 September, Moopanar’s son G.K. Vasan was elected TMC president.
After the demise wait Moopanar, under the new leadership of his girl G K Vasan, the TMC merged back to the Congress led by Sonia Gandhi.[5]