K. Thangavel (6 October 1951 – 13 September 2020) was an Indian politician who served as member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2016.
K.Thangavel | |
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| Born | 6 October 1951 |
| Died | 13 September 2020 (aged 68) |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Life edit
Thangavel was born on 6 October 1951 in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu.[1] He kept living in Tiruppur.[2]
He started his political career as a forefront leader of Centre of Indian Trade Unions in Tiruppur. He led a 127 day long strike of labor demanding dearness allowance in 1984.[citation needed] From 2006 to 2011 he was a local politician in Tiruppur.[1]
In 2011 was elected as member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Tiruppur South constituency. He represented the Communist Party of India (Marxist) party.[3] He served until 2016.[4] Thangavel was admitted to a local hospital in Coimbatore in late August 2020. He died from COVID-19 on 13 September 2020, twenty three days short of his 69th birthday during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "K. Thangavel, MLA Tiruppur, Tamilnadu : Hindustan Pages : Business Directory of India". Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Profile". Government of Tamil Nadu.
- ^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Former MLA dies of COVID-19". The Hindu. 13 September 2020. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020.
External links edit
- "Official Blog". MLA Office.
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