S. Madhavan

S. Madhavan was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from the Thirukoshtiyur constituency in the 1962 election, from the Tiruppattur constituency in 1967 and 1971, and as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1984 election.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

S. Madhavan
Former Minister of Tamil Nadu
In office 15 March 1971 – 31 January 1976
Chief Minister	M. Karunanidhi
Constituency	Tiruppattur
In office 10 February 1969 – 4 January 1971
Chief Minister	M. Karunanidhi
Constituency	Tiruppattur
In office 6 March 1967 – 14 January 1969
Chief Minister	C. N. Annadurai
Constituency	Tiruppattur
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office 1984–1989
Chief Minister	M. G. Ramachandran
In office 1962–1967
Chief Minister	K. Kamaraj & M. Bakthavatsalam
Personal details
Born	(1932-08-20)20 August 1932 Singampunari, Madura District, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	3 April 2018(2018-04-03) (aged 84) Singampunari, Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Makkal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1977)
Residence(s)	Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Early life and career

Madhavan was born in Singampunari of Sivagangai district.^[6] He started his career as a lawyer, appearing for many DMK leaders in the 1950s. Eventually, he was attracted to the Dravidian movement and associated himself with Dravida Munnetra Kazhzagam. He got elected to the State Assembly from the Thirukoshtiyur constituency in 1962. After getting elected to the Assembly from Tirupattur constituency in the 1967 elections, he joined the cabinet headed by DMK founder leader C.N. Annadurai and served as Law Minister. Madhavan again got elected from the same constituency in the 1971 elections and held important portfolios in the Karunanidhi cabinet. In a short period the veteran leader served in the cabinets headed by late C.N. Annadurai and M. Karunanidhi.^[7]

Following a split in DMK he joined the AIADMK, accepting the leadership of late M.G. Ramachandran. He got elected to the Assembly in 1984 elections from Tirupattur as an AIADMK nominee. Later, he threw his lot with Jayalalithaa and became the treasurer of the party before lying low in politics. Madhavan had also been a Rajya Saba member from 1990 to 1996.

He had a cordial relationship with other party leaders in his constituency and in Tamil Nadu in general.^[8] Several political articles were periodically penned by him in leading newspapers such as The Hindu, Dinamani and Murasoli.

Death

He died at the age of 85 due to age related illness on 3 April 2018 at his residence in Singampunari.^[9][10][11] He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.^[12] Following his passing, M.K. Stalin, AICC general secretary Thirunavukarasar, several former ministers, and prominent industrialists across Tamil Nadu paid tribute to Madhavan.^[13]

References

1. 1962 Madras State Election Results, Election Commission of India
2. 1967 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
3. 1971 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
4. 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
5. Former DMK Minister S. Madhavan dead
6. "DMK Minister S. Madhavan - Google Search". www.google.nl. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
7. "Anna was able to tap into Kamaraj's success: Tharoor". The Hindu. 20 March 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
8. . dtNext.in. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
9. "Former DMK Minister S. Madhavan dead". The Hindu. 3 April 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
10. yoursguna. "முன்னாள் அமைச்சர் மாதவன் காலமானார்: இன்று இறுதிச்சடங்கு". Puthiyathalaimurai (in Tamil). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
11. "Former DMK minister S Madhavan passes away - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
12. Puthiya Thalaimurai TV (3 April 2018), முன்னாள் அமைச்சர் செ. மாதவன் காலமானார் | Former DMK minister S Madhavan passed away at age 85, retrieved 6 April 2018
13. "Stalin pays homage to ex-Minister Madhavan". The Hindu. 5 April 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 April 2018.