Gomathi Srinivasan is an Indian politician and was Minister of Social Welfare in the Government of Tamil Nadu between 1980 and 1987, as well as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
Srinivasan was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidate from Valangiman constituency in 1980.[1] She served as Minister of Social Welfare in the cabinet of M. G. Ramachandran between 1980 and 1987,[2] being re-elected from the same constituency, which was reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes, in the 1984 election.[3]
After Ramachandran had died, Srinivasan switched allegiances and joined the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK),[2] for whom she won the Valangiman seat in the 1996 elections.[4] The DMK denied her the opportunity to contest the 2001 elections and later suspended her for alleged anti-party activities.[5] She returned to the AIADMK in September 2013.[2]
Srinivasan was among several former DMK ministers legislators charged by Tamil Nadu Police in June 2005 of having assets disproportionate to their known income.[6] All charges were dismissed by the courts in 2015 due to lack of evidence.[7] In 2024, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai and Rajeev Chandrasekhar.[8][9][10]
References
- ^ 1980 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ a b c "AIADMK welcomes newcomers". The Hindu. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 9. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ Subramanian, T. S. (25 May 2001). "A fierce fight". Frontline. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ Sangameswaran, K. T. (16 June 2005). "Kannappan charge sheeted". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 May 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Raj, Manish (24 July 2015). "Former Tamil Nadu minister Raja Kannappan acquitted in disproportionate assets case". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ 1984 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
- ^ "15 former MLAs from Tamil Nadu, mostly from AIADMK, join BJP in Delhi". indiatoday. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu: Several AIADMK Leaders Including 15 Former MLAs Join BJP Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls". outlookindia. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.