| Name | Dayanidhi Maran |
| Profession | Politician, Businessman |
| Native place | Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Date of Birth | 05.12.1966 |
| Sun Sign | Sagittarius |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | * School: Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Egmore, Chennai * College: Graduated in Economics from Loyola College * Attended Major Management Programme “Owner/President Management Programme” [OPM] in Harvard Business School, Boston, USA. |
| Languages known | English, Tamil and Hindi |
| Family | Father: Murasoli Maran Mother: Mallika Maran Grandmother: Shanmugasundarathamal (Karunanidhi’s sister) Granduncle: Dr.Karunanidhi Brother: Kalanidhi Maran Sister: Dr. Anbukkarasi. Wife: Priya Dayanidhi Maran Children: A daughter and a son |
| Date of Marriage | 26 August 1994 |
| Favourite Sports | Golf, cricket and tennis |
| Likes to read | Books and journals in the areas of Current Affairs, Political Science, Social Science, Commerce, Finance, Global Trade and Information Technology. |
| Literary Accomplishments | Contributed several editorials to Kungumam – a Tamil Weekly; and associated with print media and information technology for the last 13 years |
| Known for his | Sophisticated looks and Designer clothes |
| Party Affiliation | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) |
| Politics | * Entered politics after the death of his father Murasoli Maran. * Contested as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Party candidate to the 14th Lok Sabha from Central Chennai Constituency in Chennai in the State of Tamil Nadu in Parliamentary Elections held in April – May 2004. * Elected as a Member of Parliament by winning with a margin of over 1,34,000 votes and securing over 62% of the votes polled. * Appointed as Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology w.e.f. 26.05.2004. |
| Facts | * Was the youngest cabinet member.
* Has attended various Seminars, Conferences and Expositions in the field of Political Economy, Management, Visual and Print Media.
* Used to accompany Dr. Karunanidhi for all functions. * Widely traveled * He initially found it difficult to address voters in Tamil and it was M K Stalin who spearheaded his election campaign. * Resigned his cabinet post due to the fallout between Dr.Karunanithi’s family and the Maran brothers. |
| Awards | * GSMA Honours Indian Government for Achievements in Mobile Communications (13th February, 2007) * Awarded Bharat Asmita Jana-Pratinidhi Shrestha Award by MAEER’s Maharashtra Institute Technology (MIT) School of Management, Pune for the best young exponent of Parliamentary Practices and promotion of Democracy on 3rd February, 2005. * Received young global leader award at the maiden summit in SWITZERLAND (24th June, 2005) * Was awarded Sigaram-15 Achiever Award in the field of Politics by India Today Group on 25th August, 2005. |
| Address | 18, Gopalapuram, 2nd Street, Chennai – 600 086 (Tamil Nadu) (044) 28122222, Fax 28112255 |
| About losing his MP seat | “I don’t care about the ministerial berth. Ministry does not make any difference to me. I am only sad that an accusation has been put on me that I indulged in anti-party activities.” |
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