N. Periasamy

N. Periasamy (died 26 May 2017) was an Indian politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) candidate from Tuticorin constituency in the 1989^[1] and 1996 elections.^[2]

Periasamy was Thoothukudi District DMK Secretary since 1985.^{[citation needed]} He received the Kalaignar Award from his party in 2016.^[3]

Periasamy had been placed in custody in 2012 as a consequence of allegations that he was part of a group of people, including his son, N. P. Jegan, who had used a forged document to obtain around 19 acres (7.7 ha) of land at Mullakkaadu.^[4]

Geetha Jeevan, a daughter of Periasamy, followed her father into politics, as did Jegan. Both were DMK members.^[5][6]

Periyasamy died on 26 May 2017, aged 78.^[7]

References

1. 1989 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
2. "Statistical Report on General Election 1996 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 10. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
3. "DMK to Celebrates 'Mupperum Vizha' in Anna Arivalayam Chennai". DMK. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
4. "Periyasamy surrenders". The Hindu. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
5. Kolappan, B. (21 April 2016). "Descendants shine in party of rising sun". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016.
6. "Profile of DMK candidates in southern districts". The Hindu. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
7. "DMK leader Periasamy passes away". The Hindu. PTI. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

Further reading

• Manikandan, C.; Wyatt, Andrew (2014). "Elite formation within a political party: the case of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam". Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. 52 (1): 32–54. doi:10.1080/14662043.2013.867688.