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A. Navaneethakrishnan

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A. Navaneethakrishnan
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
2014[1][2] – 10 June 2022
Succeeded byP. Chidambaram
ConstituencyTamil Nadu
Advocate-General of Tamil Nadu
In office
2011-2013
Preceded byP. S. Raman
Succeeded byA. L. Somayaji
Personal details
Born (1956-05-18) 18 May 1956 (age 68)
Ponnappur West, Thanjavur district, Madras State, India
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseN. Tamil Selvi
Children2 sons and 1 daughter
Residence(s)Foreshore Estate, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[3]
Alma materMadras Law College
Source: [1]

Appasamy Navaneethakrishnan is an Indian politician and lawyer. He is a Member of Parliament, representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament.He is the leader of the AIADMK party in the Rajya Sabha.[4][5] He was the earlier the Advocate General of Tamil Nadu.He was the defence lawyer for Jayalalithaa in various corruption cases.[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "AIADMK nominee, A Navaneethakrishnan elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha". The Economic Times. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ^ "4 AIADMK, 2 DMK MPs set to be elected to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu". The Economic Times. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Shri A. Navaneethakrishnan Rajya Sabha profile". Rajya Sabha. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  4. ^ Karthick S (16 June 2014). "Jayalalithaa appoints Navaneethakrishnan as AIADMK legal wing secretary". Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  5. ^ Julie Mariappan (24 November 2016). "AIADMK, DMK join hands with opposition against demonetisation". Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Tamil Nadu govt appoints A Navaneethakrishnan as Advocate General". Times of India. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Navaneethakrishnan is Advocate General". The Hindu. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  8. ^ "A. Navaneethakrishnan, Shri". National Portal of India. Retrieved 18 June 2018.