M. Thambi Durai is a former union minister of India

India

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. He was a cabinet minister in Second Vajpayee Ministry

Second Vajpayee Ministry

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was sworn in as Prime Minister of India for second time on 19 March 1998.Here is the list of ministers in his ministry.- Cabinet ministers :*Atal Bihari Vajpayee*L.K...

. He was minister of Law, Justice and Company Affairs from 1998 to 1999. He is a leader of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. The party was founded by M. G. Ramachandran and is now headed by J. Jayalalithaa. The party headquarters is in Royapettah, Chennai, and was gifted to the party in 1986 by its...

 (AIADMK). He was first elected to Lok Sabha

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 in 1984 from Dharmapuri

Dharmapuri

Dharmapuri is a town and the administrative headquarters of Dharmapuri district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 65 km north of Salem. Dharmapuri is a part of the Kongu Nadu an ancient division of Tamilakam. It is one of the ancient towns of Tamil Nadu and a rapid developing...

. He was elected to 9th Lok Sabha

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 and 12th Lok Sabha and 15th Lok sabha. He was deputy speaker of Lok Sabha from 1985 to 1989.
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