A. Navaneethakrishnan

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]

In this Indian name, the name Appasamy is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Navaneethakrishnan.
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
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
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References
  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.


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