T. T. V. Dhinakaran

T. T. V. Dhinakaran
Member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Assembly for Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar
In office 24 December 2017 (2017-12-24) – 2 May 2021 (2021-05-02)
Speaker	P. Dhanapal
Preceded by	J. Jayalalithaa
Succeeded by	J. John Ebenezer
Member of the Indian Parliament for Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu
In office 30 June 2004 (2004-06-30) – 29 June 2010 (2010-06-29)
Chairperson	Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Member of the Indian Parliament for Lok Sabha from Periyakulam
In office 13 October 1999 (1999-10-13) – 6 February 2004 (2004-02-06)
Speaker	G. M. C. Balayogi Manohar Joshi
Preceded by	R. Muthiah
Succeeded by	J. M. Aaroon Rashid
General Secretary of the Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 April 2019
Deputy	M. Rengasamy G. Senthamizhan C. Shanmugavelu S. V. S. P. Manikaraja
Preceded by	V. K. Sasikala
Deputy General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office 15 February 2017 – 20 September 2017
General Secretary	V. K. Sasikala
Preceded by	Su. Thirunavukkarasar
Succeeded by	K. P. Munusamy Natham R. Viswanathan
Treasurer of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
In office 20 July 2006 – 28 August 2007
General Secretary	J. Jayalalithaa
Preceded by	Dindigul C. Srinivasan
Succeeded by	O. Panneerselvam
Personal details
Born	(1963-12-13) 13 December 1963 (age 60) Thiruthuraipoondi, Madras State, India (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Political party	Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (from 15 March 2018)
Other political affiliations	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (until 2017) Independent (2017-2018)
Spouse	Anuradha ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	Jaya Harini (Only daughter)
Parents	T. Vivekanandam (father) V. Vanithamani (mother)
Relatives	V. K. Sasikala (Aunt)
Residence(s)	Jaya Harini 5, Venkateshwara Nagar 4th street, Adyar, T. Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Businessman Politician

Thiruthurapoondi Thiruvenkatam Vivekananda Dhinakaran (born 13 December 1963)^[1][2] is an Indian politician and founding General Secretary of Amma Makkal Munneetra Kazagam. In the past he was the Treasurer of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party and served as the Member of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. He was expelled from the AIADMK in August 2017.^[3][4] He also served as former Member of the 15th Tamil Nadu Assembly from Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar (2017-2021).^[5] He is the nephew of V. K. Sasikala. He won the highly anticipated RK Nagar by-election in December 2017. On 15 March 2018 Dhinakaran launched his political party named Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam.^[6]