Durai Vaiko
Indian businessman and politician (born 1972) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Durai Vaiko (born 2 April 1972) is an Indian politician of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party (MDMK). He was appointed as the MDMK principal secretary of the party, and leads internet campaigns for MDMK.[1][2] His political career began when his father contested the Lok Sabha election from Virudhunagar constituency in 2014.[3]
Durai Vaiko | |
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| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Su. Thirunavukkarasar |
| Constituency | Tiruchirappalli |
| Principal Secretary of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Assumed office June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Vaiko |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Durai Vaiyapuri 2 April 1972 India |
| Political party | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse | Geetha |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Vaiko, Renugadevi Ammal |
| Education | MBA |
| Occupation | Social activist, Politician |
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In June 2024, he was elected as Member of the Lok Sabha from Tiruchirappalli constituency.[4][5]
Personal life
Durai Vaiko is the son of Vaiko, founder of MDMK. He graduated with an MBA. He married Geetha on 29 November 1998.[6]
Philanthropy
In 2021, during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Durai Vaiko set up COVID information centres in Ezhayirampannai, Alankulam, Sathirpati, Padandhal and Sattur in Virudhunagar District.[7]
References
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