TTV Dhinakaran

About TTV Dhinakaran

Who is TTV Dhinakaran?

A member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, TTV Dhinakaran is a politician and has served both in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. He created history by winning the RK Nagar by-election as an independent candidate in December 2017.

Earlier, he was the Treasurer of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party (AIADMK) but was expelled from there in August 2017. In 2018, Dhinakaran launched his political party named Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK).

Born in Nagapattinam district, he is the nephew of V K Sasikala, a former politician who served as the national president of the AMMK and confidant of late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.

From 1999 to 2004, Dhinakaran represented Periyakulam, a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu as an AIADMK candidate. From 2004 till 2010, he was a Rajya Sabha member. After winning the 2017 RK Nagar by-election, Dhinakaran was reinducted into AIADMK but was expelled.

In 2018, Dhinakaran was arrested after four days of questioning for allegedly attempting to bribe an unidentified Election Commission official to get AIADMK's two-leaves election symbol. He was granted bail by Tees Hazari court in New Delhi, as he was no longer required for custodial interrogation and that police failed to identify the EC official meant to be bribed.

Presently, he is an incumbent MLA of RK Nagar, which fell vacant after the death of former CM Jayalalithaa.

For the ongoing Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the AMMK general secretary has filed his nomination from the Kovilpatti assembly constituency. He shifted to Kovilpatti in Tuticorin district, taking on ruling AIADMK minister Kadmabur Raju.

According to Dhinakaran's poll affidavit, the value of his immovable assets remained at Rs 57.44 lakh which he had declared in 2017.

His dues included Rs 28 lakh to the central government on account of imposition of penalty under FERA and liabilities in dispute included Rs 34.46 crore from AY 1989-96 pending before the IT Appellate Tribunal in Chennai. His liabilities were Rs 14.25 lakh.

The movable and immovable assets of his wife were Rs 7.66 crore and Rs 2.43 crore, respectively while her liabilities stood at Rs 5.82 crore, Dhinakaran said in the affidavit.

Latest Updates on TTV Dhinakaran

ED summons TTV Dhinakaran in EC 'bribery' money laundering case

The ED has summoned AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran this week for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged bribing of Election Commission officials to get the AIADMK's 'two leaves' symbol

Updated On: 06 Apr 2022 | 1:31 PM IST

Tamil Nadu polls: Movable assets of Panneerselvam, Dhinakaran go up

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has declared total assets valued at Rs 61.19 lakh, up from the Rs 33.20 lakh in 2016

Updated On: 16 Mar 2021 | 3:05 PM IST

AMMK releases third list of candidates for April 6 Tamil Nadu elections

The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, led by expelled AIADMK leader V K Sasikala's nephew T T V Dhinakaran, on Friday released the third list of 130 candidates for next month's Assembly elections

Updated On: 12 Mar 2021 | 7:56 PM IST

AIMIM ties up with T T V Dhinakaran's AMMK for TN Assembly polls

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday announced an alliance with the AMMK of TTV Dhinakaran for the April 6 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.

Updated On: 09 Mar 2021 | 10:52 PM IST

Parties opposed to DMK welcome to join AMMK-led alliance: TTV Dhinakaran

Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) leader TTV Dhinakaran on Tuesday dubbed as "speculations" that his party was holding alliance-related talks with the ruling AIADMK

Updated On: 02 Mar 2021 | 4:59 PM IST

EC allots 'gift pack' symbol to Dhinakaran-led AMMK party for 2019 polls

Dhinakaran accused the ruling AIADMK and the opposition DMK of plotting to crush him in the political space