Durai Vaiko
Durai Vaiko | |
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| Principal Secretary of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Member of the Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Su. Thirunavukkarasar |
| Constituency | Tiruchirappalli |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 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 |
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]
In June 2024, he was elected as Member of the Lok Sabha from Tiruchirappalli constituency.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Durai Vaiko is the son of Vaiko, founder of MDMK. He graduated with an MBA. He got married to Geetha on 29 November 1998.[5]
In 2021, during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Vaiko supervised medical camps in Ezhayirampannai, Alankulam, Sathirpati, Padandhal and Sattur in Virudhunagar District.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "List of Campaigners" (PDF). Elections.tn.gov. Election commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "16th LokSabha- Election Campaign" (PDF). Election commission of India. MDMK.
- ^ "Vaiko's son rides into political limelight with bike rally". Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ Arockiaraj, D. Vincent (5 June 2024). "'Outsider' Durai Vaiko seals victory with over 50 per cent of votes in Tiruchy". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Shooting from the lip". Times of India. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "சாத்தூர்: மூச்சுத்திணறல்; கொரோனா அறிகுறி! - முதியவரை தானே மருத்துவமனைக்கு அழைத்துச் சென்ற துரை வைகோ". Vikatan, Tamil. 17 May 2021.