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Arumugam Namassivayam is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3]

Political career

He was the Ex-president of Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee. On January 25, 2021, he was suspended from the Congress party for his anti-party activities. Following that Namassivayam submitted his MLA resignation letter to the assembly speaker and quit Congress party.[4][5] He joined Bharathiya Janata Party along with his supporter Theeppainthan on 28 January 2021 in the presence of its national general secretary Arun Singh.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION TO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY TRENDS & RESULT 2016 Puducherry Villianur". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Tussle in Puducherry Congress for the top job". New Indian Express. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Congress-DMK alliance wins Puducherry". Business Standard India. Business Standard. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Puducherry Minister Namassivayam resigns, Congress suspends him". The News Minute. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Setback to Congress in Puducherry as PWD Minister Namassivayam, MLA resign, set to join BJP". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 January 2021.


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