E.V. Velu
Cabinet Minister
Government of Tamil Nadu
Assumed office
7 May 2021
MinisterMinister of Public Works
GovernorBanwarilal Purohit
Chief ministerM. K. Stalin
Preceded byEdappadi K. Palaniswami
In office
15 May 2006 – 15 May 2011
MinisterMinister for Food and Civil Supplies
Member of Tamil Nadu legislative assembly
Assumed office
2021
In office
2016–2021
In office
2011–2016
In office
2001–2006
In office
1984–1989
Personal details
Born (1951-03-15) 15 March 1951
Se. Gudalore Tiruvannamalai district (Madras Presidency) Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

E. V. Velu (born 15 March 1951) is an Indian and Minister of Public works, Highways and Minor Ports for Tamilnadu. He served as former Minister for Food in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. He was praised as " Ethilum vallavar Velu" by former chief minister Kalaignar Karunanithi .

Velu has been elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party candidate from Thandarambattu constituency, in 1984. In 1997, he joined DMK and got elected from the same constituency in 2001[1] and 2006.[2] He was subsequently elected twice from Tiruvannamalai constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 2011[3] and 2016.[4]

Velu was born in Se. Gudalore on 15 March 1951.[5]

Controversies

'India' comment

In August 2023, Velu was giving a speech regarding the word "India", and said that it had no impact on Tamils and India is a place in North India.

Translation of speech:

“What is the state today? The word India never had any impact on us. When has India had an impact on us? I’m making an open statement. There wasn’t any such impact on us. I'm talking about some time ago. Where did we have an impact? There was no impact. India is someplace in North India. We belong to Tamil Nadu. If possible, we have to create a Dravida Nadu. Our thought processwas going in that direction.”

[6][7][8]

Velu later said the BJP had misquoted his statements.

Elections Contested and results

Elections Constituency Party Result
1984ThandarambattuADMKWon
2001ThandarambattuDMKWon
2006ThandarambattuDMKWon
2011TiruvannamalaiDMKWon
2016TiruvannamalaiDMKWon
2021TiruvannamalaiDMKWon

References

  1. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 2001 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 6. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 2006 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 6. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election 2011 for the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 10. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "List of successful candidates" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 2. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "E. V. Velu profile at TN government website". Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007.
  6. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tn-minister-velu-says-modi-misquoted-his-speech/articleshow/102655357.cms?from=mdr
  7. ↑ https://www.news9live.com/state/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-annamalai-criticises-dmk-minister-ev-velu-for-india-is-some-place-in-north-india-remark-2240621
  8. ↑ https://theprint.in/india/expunge-modi-iranis-remarks-on-tn-minister-velu-dmk-urges-lok-sabha-speaker/1711151/
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