R. ARIVANANTHAM
CHENNAI, MARCH 12
One year ahead of crucial Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu and to strengthen its base, Vice-Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Loganathan Murugan has been appointed as the State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday. Incidentally, Murugan is the second leader from the Dalit community to take up this post. SP Kirubanithi held the post 20 years ago.
The state chief post had been lying vacant for over seven months after the elevation of the then President Dr. Tamilisai Soundarrajan as Governor of Telangana.
The announcement was surprising and it has raised eyebrow of many party stalwarts who were in the race for the post. Factionalism among the senior leaders in the state unit said to be the reason for the delayed appointment.
A statement issued by the party National General Secretary and Headquarters’ In-chargee, Arun Sing said, “The party’s national president Jagat Prakash Nadda has appointed L. Murugan as State President of Tamilnadu BJP. The appointment comes into immediate effect’’.
Murugan, a practicing lawyer of the Madras High Court, has got his Masters in International Law from the University of Madras. Born in 1977, Murugan also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
The 42-year old leader was hailing from Rasipuram in Namakkal District.
Murugan had played an important role as the Vice-President of NCSC during his tenure said to have close contact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Chief Minister greets Murugan
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami expressed his wishes to the newly-appointed State President of BJP L. Murugan. In a message, he wished him success in his endeavour as state head of BJP. Besides the Chief Minister, his cabinet colleagues and senior leaders of BJP’s state units too extending wishes through social media.
