B. S. Gnanadesikan

Member of Parliament - Rajya Sabha
In office 2001–2013

Personal details
Born	(1949-01-20)20 January 1949 Srivilluputtur, Dist. Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
Died	15 January 2021(2021-01-15) (aged 71) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party	Tamil Maanila Congress
Spouse	G. Thilagavathi
Children	Two sons (Vijay Gnanadesikan, Prashanth Gnanadesikan)
Alma mater	Loyola College, Chennai
Website	Profile on Rajya Sabha [1]

B. S. Gnanadesikan (20 January 1949 – 15 January 2021) was a Sr. Vice President of Tamil Maanila Congress(M) and a two time Member of the Parliament of India representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.^[1] Previously he was the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee from 2011 to 2014.

He died at the age of 71 in Chennai due to COVID-19.^[2]^[3]

Positions Held

Dec. 2014 - Jan 2021: Sr. Vice President of Tamil Maanila Congress(M)
Sep. 2011 - Nov 2014: President, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee^[4]
Aug. 2009 - July 2013: Member, Committee on Water Resources
Dec. 2008 - July 2013: Member, Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry
May. 2008 - July 2013: Member, Committee on Papers Laid on the Table
Jul. 2007 - Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
Oct. 2004 - May. 2009: Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
Sep. 2004 - May. 2009: Member, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
Aug. 2004 - Sep. 2004: Member, Committee on Labor
Aug. 2002 - Feb. 2004: Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Finance
Jan. 2002 - Feb. 2004: Member, Committee on Defense
Jul. 2001 - Elected to Rajya Sabha
1996-2002 - General Secretary and Official Spokesperson, (i) Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)

Positions Held

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