K. Kalimuthu
10th Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
24 May 2001 – 1 February 2006
DeputyA. Arunachalam
Preceded byP. T. R. Palanivel Rajan
Succeeded byR. Avudaiappan
4th Presidium Chairman of AIADMK
In office
4 February 2006 – 8 November 2006
General SecretaryJ. Jayalalithaa
Preceded byC. Ponnaiyan
Succeeded byE. Madhusudhanan
In office
6 May 2000 – 16 December 2002
General SecretaryJ. Jayalalithaa
Preceded byV. R. Nedunchezhiyan
Succeeded byPulamaipithan
Personal details
Born(1942-07-14)14 July 1942
Ramuthevanpatti, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu
Died8 November 2006(2006-11-08) (aged 64)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Political partyAnna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
OccupationPolitician

K. Kalimuthu (14 July 1942 – 8 November 2006) was an Indian politician of the Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.[1] He served as the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006.[2] He was elected to the state Assembly 5 times and held posts as the Minister for local administration one term and as Agriculture minister for two terms under Dr. M. G. Ramachandran as chief Minister, was the Member of Lok Sabha once and Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly speaker once. He was an M.A in Tamil. He gained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Tamil for his literary works and wrote books and poems in Tamil.[citation needed] K. Kalimuthu was born in Ramuthevanpatti, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.[citation needed] He served twice as the presidium chairman of the AIADMK in 2000-2002[3] and in 2006 till his death.[4][5][6]

He died of cardiac arrest in Chennai in November 2006.[7]

Controversies

According to prosecution, Kalimuthu in his capacity as the then Agriculture Minister allegedly directed nine nationalised banks to provide Rs 56 lakh loan to Mayne and others for purchasing tractors in 1983. Mayne and the other accused allegedly submitted forged documents to avail loans. The charge sheet had also said Kalimuthu had parked huge amount of funds belonging to Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board with nationalised banks. CBI had filed a charge sheet against a total of 32 persons in 1988 but only 16 were present in the court in 2016 as others either died or are absconding.

Convicting the 71-year old Mayne of offences including cheating, criminal conspiracy, forgery, the Judge sentenced him to seven years rigorous imprisonment And also imposed a hefty fine of Rs 1.67 crore on Mayne and other convicts, his accomplices. Out of the total fine amount, Rs 57 lakh should be provided to the nine banks as compensation.Others sentenced are Surya Kumar (four years RI) Shahul Hameed (two years RI), Basin Sen (two years RI) and Soma Sundaram (three years RI).

Court also acquitted 11 other accused in the case related to alleged availing of loans to the tune of Rs 56 lakh from nine nationalised banks by submitting forged documents in 1983 when Kalimuthu was Agriculture Minister in the state.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Top AIADMK leader Kalimuthu passes away". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly". www.assembly.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ "அதிமுக அவைத் தலைவராக காளிமுத்து நியமனம்". oneindia tamil (in Tamil). 6 May 2000.
  4. ^ "புலமைப்பித்தன்: எம்.ஜி.ஆரின் கவிஞர்; ஜெயலலிதாவின் அவைத் தலைவர்! - புலவரின் அரசியல் பயணம்!". vikatan (in Tamil). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Tamil Nadu Speaker K Kalimuthu resigns". hindustantimes (in Tamil). 1 February 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2006.
  6. ^ "Amma keeps Andipatti, keeps out 3 ministers". indianexpress. 28 March 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2006.
  7. ^ "Former Speaker Kalimuthu passes away, AIADMK mourns his death". oneindia.com. 8 November 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  8. ^ "CBI court convicts 5 in Robin Mayne bank fraud case". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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