N. S. Palanisamy

N. S. Palanisamy aka NSP was an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate from Kinathukadavu constituency in 1991.[1][2]

N. S. Palanisamy
Personal details
BornTiruppur, Coimbatore district,
Madras Presidency, British India.
Died18 May 2016(2016-05-18) (aged 73–74)
Political partyAnna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Non-political Farmers’ Association of Tamil Nadu
Spouse(s)Rathinam
Children3
Vetri (son)

Personal life

N S Palanisamy was born to Sami Gounder and Samathal. He was the only son of his parents and his sister is Rukmani. N S Palanisamy was married to Rathinam and they have two sons and one daughter.[3] His younger son Vetri is a well known cinematographer in south India who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu Film Industry.[4]

Political career

N S Palanisamy worked as an English lecturer in Coimbatore college, but he quit his job and took up agriculture. He was an active politician and always worked for the welfare of the farmers. He was Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Tamil Nadu Assembly in 1991 from Kinathukadavu constituency, part of Pollachi. He was elected as an Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate. N S Palanisamy was the president of Non-political Farmers’ Association of Tamil Nadu.[5]

He died on 18 May 2016 aged 73 from health issues related to kidney failure.[6][7][8]

References
  1. 1991 Tamil Nadu Election Results, Election Commission of India
  2. N. S. Palanisamy election profile
  3. http://www.rootstobuds.com/gounder/political/#n-s-palanisamy
  4. https://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/dop-vetri-protests-for-farmers-cause.html
  5. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/high-priority-for-cauvery-mullaperiyar-issues/article6181903.ece
  6. "Former MLA passes away". The Hindu. Tirupur. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  7. https://www.covaipost.com/coimbatore/former-aiadmk-mla-passes-away/
  8. https://www.oneindia.com/india/ex-aiadmk-mla-palanisamy-passes-away-2102187.html


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