[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_single_image image=”5465″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]Murasoli Maran  was a prominent Tamil politician in India, and an important leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. A Member of Parliament for 36 years, he was made a Union Minister in three separate central governments, in charge of Urban Development in the V.P. Singh government, Industry in the Gowda and Gujral governments, and finally Commerce and Industry under Vajpayee. Apart from being a politician, he was a journalist and scriptwriter for films too

Murasoli Maran born on 17 August 1934 in Thirukkuvalai Village Thiruvarur of Tamil Nadu. After completing his basic education he pursued a master’s degree in Arts (M.A) from Pachaiyappa’s College and Law College, Madras. Before joining politics he Maran worked as a Journalist and later served as a social worker. His student life at Madras he was closely associated with the DMK. He was very vocal against Hindi being introduced in Tamil Nadu and for this he was arrested in 1965 during anti-Hindi agitations for his articles. He was detained for a year under Maintenance of Internal Security Act during emergency

One of the major contributions by Maran was the consolidation of all developing nations into a single front in Doha rounds of WTO to stand up against G7 developed nations imposition of WTO rules. These WTO rules were meant to benefit the developed countries and further impoverish developing nations. Maran successfully and forcefully built a single united front of developing nations and successfully prevented the G7 from imposing any conditions.[/vc_column_text][brando_section_heading brando_token_class=”brando_heading_1520345565-2-78″ brando_heading_type=”heading-style11″ heading_preview_image=”heading-style11″ brando_heading=”Positions Held”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][brando_content_block brando_block_premade_style=”block-16″ brando_block_preview_image=”block-16″ brando_token_class=”brando_content_block_1520344580-2-83″ brando_title=”Elected to Lok Sabha” brando_year_text=”1967″][/brando_content_block][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][brando_content_block brando_block_premade_style=”block-16″ brando_block_preview_image=”block-16″ brando_token_class=”brando_content_block_1520344592-2-0″ brando_title=”Re-elected to Lok Sabha” brando_year_text=”1971″][/brando_content_block][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][brando_content_block brando_block_premade_style=”block-16″ brando_block_preview_image=”block-16″ brando_token_class=”brando_content_block_1520344616-2-73″ brando_title=”Member-General Purposes Committee” brando_year_text=”1980-1982″]Member, Public Accounts Committee[/brando_content_block][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][brando_content_block brando_block_premade_style=”block-16″ brando_block_preview_image=”block-16″ brando_token_class=”brando_content_block_1520345064-2-32″ brando_title=”Member” brando_year_text=”1982-1983″]Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes[/brando_content_block][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][brando_content_block brando_block_premade_style=”block-16″ brando_block_preview_image=”block-16″ brando_token_class=”brando_content_block_1520344580-2-83″ brando_title=” Member” brando_year_text=”1987-1988″]Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes[/brando_content_block][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][brando_content_block brando_block_premade_style=”block-16″ brando_block_preview_image=”block-16″ brando_token_class=”brando_content_block_1520344592-2-0″ brando_title=”Member” brando_year_text=”1988-1989″]Committee on Subordinate Legislation[/brando_content_block][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][brando_content_block brando_block_premade_style=”block-16″ brando_block_preview_image=”block-16″ brando_token_class=”brando_content_block_1520344605-2-27″ brando_title=”Union Cabinet Minister” brando_year_text=”1989-1990″]Urban Development[/brando_content_block][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][brando_content_block brando_block_premade_style=”block-16″ brando_block_preview_image=”block-16″ brando_token_class=”brando_content_block_1520344616-2-73″ brando_title=”Member” brando_year_text=”1992-1993″]Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire into irregularities in the securities and banking transactions[/brando_content_block][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][brando_content_block brando_block_premade_style=”block-16″ brando_block_preview_image=”block-16″ brando_token_class=”brando_content_block_1520344580-2-83″ brando_title=”Union Cabinet Minister” brando_year_text=”1996-1998″]Industry[/brando_content_block][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][brando_content_block brando_block_premade_style=”block-16″ brando_block_preview_image=”block-16″ brando_token_class=”brando_content_block_1520344592-2-0″ brando_title=”Lok Sabha Member” brando_year_text=”1998″]Elected to Lok Sabha (Twelfth) for the fourth time[/brando_content_block][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][brando_content_block brando_block_premade_style=”block-16″ brando_block_preview_image=”block-16″ brando_token_class=”brando_content_block_1520344605-2-27″ brando_title=”Member : Lok Sabha” brando_year_text=”1999″]Elected to Lok Sabha (Thirteenth) for the fifth time[/brando_content_block][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][brando_content_block brando_block_premade_style=”block-16″ brando_block_preview_image=”block-16″ brando_token_class=”brando_content_block_1520344616-2-73″ brando_title=”Union Cabinet Minister, Industry” brando_year_text=”1999-2002″][/brando_content_block][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator][vc_column_text]As a journalist par excellence, he edited Murasoli and the Rising Sun. He was also the publisher of Kunguman, Muththaram, Vannathirai and Sumangali magazines.

He was also a successful screenwriter,  penning the screen play and dialogues for more than twenty films in Tamil. He has produced five and directed two films in Tamil

The Sangeet Natak Academy conferred the title Kalai-Mamani in 1975. He was awarded the President’s Certificate of Merit and Tamil Nadu Government Award for three best feature films.

Murasoli Maran died aged 69 on 23 November 2003 at Apollo Hospital in Chennai. At the time of his death he was a Cabinet Minister, Government of India. The then Prime Minister Vajpayee, and an array of leaders across party lines attended his funeral in Chennai. Kalaignar Karunanidhi who lamented his demise deeply and would often call him his “conscience”, such was the love and affection he had for Maran.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][brando_section_heading brando_token_class=”brando_heading_1520345646-2-12″ brando_heading_type=”heading-style11″ heading_preview_image=”heading-style11″ brando_heading=”Videos”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piIjpGNLXzQ” align=”center”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpUMIx_-NpA” align=”center”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWkZUjy4SvI” align=”right”][/vc_column][/vc_row]