V. Maitreyan

Indian oncologist and politician

Dr V. Maitreyan
MP of Rajya Sabha for Tamil Nadu
In office
25 July 2007 – 24 July 2019
Preceded byP. G. Narayanan
Succeeded byN. Chandrasegharan
ConstituencyTamil Nadu
In office
15 January 2002 – 29 June 2004
Preceded byG. K. Moopanar
Succeeded byK. Malaisamy
ConstituencyTamil Nadu
Personal details
Born (1955-09-21) 21 September 1955 (age 69)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Political partyAIADMK (1999–2022)
(Since 2024)
Other political
affiliations		Bharatiya Janata Party (till 1999 & 2023-24)[1]

Dr Vasudevan Maitreyan (born 21 November 1955) is an Indian oncologist and politician from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India for 3 terms from January 2002 to June 2004 and again from July 2007 to July 2019.

Early life and education

Maitreyan was born to Indian independence activist K. R. Vasudevan and his wife Manga Vasudevan on 21 November 1955 in a Vadagalai Iyengar[2] family. He had his schooling in Madras and graduated in medicine from the Government Medical College, Nagpur. On completion of his graduation, Maitreyan pursued his M. D. in Medical Oncology from the Madras Medical College and did his D. M. in Medical Oncology from the Cancer Institute, Madras University.

Medical career

On completion of his education, Maitreyan practised as an oncologist for sometime. He has written articles in many Indian and foreign medical journals.

Political career

Right from his early days, Maitreyan was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).[2] In 1991, he became an executive member of the Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He served as General Secretary of BJP's Tamil Nadu unit from 1995 to 1997, Vice President from 1997 to 1999 and President for sometime in 1999. After getting suspended for anti-party activities, he resigned from the BJP in July 1999, protesting against the party high command's decision to align with the DMK for the 1999 Lok Sabha Elections and joined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).[3]

He was nominated to Rajya Sabha in an interim vacancy in 2002, following the death of Moopanar in the previous year. He was again nominated as Rajyasabha MP twice in 2007 and 2013.[4] He was expelled from the primary membership of the AIADMK party in 2022.[5] He joined BJP on 9 June 2023 and became its national executive committee member in August 2023.[6][7]

On 12 September 2024, He quit the BJP and rejoined the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the presence of its general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami.[8]

See also

Rajya Sabha members from Tamil Nadu

Notes

  1. ^ "Former AIADMK leader Maitreyan joins BJP". The Print. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b R. C. Rajamani (19 September 2004). "AIADMK Wants Peaceful Solution to Sri Lankan Tamil Problem – Says Dr. Vasudevan Maitreyan". Asian Tribune.
  3. ^ "Senior BJP leader joins AIADMK". Rediff.com. 20 July 1999. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  4. ^ "AIADMK nominates Maithreyan, Elavarasan for RS". Rediff.com. 27 May 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Maitreyan expelled from AIADMK". the hindu. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Maitreyan joins BJP, a return after two decades in AIADMK". the hindu. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  7. ^ "பாஜக தேசிய செயற்குழு உறுப்பினராக மைத்ரேயன் நியமனம்". hindu tamil (in Tamil). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Expelled Ex-AIADMK MP and Jaya's close aide Maitreyan quits BJP, rejoins AIADMK". dtnext. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.

References

  • "Detailed profile – V. Maitreyan – Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) – Who's who". Government of India.