Dayanidhi Maran Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Dayanidhi Murasoli Maran
Profession	Politician
Politics
Political Party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Political Journey	• In the 2004 Lok Sabha Election, he was elected to the parliament from Chennai Central constituency. • He resigned from the post of the union cabinet minister on the moral grounds due to Dinakaran attack case controversy in 2007. • On 26 May 2006, he was appointed as Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology in the UPA government. • In the 2009 Lok Sabha Election, he was re-elected to the parliament from the same constituency and was the Union Textile Minister from 2009 to 2011. • In the 2014 Lok Sabha Election, Maran lost the election to AIADMK's S. R. Vijayakumar. • In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, he won against his rival, Sam Paul of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) by a margin of 3 lakh votes from the Chennai Central Constituency.
Biggest Rival	S. R. Vijayakumar (AIADMK)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	5 December 1966
Age (as in 2018)	52 Years
Birthplace	Madras, Madras State (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chennai, India
School	Don Bosco, Egmore, Chennai
College/University	Loyola College, University of Madras, Chennai Harvard Business School (USA)
Educational Qualification	B.A. (Economics) from Loyola College, Madras University in 1989
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Isai Vellalar
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Address	No.4/4, Second Avenue, Boat Club Road, R.A.Puram, Mandaveli, Chennai-600 028
Hobbies	Playing and Watching Golf, Cricket and Tennis
Controversy	In 2018, Madras High Court charged him and his brother, Kalanithi Maran, for BSNL illegal telephone exchange case. He has been accused of setting up an illegal telephone exchange at his residence in Chennai when he was Telecom Minister of India in 2004-06, making a loss of ₹1.78 crore to the government.
Girls, Affairs, and More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	Year- 1994
Family
Wife/Spouse	Priya Dayanidhi Maran
Children	Son- Karan Dayanidhi Maran Daughter- Divya Dayanidhi Maran
Parents	Father- Murasoli Maran (Politician) Mother- Mallika Maran
Siblings	Brother- Kalanithi Maran (Businessman) Sister- None
Favourite Things
Favourite FM Radio Station	Suryan FM 93.5
Favourite Politician	M. Karunanidhi
Style Quotient
Car	Toyota Fortuner (Model 2014)
Assets/Properties	• Bank Deposits: Rs. 6.57 Crore • Bonds & Shares: Rs. 1.60 Crore • Jewellery: 42 gm Gold jewellery worth Rs. 6.28 Lakh
Money Factor
Salary (as a Member of Parliament)	Rs. 1 Lakh + Other Allowances
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 11.67 Crore (as in 2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Dayanidhi Maran

• Does Dayanidhi Maran smoke?: Not Known

• Does Dayanidhi Maran drink alcohol?: Not Known

• He is the grand-nephew of former CM of Tamil Nadu and DMK chief M. Karunanidhi.

• His father, Murasoli Maran, was the Central Industrial Minister from 1996 to 1998 and from 1998 to 2002.

• His brother, Kalanithi Maran, is the founder of Sun Group and a billionaire.

• When he was the union minister under the Manmohan Singh government, he brought a large amount of Foreign Direct Investments into Communication and Information Technology Sector.

• When he was a union minister, he introduced “One Rupee One India” plan across the country, enabling calls across the country at the rate of ₹1 per minute.