Durai Murugan Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Politician • Lawyer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in feet & inches- 5’ 6”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (1954-present)
Political Journey	• 1954: Joined the DMK party • 1971: Elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Katpadi • 1977: Elected as Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Ranipet constituency • 1989: Elected as Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Katpadi constituency • 1989: Became the Minister for Public Works for Government of Tamil Nadu • 1996: Elected as Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Katpadi constituency • 1996: Became the Minister for Public Works for Government of Tamil Nadu • 2003: Appointed as the Principal Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam • 2006: Became the Minister for Public Works for Government of Tamil Nadu • 2008: Appointed as the Deputy General Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam • 2009: Became the Minister of Law for Government of Tamil Nadu • 2015: Appointed as the Principal Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam • 2018: Appointed as the 4th Treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam • 2018: Appointed as the Treasurer of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam • 2021: Became the Minister for Water Resources under the government of M. K. Stalin • 2021: Became the leader of the House in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Personal Life
Date of Birth	1 July 1938 (Friday)
Age (as of 2023)	85 Years
Birthplace	Katpadi, Tamil Nadu
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Melmayil, Vellore
College/University	Utkal University Bhubaneswar
Educational Qualification(s)	• Bachelor of Laws (1969) • Masters of Arts from Utkal University Bhubaneswar (1971)
Religion	Hinduism
Address	No.7, 5th East Cross Street, Gandhinagar, Vellore - 632006
Hobbies	Reading Books
Controversies	Cases Pending • 1 charge related to Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security (IPC Section-477) • 1 charge related to Causing the disappearance of evidence of the offence, or giving false information to screen offender (IPC Section-201) • 4 charges related to Punishment for Being a member of an unlawful assembly (IPC Section-143) • 3 charges related to Disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant (IPC Section-188) • 3 charges related to Punishment for wrongful restraint (IPC Section-341) • 2 charges related to Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence, and where no express provision is made for its punishment (IPC Section-109) • 1 charge related to Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life (IPC Section-269) • 1 charges related to Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record (IPC Section-471) • 1 charges related to Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention (IPC Section-34)
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	2 February
Family
Wife/Spouse	Santha Kumari (Advocate)
Children	Son- Kathir Anand (Politician; Member of Parliament) Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Duraisam Mother- Thavasi Ammal
Money Factor
Assets/Properties	Movable Assets Cash: Rs. 20,36,065 Bank Deposits: Rs. 95,94,468 Jewellery: Rs. 21,45,000 Loans Given: Rs. 86,12,782 Bonds: Rs. 29,000 Other Assets (such as Mobile phones): Rs. 6,55,100 Immovable Assets Agricultural Land: Rs. 36,78,755 Commercial Buildings: Rs. 1,16,90,000 Residential Buildings: Rs. 5,75,00,000 Note: The given estimates of movable and immovable assets are according to the year 2021. It excludes the assets owned by his wife. [1]MyNeta
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 9 crores [2]My Neta

Some Lesser Known Facts About Durai Murugan

• During his graduation, Durai Murugan’s education was sponsored by the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. G. Ramachandran, who was the local guardian for Durai for six years (second and third year of BA, two years of Law College, and two years of MA).

• During an interview, Durai Murgun revealed that he joined the DMK party in 1953 as he was inspired by former Chief Minister C N Annadurai’s Dravida Nadu ideology. He said,
  

  Even if I did not get any post, I would have continued to serve the party as a primary member and continued to raise slogans for the party by holding its flag,” Durai Murugan said in a statement. I am beyond attachments. Many did not know that.”

• In March 2020, Durai Murugun resigned from the post of treasurer of the DMK party after the demise of Anbazhagan and submitted his resignation to party president M K Stalin.

• Durai is known for his humorous replies in the media.