L. Murugan Age, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Loganathan Murugan
Profession(s)	• Politician • Advocate • Agriculturist
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Politics
Political Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Political Journey	• 2017-2020: Vice-chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes • 11 March 2020-7 July 2021: 7th State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tamil Nadu • 7 July 2021: Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting • 7 July 2021-11 June 2024: Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying • 2024: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs
Personal Life
Date of Birth	29 May 1977 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	47 Years
Birthplace	Konur, District Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
College/University	• Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu • Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai
Educational Qualification(s)	• LL.M., Ph.D. from Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu • LL.B from Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai • P.G. Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Arunthathiyar (Scheduled Caste)
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Address	B4/2, SAF Games Village, Koyambedu, Chennai-600107
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • YouTube • Twitter
Controversy	As of August 2021, Murugan had 21 criminal cases registered against him.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	13 June 2003
Family
Wife/Spouse	C. Kalaiyarasi (doctor)
Children	Sons- 2
Parents	Father- L Varudammal (farmer) Mother- Loganathan (farmer)
Siblings	His elder brother died in 2016.
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	Rs. 29,86,150 (2020-2021) [1]My Neta
Assets/Properties [2]My Neta	Movable Assets • Cash: Rs. 45,000 • Deposits in Banks: Rs. 20,13,655 • LIC or other insurance Policies: Rs. 42,38,846 • Motor Vehicles: Rs. 6,80,000 • Jewellery: Rs. 10,00,000 Immovable Assets • Agricultural Land: Rs. 32,00,000 • Residential Buildings: Rs. 37,50,000
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 1.54 crores (as of 2021) [3]My Neta

Some Lesser Known Facts About L. Murugan

• In 1997, while in college, L. Murugan was inspired by Hindutva ideas and joined the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). Later, he joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

• After completing his formal education, he practised as a lawyer for 15 years. He then served as the Standing Counsel for the Government of India at the Madras High Court.

• As a lawyer, L. Murugan has represented the BJP in various cases.

• He is fluent in English, Tamil, and Telugu languages.

• In the 2011 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, L. Murugan contested from the Rasipuram constituency on a BJP ticket but received 1800 votes.

• His parents live in a small roofed house near Namakkal in Tamil Nadu. The couple are daily wage earners. They work in the fields. In 2016, after his elder brother died, his parents took care of his widowed sister-in-law and nephew.
  

  L. Murugan’s parents at their village

• In 2017, L. Murugan was appointed as the national general secretary of the Scheduled Caste (SC) division of the RSS. He served in the position till 2020.

• During the same period, he served as the vice-chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC). He resigned from the NCSC before his term ended and met senior BJP leaders.

• L. Murugan then served as the BJP in charge in Kerala for some time.

• In 2017, during protests against NEET in Tamil Nadu, he claimed in a media talk that ‘external forces’ were involved in the suicide of S. Anitha. He supported NEET.

• On 12 March 2020, he was appointed as the chief of the BJP Tamil Nadu unit and the first Dalit to hold this position.

• L. Murugan supported the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019.

• In 2020, he led the BJP’s Vel Yatra twice to promote Hindutva politics in Tamil Nadu. However, he was arrested both times. During the same time, Puducherry’s Chief Minister, V Narayanasamy, said that the Vel Yatra was an attempt by the BJP to cause communal disharmony among the citizens.
  

  L. Murugan during the Vel Yatra

• In December 2020, L. Murugan called the Indian farmers’ protest in Delhi “false propaganda.”

• He contested the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections from the Dharapuram constituency and lost to DMK’s candidate N. Kayalvizhi by 1,393 votes.
  

  L. Murugan during a political rally

• On 7 July 2021, during the Cabinet reshuffle, L. Murugan was sworn in as the Minister of State for the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

• He is the first person from the Arunthathiyar community to have become a union minister since independence.

• In October 2021, L. Murugan claimed that “vested interests” were behind the 2020-2021 Indian farmers’ protest in northern states.

• He is a member of the Rajya Sabha and represents Madhya Pradesh.

• In 2023, L. Murugan was invited to the Cannes Film Festival. He walked the red carpet and led the Indian delegation at the film festival. He inaugurated the India Pavilion at Cannes.
  

  L. Murugan posing on the red carpet