Vaiko
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Vaiko, birth name Vaiyapuri Gopalsamy (born 22 May 1944), is an Indian politician. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India from Tamil Nadu. He is the founder and General Secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), a political party active mainly in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was earlier elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. He is father of Trichy MP Durai Vaiyapuri.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Vērkaḷai mar̲akkātīrkaḷ
- Vaikōvin̲ kaṭitaṅkaḷ
- Muttamil̲ mukkan̲ikaḷ
- Paraṇikkaraiyil puraṭcikkan̲al
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Estonia
- Active from
- 1981-08-01
Discography
- 12006
- 2: Aastaajad2007
- 3: Kosmoseodüsseia2008
- Neljas2009
- V ehk tants klavessiini ümber2011
- 6: Varielu2012
- 7 ehk Nõgesed2014
- Nelgid2014
- Kodanik S2015
- Kirevase2016
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 17
- Total plays
- 29
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/vaiko">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Recent publications · Crossref
1 total works indexed
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Presenting as Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus
· 2018 · cited 6x
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Special screeing for Mr. Vaiko (cropped).JPG
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- date of birth
- 1944-05-22
- Commons category
- Vaiko
- P10632
- Vaiko
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Birth
- Education
- Political career
- Support of LTTE
- Election Contested
- Lok Sabha
- Rajya Sabha
- Philanthropy
- Personal life
- Documentary film
- References
- External links
Vaiko, birth name Vaiyapuri Gopalsamy (born 22 May 1944), is an Indian politician. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India from Tamil Nadu. He is the founder and General Secretary of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), a political party active mainly in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was earlier elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India from Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. He is father of Trichy MP Durai Vaiyapuri.
==Birth== Vaiko was born in Kalingapatty near Sankarankovil, Madras Presidency.