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Indian politician (born 1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with K. Muraleedharan.
Vellamvelly Muraleedharan (born 12 December 1958) is an Indian politician from Kerala who served as Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs of India from 2019 to 2024. He was the eighth State President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala.[1][2][3] He was also a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He was sworn in as a Union Minister on 30 May 2019. On 12 June 2019, Muraleedharan was appointed Government Deputy Chief Whip in the Rajya Sabha.
In this Malayali name, the surname is Vellamvelly.
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V. Muraleedharan | |
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Minister of State for External Affairs | |
In office 31 May 2019 (2019-05-31) – 11 June 2024 (2024-06-11) | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | S. Jaishankar |
Preceded by | V. K. Singh |
Succeeded by | Kirti Vardhan Singh |
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | |
In office 30 May 2019 (2019-05-30) – 11 June 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
Minister | Prahlad Joshi |
Preceded by | Vijay Goel |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 3 April 2018 (2018-04-03) – 02 April 2024 | |
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Kerala | |
In office 2010 (2010)–2015 (2015) | |
Succeeded by | Kummanam Rajasekharan |
Personal details | |
Born | (1958-12-12) 12 December 1958 (age 65) Eranholi, Kerala, India |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse |
Dr. K. S. Jayasree (m. 1998) |
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Alma mater | Government Brennen College, Thalassery |
Website | vmuraleedharan |
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