K. Marimuthu

K. Marimuthu
Marimuthu in front of his house
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2021
Preceded by	P. Adalarasan
Constituency	Thiruthuraipoondi constituency
Personal details
Born	1973 (age 51–52)
Political party	Communist Party of India (1994 - present)
Spouse	Jayasudha
Children	2
Residence(s)	Thiruthuraipoondi, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Politician Social worker

K. Marimuthu is an Indian politician and Member of the 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly from the Thiruthuraipoondi constituency.[1] He was a commerce graduate who joined politics in 1994.[2]

Early life

Marimuthu, who was born into a family of poor agricultural labourers belonging to a Scheduled Caste, makes light of his economic condition. Marimuthu says

“Politics is my life, and I have no other vocation. My wife is into agriculture, and we cultivate land taken on lease. We get by with whatever we have,”

Personal life

Marimuthu lives in a thatched house in Kaduvakudi, has spent over half his life as a full-time party worker fighting for public causes. His wife, Jayasudha, is an agricultural labourer.[3]

Politics and activism

Marimuthu joined the CPI in 1994. He was drawn by the work done by the party for ordinary people as he was “one among them”. He stated that “Serving the masses is my only aim; reflecting the aspirations of the downtrodden is my politics.”[4] Currently he serves as Member of the 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly from the Thiruthuraipoondi constituency.[5]

Philanthropy

When Cyclone Gaja blew his hut, Marimuthu who obtained Rs 50,000 through a NGO to mend it, gave the entire sum to another person in the village who was ineligible for compensation as he did not have a patta and helped him repair the hut. [6]

Elections contested

Election	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote %	Runner-up	Runner-up Party	Runner-up vote %
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Thiruthuraipoondi	CPI	Won	52.23%	C.Suresh Kumar	AIADMK	36.06%

References

1. "Tamil Nadu elections: This CPI candidate has no money to refill his LPG". The New Indian Express. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
2. "Tamil Nadu elections: This CPI candidate has no money to refill his LPG". 20 March 2021.
3. "Tamil Nadu polls: Meet K Marimuthu, the CPI candidate who lives in hut and can't afford to refill LPG". 23 March 2021.
4. https://hindisnews.com/marimuthu/
5. "MARIMUTHU K - CPI Winner for 2021 Elections and MLA of THIRUTHURAIPOONDI Constituency | #rethinkelection". rethinkelection.com. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
6. "Indian Politician List | #rethinkelection".