Internet Attracting More Youngsters To Exercise Mandate: PTR Thiagarajan
The New Indian Express Chennai|March 07, 2021
Speaking to Express, Thiagarajan explains the difference that, he feels, electoral politics has undergone over the years. “The penetration of technology-based communication platforms has increased engagement of youngsters.
Vinodh Arulappan
Internet Attracting More Youngsters To Exercise Mandate: PTR Thiagarajan

His grandfather served as Chief Minister of Madras Presidency and was the last president of Justice Party his father was a DMK minister and Speaker of Tamil Nadu State Assembly. Though he was born into a family with such political history, PTR Palanivel Thiagarajan, who holds a doctorate in engineering from the uS, chose to spend decades in the corporate world before entering politics. Now, Thiagarajan heads the IT wing of the DMK, and is an incumbent MLA representing the party from Madurai central.

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