Ottakara Panneerselvam (born 14 January 1951) is an Indian politician who is serving as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu since December 6, 2016 after the death of Jayalalitha. http://starsunfolded.com/o-panneerselvam/

1. O. Panneerselvam
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Ottakara Panneerselvam (born 14 January 1951) is an Indian politician
who has served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu since December 6,
2016. He had previously served in the same office in 2001-02 and 2014-
15. He is a member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra
Kazhagam (AIADMK) and was a staunch loyalist of its late
leader Jayalalithaa. His first two terms as chief minister came to be

2. when he replaced Jayalalithaa in the role, after she was forced to resign
by the courts. His third and current term began following Chief Minister
Jayalalithaa's death.
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Introduction
Ottakara Panneerselvam (born 14 Jnuary 1951) is an Indian
politician who has served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu since
December 6, 2016. He had previously served in the same office in 2001-
02 and 2014-15. He is a member of the All India Anna Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and was a staunch loyalist of its late
leader Jayalalithaa. His first two terms as chief minister came to be
when he replaced Jayalalithaa in the role, after she was forced to resign
by the courts. His third and current term began following Chief Minister
Jayalalithaa's death.
Personal life
O. Panneerselvam was born to Ottakkara Thevar & Palaniammal
Naachiar on 14 January 1951 in Periyakulam, Tamil Nadu. He started his
career as a tea stall owner.He studied BA (Economics) and discontinued
from the course. His close friend Salvuddin from Tenali encouraged him
into politics. He also owned some agricultural land. He is married to P.
Vijayalakshmi Naachiar and the couple has three children. He is
currently elected from the constituency of Bodinayakkanur which is
located in Theni district.

3. Political career
Early political career
He started his political career as chairman of Periyakulam Municipality
from 1996 to 2001.
First term as Chief Minister, 2001-2002
He was sworn in as the 13th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in September
2001 when the Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was barred from holding
office by the Supreme Court of India. During his stint as Chief Minister,
he was widely criticised for allegedly heading a puppet
government managed by Jayalalithaa. His tenure lasted for six months,
from 21 September 2001 to 1 March 2002. In March 2002, he resigned
as Chief Minister and Jayalalithaa was sworn in again after the Supreme
Court overturned her conviction and she won a by-
election from Andipatti assembly constituency. From 2 March 2002 to
13 December 2003, he was the Minister for Public Works, Prohibition
and Excise. Subsequently, he was also entrusted with the Revenue
department’s charge from 13 December 2003 to 2006.
Leader of the Opposition, 2006
After the party lost the assembly elections in May 2006, Panneerselvam
was the leader of the AIADMK legislative party and the Leader of the
Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for about two
weeks. In that election, he was elected to be the member of Tamil
Nadu legislative assembly from Periyakulam. After all the AIADMK
legislators were suspended by the speaker of the house, Jayalalithaa,

4. who had decided not to attend the Legislative Assembly, decided to
return and replaced Panneerselvam as the Leader of the Opposition.
Second term as Chief Minister, 2014-2015
In 2011, he contested as an AIADMK candidate from
the Bodinayakkanur Assembly constituency and won. Again, he became
the Finance Minister in Jayalalithaa's government and held the office
from 16 May 2011 to 27 Sep 2014. He was again entrusted with the
responsibility of being the 17th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 29
September 2014 when Jayalalitha was convicted in the
disproportionate assets case. On 22 May 2015, he resigned as Chief
Minister and Jayalalithaa was sworn in again after the Karnataka High
Court acquitted her in the disproportionate assets case on 11 May
2015.
A year after his resignation, on 23 May 2016, he was sworn in as
Minister for Finance and Public Works Departments in Jayalalithaa's
government.
Third term as Chief Minister, 2016-present
On 6 December 2016, Panneerselvam was elected as the Chief Minister
of Tamil Nadu following the death of incumbent Chief
Minister Jayalalithaa.
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