Sasikala Pushpa Ramaswamy

Sasikala Pushpa Ramaswamy was a member of the Parliament of India representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of parliament.[3] She was mayor of Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation from 2011 to 2014.[4]

Not to be confused with V. K. Sasikala.

Dr. Sasikala Pushpa Ramaswamy
டாக்டர் சசிகலா புஷ்பா ராமசாமி
MP of Rajya Sabha for Tamil Nadu
In office
3 April 2014[1] – 2 April 2020
ConstituencyTamil Nadu
Personal details
Born (1976-05-22) 22 May 1976
Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (until 2016)
Independent (2016–2020)
Spouse(s)Dr. B Ramaswamy[2]
ChildrenMs.Anjali Ramaswamy
ProfessionPolitician

In August 2016 it was alleged that she had been expelled from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party after an altercation with Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Tiruchi Siva at Delhi IGI airport.[5][6] In July 2017 the Supreme Court found that no expulsion notice had been served and that she had not, in fact been expelled by the party.[7]

Personal life

Marriage

In March 2018 Sasikala Pushpa married Dr. B Ramaswamy in violation of the order of the Madurai Family Court to stay the marriage.[8] The stay of the Court was based on a complaint lodged by wife of Ramasamy from their previous marriage, who says she is still married to Ramaswamy, and has not yet officially divorced him. The court has said that the first marriage is still valid.[9]

Ramasamy has a daughter from his previous marriage and his previous wife alleged of constant death threats to her family for the last 6 months threatening her to divorce Ramasamy.[10]

References
  1. "Tmt. Sasikala Pushpa". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. "Rajya Sabha MP Sasikala Pushpa violates court order, marries B Ramasamy". The Indian Express. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. "Members Page". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  4. Govardan, D. "Expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa joins BJP | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. "AIADMK sacks Sasikala Pushpa after she alleges 'threat to life' in Rajya Sabha". Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  6. "AIADMK expels Sasikala Pushpa". The Hindu. 1 August 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  7. "Sasikala Pushpa's plea on immunity rejected by SC as 'premature'". DNA India. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  8. "MP Sasikala Pushpa Marries Ramasawamy Despite Court Stay". TheQuint. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  9. Rao, Manasa (24 March 2018). "TN court stays Sasikala Pushpa's wedding, says her fiancé's previous marriage still valid". The News Minute. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  10. Lobo, Shalini (27 March 2018). "Rebel AIADMK leader Sasikala Pushpa gets married, defying court orders". India Today.
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