Munu Adhi: Former Speaker Tamilnadu Assembly and 4 times MLA

Munu Adhi (Born 4 September 1926, Died 21 June 2005) born at Tambaram near Chennai - Tamilnadu. 

Mr Munu Adhi started his political career as a member of the Socialist Party in 1945. He joined the DMK in 1953 and was elected to the Tamil Nadu Assembly for four consecutive terms, in 1962, 1965, 1971 and 1977. 

Having begun his political career with the DMK, the four-time Member of the Legislative Assembly, switched his loyalty to the AIADMK in 1972 when M G Ramachandran founded the party, after breaking away from the DMK. 

For the fourth time, he was elected to the state Assembly in 1977 when the AIADMK, headed by MGR, came to power for the first time and Munu Adhi was made the Speaker of the Assembly. He held that post till 1980.

He continued his loyalty with the AIADMK till 1996 after which he sided with S Thirunavukkarasu, a former AIADMK minister, who floated his own party which subsequently merged with the BJP. 

The Adhi College of Engineering & Technology was established in the year 2008 on the name of former MLA and Speaker Mr. Adhi. The college is founded by the Chandra Munu Adhi Foundation. 

Political career:

1962 MLA Saidapet Constituency Tamilnadu Assembly

1967 MLA Thirupur Constituency Tamilnadu Assembly

1967 Tambaram Municipal Chairman

1971 MLA Thirupur Constituency Tamilnadu Assembly

1977 MLA Tambaram Constituency Tamilnadu Assembly

1977 to 1980 Speaker Tamilnadu Legislative Assembly

1981 to 1988 Chairman Tamilnadu Agricultural High Level Committee

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Justice K.Veeraswamy: Fromer Chief Justice Madras High Court

Justice Kuppuswami Naidu Veeraswamy (Kuppuswami Naidu Veeraswami) was Chief Justice of Madras High Court from 01-05-1969 to 11-03-1976

Born at Srivilliputtur, on April 8, 1914 of respectable parents belonging to a middle class family, the Hon’ble Chief Justice K.Veeraswami had his early education at Sriviliputtur and Devakottai and graduated from the American College at Madurai, with high distinctions in 1937. He took his degree in Law in 1939 from the Law College, Madras. He was an apprentice to Mr.K.Rajah Ayyar, the then Advocate General and after enrolment as an Advocate of the Madras High Court in 1941, he served as his junior till 1950.

He was appointed as the Government Pleader of Madras High Court and in February, 1960 he was elevated as a permanent Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Madras and ha been elevated to be the permanent Chief Justice of Madras High Court from May 1, 1969.

The Then Chief Justice K.Veeraswami was a strict disciplinarian as a Lawyer, Law Officer, Judge and Chief Justice. He maintained the highest dignity and decorum. He was hailed both by the Bar and the Bench for his deep and versatile knowledge of law and he distinguished himself by his forensic ability upright advocacy and objective perspective.

Nirmala Naidoo nominated as federal Liberal candidate

Former television journalist Nirmala Naidoo will represent the Liberal Party of Canada in the next federal election.

She was nominated on Tuesday by members of the Calgary Rocky Ridge Federal Liberal Association, according to a news release.

“I am thrilled to represent the Liberal Party of Canada in Calgary Rocky Ridge,” Naidoo said in the release.

“Having been in the living rooms of Calgarians for nearly a decade, I believe that Rocky Ridge residents need someone who can hear their concerns, and be their voice in Ottawa. I look forward to the hard work I have ahead of me in 2015 to earn their support.”

Naidoo spent nearly 20 years as an anchor in Calgary with CBC and Global Calgary. She announced her plan to enter federal politics last month.

Venkatadri Bobba joins Cancer Genetics Inc., India’s Board of Directors

Venkatadri Bobba has over 36 years of corporate leadership experience in the pharma and life sciences industries

Cancer Genetics, provider of DNA-based cancer diagnostics, has announced the addition of Venkatadri Bobba to Cancer Genetics India’s Board of Directors.

“Bobba has a tremendous track record of leadership in the life sciences. His experiences and insights will bring significant value to CG India’s board of directors,” said Panna Sharma, CEO and President of Cancer Genetics.

Bobba has over 36 years of corporate leadership experience in the pharma and life sciences industries, informs a company release. Bobba, who is currently a General Partner with Ventureast, has held executive leadership positions at a number of life sciences companies in the US, EU, and Asia. Prior to joining Ventureast, Bobba served as Senior VP of Operations at Aradigm Corporation and from 2001-2003 was Executive Vice President at Diosynth, a division of Akzo Nobel. From 1995 to 2000, Bobba served as President and CEO at Molecular Biosystems. Previous to that, Bobba was Executive Vice President of Centocor Inc (now Jansen Biotech, a division of Johnson & Johnson) and held several executive positions, including President, at Warner-Lambert, Indonesia. He also previously served as VP of Manufacturing at Parke-Davis, US (now part of Pfizer).

It is an exciting time to be part of such a high-growth market like India. I look forward to the growth and much needed innovation that CG India will bring to Indian cancer patients and hospitals at an affordable price,” said Bobba. “CG India has established itself as a leader in the oncology diagnostics market with a firm commitment to innovation. I look forward to helping the company offer novel cancer diagnostic tests to all patients who needs them to improve their clinical outcomes.”

Bobba is an active board member of three US-based companies, including Diabetomics, Melior Pharma, and Sparsha. Bobba also sits on the board of several Indian-based companies, including Portea, Richcore, and Sparsha Pharma, an Indian subsidiary of Napo Pharmaceuticals. Additionally, he serves on the advisory board for the SOHO Group, the largest pharma company in Indonesia, and for Cumberland Pharmaceuticals.

A pharmacist by training, Bobba graduated with gold medal honors from Andhra University and holds an MBA from Farleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey.

Tummala NageswaraRao inducted into Telangana Cabinet

Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Tummala Nageswara Rao, on the lawns of Raj Bhavan appeared to be confined to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti and officials as leaders from none of the Opposition parties were present. He was given the portfolio of Roads and Buildings and also Women and Child Welfare.

Thummala Nageswara Rao was born in Gandugula Palli village of Dammapeta Mandal Khammam District. He served as excise and road and buildings minister in the Chandrababu Naidu cabinet has currently taken oath as a minister in KCR's cabinet. He was elected thrice to Assembly from Sathupalli Constituency and once from Khammam. In 2014, he lost to Ajay Kumar Puvvada from Khammam constituency. He had  had recently joined the TRS and he is not a member of either Assembly and legislative council. He was likely to be nominated to the legislative council.

Gadde Ruthvika Shivani clinched Tata Open Title

Mumbai: Unseeded junior shuttler Ruthvika Shivani Gadde clinched the women's singles title in the USD 25,000 Tata Open India International Challenge badminton tournament, here on Sunday.

Earlier, rising 17-year-old Hyderabad shuttler Ruthvika, continued her impressive run by stunning fourth seed Arundhati Pantawane, on a comeback trail after a shoulder injury, 19-21 21-18 21-14 in the 50-minute long women's singles final.

It was the second time that Ruthvika had beaten her more experienced rival, having come out trumps in their previous meeting in the senior ranking tournament at Gandhidam in October.