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About P. Shanmugam
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- Shanmugham (25 March 1927 – 2 February 2013) (Born to Panchanatha Mudaliyar - Gowri) was the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry.
- He served from 22 March 2000 to 27 October 2001.A staunch loyalist of the Nehru-Gandhi family, he was in politics since 1950.
- He was the Leader of the Opposition between 1969 and 1973 when the DMK formed the government.
- He represented Puducherry in the Lok Sabha for three consecutive terms from 1980 and was elected to Puducherry Assembly thrice.
- He held the post of Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee for about 33 years.
- He played key role in the formation of many governments in the Union Territory.
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