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He was the ex-president of [[Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee]].
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He was the ex-president of [[Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee]].
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On January 25, 2021, he was suspended from the Congress party for his anti-party activities. Following that Namassivayam submitted his MLA resignation letter to the assembly speaker and quit Congress party.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-25|title=Puducherry Minister Namassivayam resigns, Congress suspends him|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/puducherry-minister-namassivayam-resigns-congress-suspends-him-142142|access-date=2021-05-11|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Setback to Congress in Puducherry as PWD Minister Namassivayam, MLA resign, set to join BJP|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/jan/25/setback-to-congress-in-puducherryaspwd-minister-namassivayammlaresign-set-to-join-bjp-2254876.html|access-date=2021-01-28|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
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On January 25, 2021, he was suspended from the Congress party for his anti-party activities. Following that Namassivayam submitted his MLA resignation letter to the assembly speaker and quit Congress party.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-25|title=Puducherry Minister Namassivayam resigns, Congress suspends him|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/puducherry-minister-namassivayam-resigns-congress-suspends-him-142142|access-date=2021-05-11|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Setback to Congress in Puducherry as PWD Minister Namassivayam, MLA resign, set to join BJP|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/jan/25/setback-to-congress-in-puducherryaspwd-minister-namassivayammlaresign-set-to-join-bjp-2254876.html|access-date=2021-01-28|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
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He joined [[Bharathiya Janata Party]] along with his supporter Theeppainthan on 28 January 2021 in the presence of its national general secretary Arun Singh.He won from Medippet on a BJP ticket by 2,750 votes defeating DMK candidate A Krishan and
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He joined [[Bharathiya Janata Party]] along with his supporter Theeppainthan on 28 January 2021 in the presence of its national general secretary Arun Singh.He won from Medippet on a BJP ticket by 2,750 votes defeating DMK candidate A Krishan and home minister Puducherry government. In 2024, he contested from [[Puducherry Lok Sabha]] as a BJP candidate and secured
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