Jothimani is an Indian politician, writer and social worker best known as Congress Member of Parliament from Karur constituency.
Wiki/Biography
Jothimani Sennimalai was born on Saturday, 9 August 1975 (age 48 years; in 2023) in Dharapuram, Tirupur, Tamil Nadu. His zodiac sign is Leo. His hometown is Periya Thirumangalam, Aravakurichi, Karur District, Tamil Nadu. She attended Sri GVG Visalakshi College for Women, Udumalaipet, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, and Bharathiyar University, Tamil Nadu to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Master of Arts (2003), and Master of Philosophy (2005).
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 7″
Weight (approx): 55 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Figure Measurements (approx): 34-26-34
Family
Parents & Siblings
Jothimani’s father’s name is Sennimalai, a farmer. His mother’s name is Muthulakshmi.
Jothimani with his mother
Husband
Jothimani is not married.
Address
He resides at 47/1, KP Towers, Ramakrishnapuram, Karur, Tamil Nadu- 639001 Tel: 04324232626.
Signature
Jothimani’s signature
Politics
Jothimani joined the Indian Youth Congress, the youth wing of the Indian National Congress at the age of twenty-two. In 2011, he contested the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elections from Karur constituency but could not win the seat. He contested the 2014 general election but lost again. In 2015, he took up the campaign for Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election 2016 from Aravakurichi constituency, but later, for some reason, he did not contest the election. In 2019, he became the Member of Parliament for the Karur constituency after winning the 2019 Indian general election.
Controversy
Questions about Jothimani’s dressing style:
In 2019, Jothimani courted controversy when she was criticized for wearing a saree on some occasions and a jeans top on others. The criticism came from Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary KS Narendiran, who took to Twitter to post pictures of Jothimani in two different outfits. He said that he is a great actor. After his tweet went viral, people on Twitter posted pictures of Narendra Modi wearing pajama shirt and kurta on different occasions. In response to the criticism, he said why women’s clothing is a topic of discussion for men.
Quitting television shows:
In 2020, she gained controversy when she had to face sexist comments by Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Karu Nagarajan. He was invited to a televised panel discussion, where he started talking about the BJP’s negligence in handling migrants during the Covid-19 pandemic. After hearing it, Karu makes a personal comment about it and she leaves the show in between. Later, many people supported him and used the hashtag #I_standwith_Jothimani on social media.
Accusing members of his own party:
In 2021, he accused his own party of choosing candidates differently before the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections. In a Twitter post, he said,
I am aware of the sentiments that are burning in the minds of Congress volunteers. Selection in the Election Division for candidates is not done explicitly. A lot is wrong. I have knocked repeatedly. Unfortunately no answer. Will the leader not listen to the voice of justice from an honest candidate?”
Accused of Hurting Hindu sentiments:
In 2022, in an interview, Jothimani said that people in his village in Tamil Nadu had never seen a Lord Ram temple. After his interview was aired, people accused him of hurting Hindu sentiments.
Physically tortured by Delhi Police:
In 2022, Jothimani attracted controversy when she accused the Delhi police of physically abusing her and tearing her clothes when she protested the Center and the ED for investigating Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case. In an interview, he talked about this and said,
Women MPs and office bearers of our party, including me, marched peacefully from our AICC headquarters today. We are women’s party workers. We have exercised our democratic right to protest. Delhi Police was brutal with us. Some members of the paramilitary were also there. They dragged me and others. They use brutal force. About ten people took me and threw me and the others into the bus. We object. About 60-70 policemen were there. They refused to give us water for an hour. We tried to buy water but they threatened the waterwallah and sent him out. Be it a woman or a woman MP or a MP of any political party, this is not the way to behave. This is not the democracy we want.”
Award
- 1999: Ilakkiya Chinthanai Award for Best short story
- 2007: Shakthi Award for Best short story collection
Assets/Property
Movable Assets
- Deposits in Banks, Financial Institutions and Non-Banking Financial Companies: Rs. 3,83,605
- LIC or other insurance Policy: Rs. 6,27,450
Total Gross Value: Rs. 21,46,055
Immovable Assets
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 30,00,000
- Residential Building: Rs. 9,00,000
Total Fixed Assets: Rs. 39,00,000
Net worth
His net worth (as of 2019) is Rs. 5,667,055.
Facts/Trivia
- She is known as Jo by her friends and relatives.
- His hobbies include reading, engaging with children and the elderly, and farming.
- Jothimani lost her father at the age of thirteen and her mother in 2018.
- He decided to become a politician at a very young age because he saw people persecuting the Dalit community in his village. He felt that if he became a politician, he would have power, and he could change many things in society. When he grew up, he filed an application for panchayat union elections in 1996, as his mother and relatives were upset with him.
- He worked as a Panchayat Union Councilor for a decade from 1996 to 2006.
- He worked as General Secretary and Vice President of Indian Youth Congress and Tamil Nadu Youth Congress respectively before becoming a Congress Member of Parliament.
- While he was in college, he was elected as the chairman of the College Students’ Union, and he was an active participant in the NSS camp.
- He worked at the Tamil Censor Board from 2006 to 2009.
- In 2006, he attended the meeting of the Council of Young American Political Leaders in the US and represented the Indian Youth Congress. In 2009, he represented the Indian Youth Congress at the Young Asian Leaders Summit in Malaysia.
- In 2010, she participated in the Asian Women Leaders Summit held in New Delhi.
- He has written three books including Ottrai Vasanai, Sithirak Koodu, and Neer Pirakku Munn. In the book, Ottrai Vasanai, he mentions the time Dalits were persecuted by his villagers. The book gained recognition when it was selected as one of the best short stories by a Tamil weekly in 1996.
- His foray into the Congress party began when he presented his thoughts to Rahul Gandhi in 2004 during the party’s talent search program in Andhra Pradesh. He showed interest in his idea and asked former Union minister of state Jitendra Singh to guide him.
- In 2014, during the General Election, he made a personal manifesto. In an interview, he spoke about this and said, The rights-based campaign is basically an attempt to educate women and farmers about their rights, especially for Centrally sponsored schemes like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, besides training panchayat presidents to ensure that the funds allocated for the scheme reach the actual beneficiaries.”
- In 2015, she was elected secretary of the Karnataka All India Mahila Congress.
- In 2019, he claimed that he could not communicate with district collector Karur T. Anbazhagan who had blocked his mobile number.
- She is the first woman Congress MP to be elected from the Karur Lok Sabha seat in 2019.
- In an interview, she gave motivation to young girls and said,
Get involved in politics, politics is everywhere, women are oppressed, so get into a place where you can make a decision. Go and run elections, after turning 21, I did the same thing 23 years ago. Don’t think of politics as a dirty word, instead it will help you understand yourself better.”
- In 2021, he held a protest in Karur against the removal of the old statue of Mahatma Gandhi and the construction of a new bronze statue. He was arrested by the police for holding a protest.
- In 2021, he protested in front of the collector’s office to organize a special camp for the disabled. In an interview, he talked about the special camp and said,
I myself have visited 6300 out of 6800 villages (sic) in my area. I am surprised by the thousands of disabled people who have asked for our help. Will I ask for a camp if there is no need? On what basis did the collector not operate the camp.”
- In 2022, he was admitted to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital due to high fever and severe body aches after protests against Rahul Gandhi’s investigation by ED.
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