- Subramanian Swamy
Dr. Subramanian Swamy (b.
15 September ,1939 atChennai , sometimes spelt as Subramaniam Swamy) is apolitician fromIndia . He is also a trainedeconomist .Association with Harvard
Following time at the
Indian Statistical Institute , he was awarded adoctorate byHarvard University in 1965 aged 26. Two of his advisors at the time wereSimon Kuznets andPaul A. Samuelson [Boumans 167] For a time, while completing his dissertation in 1963, he worked in the Economics cell of the UN Secretariat. He subsequently worked as a resident tutor atLowell House , and as an assistant professor for the Harvard Economics department. Subsequently he has been a regular lecturer at theHarvard Summer School . He is accounted by some to be an authority on the comparative study of India andChina [ [http://www.thehindu.com/2008/01/23/stories/2008012360151400.htm Prospects for India-U.S. relations better: Swamy]The Hindu - January 23, 2008] and is also well-versed in theMandarin Chinese (Hanyu) language [ [http://www.kamakotidevotees.org/london/dr-swamy.html About Dr. Subramanian Swamy] ]Association with IITs
He was
Professor of Economics at theIndian Institute of Technology ,Delhi from1969 . He was removed from the position by its board of Governors in the early 1970s but was legally reinstated in the late 1980s by theSupreme Court of India . He continued in the position till1991 when he resigned to become a cabinet minister. He served on the Board of Governors of the IIT, Delhi (1977-80), and on the Council of IITs (1980-82).Political career
He has enjoyed a strange
maverick relationship withJ. Jayalalithaa .He was first to bring out Jayalalitha's corruption in spite of being her close friend.This led to his close aideChandralekha being attacked byJ. Jayalalithaa 's gundas with acid.It even went to the level of women party members ofAIADMK turning up a nude show in front of Swamy. But after all this Subramanian Swamy is J Jayalalitha's close friend and he is helping her face corruption cases filed against her.He is staunch
Hindutva politician.He First came intospotlight for protesting against the emergency imposed in1975 . He was one of the founding members of theJanata Party and is its president since1990 . He was electedmember of parliament 5 times between1974 and1999 .He is known for his efforts in normalizing relations with
China andIsrael . In1981 , he persuadedDeng Xiaoping to open theKailash Mansarovar inTibet toHindu pilgrim s fromIndia [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98sep27/spotlite.htm Pilgrims' route] The Tribune - September 26, 1998] . In1990 -1991 , he was a minister in theChandra Shekhar cabinet and was in charge of the ministries ofCommerce andLaw andJustice .He was also a member of the
Planning Commission between1990 and1991 . Between1994 and1996 , he held the position of "Chairman of the Commission on Labour Standards and International Trade" (equivalent to the rank of a cabinet minister) under theP. V. Narasimha Rao government. Dr. Swamy has been subject to severaldefamation cases. He is known to argue these cases himself without the agency oflawyers .He was perceived as instrumental in bringing the disproportionate assets case of
J. Jayalalithaa into public notice in the 1990s but by 1997, he had become her political adviser and was instrumental in convincing her to withdraw support from the Vajpayee Government in 1999. The alliance with Jayalalithaa ended after she lost the General Elections held in the same year. In October 2004, he along with other members of the erstwhileJanata Party established theRashtriya Swabhiman Manch to oppose the policies of the ruling UPA.He is instrumental in fighting for the cause of preventing the destruction of Rama Sethu bridge. He moved the Supreme Court of India and successfully got a stay for the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project at the final hours on August 31st,2007. The case is under hearing before SC currently. Once he was equated as par with top notch politicans in India, however his reputation declined as he became someone known to bring disrepute to his friends.
tance against the LTTE
He is noted for his consistent stance against the
LTTE which is proscribed as aterrorist organization by 31 countries (see list) commenting, cquote|LTTE is a terrorist organization which moreover killed Rajiv Gandhi and has spewed poison online about India [ [http://www.asiantribune.com/oldsite/show_news.php?id=10153 Subramanian Swamy on LTTE, Defence Agreement and the right to station Indian Troops in non-Tamil areas in Sri Lanka] Asian Tribune - June 28, 2004] , cquote|LTTE is a part of the Sri Lankan problem, and can never be a part of the solution", [ [http://news.nidahasa.com/news.php?go=fullnews&newsid=348 India will Never Support Eelam; Dr Subramanian Swamy Says] Nidahasa News - October 8, 2007] His stance against the LTTE has had five succesive indian governments place him in the Z category of indian security, with security cover of at least 22 personnel because of the high LTTE threat to his life [ [http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/lsdeb/ls12/ses2/0405089808.htm Transcripts] - Parliament of India]Books
*Economic Growth in China and India, 1989
*Hindus Under Siege. (2006)Notes
References
*cite book |last= Boumans |first= Marcel |title= How Economists Model the World Into Numbers |publisher=
Routledge |year= 2005 |isbn=0415346215External links
Subramaniam Swamis views on the influence of Hinduism - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQhDXwZztSU
* [http://www.janataparty.com/Leaders/Swamy/SSwamy.htm Subramaniam Swamy in Janata Party's website]
* [http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/21/stories/2004092103551000.htm An article by Dr. Subramanian Swamy on how to face defamation litigation]
* [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060104/nation.htm#16 Subramaniam Swamy fined Rs. 5 lakhs by the Delhi High Court for making libellous allegations against Jayalalitha Jayaram]
* [http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=159&page=31 Basic Islam for Hindu Dhimmis] - Subramanian Swamy
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