Groomed by father, Maran flew high, but....

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Chennai, May 14 (UNI) Mr Dayanidhi Maran, who resigned as Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology, had proved himself as a chip of the old block.

He entered the national political arena winning from his father Murasoli Maran's Parliamentary constituency-- Madras Central--in the 2004 general elections.

Belonging to an illustrious Tamil family, which has been in the political limelight for long, Dayanidhi served the nation in the high profile IT and Communications portfolio in the Union Cabinet.

His initiatives in 'linking-India' through mobile network and the much-lauded 'One India Plan' earned him encomiums.

Late Murasoli Maran had also served in the Union Cabinet in various capacities-- his last important assignment being Minister for Commerce and Industry.

And in the aftermath of his father's sudden demise due to illness, Dayanidhi was sent to Delhi by his mentor and 'grand uncle' DMK supremo M Karunanidhi to replace Mr Murasoli Maran as the link between the governments in New Delhi and Tamil Nadu. Dayanidhi brought Mr Karunanidhi, as it were, luck. For after making a clean sweep of the 2004 Lok Sabha elections leading the DPA, the DMK returned to power in Tamil Nadu ousting the Jayalalithaa government in the 2006 elections to Tamil Nadu assembly.

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