Edappadi K. Palaniswamy

Edappadi Karuppa Palaniswami, popularly known as EPS (born 12 May 1954), is an Indian politician who served as the seventh chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 2017 to 2021. He has been the general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) since 28 March 2023. Previously, he has served in various leadership roles in the AIADMK since 2016. Born in 1954 in Salem district in the erstwhile Madras State, Palaniswami was engaged in agriculture before joining electoral politics in 1974.

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