Captain R. Tamil Selvan is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly both in 2014 and 2019 from Sion-Koliwada constituency. He served as a corporator in Mumbai Municipal Corporation. During the 26/11 Mumbai attacks in 2008, Selvan, then a railway parcel contractor at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, along with his team, saved approximately 36 lives when Ajmal Kasab and his associate began firing.[1][2]
Captain R. Tamil Selvan | |
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| Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Jagannath Shetty |
| Constituency | Sion Koliwada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 December 1958 Pilaviduthi, Karambakkudi, Pudukottai |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | mahabjp |
References
edit- ^ "Pudukai Ryots' Son Tamil is Now Maharashtra's Selvan". Archived from the original on 23 October 2014.
- ^ Panigrahi, Debasish (10 November 2018). "R Tamil Selvan, the man who saved 36 lives at CST during 26/11 Mumbai attacks". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 21 October 2024.