Durai Vaiko (born 2 April 1972) is an Indian politician of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party (MDMK). He was appointed as the MDMK principal secretary of the party, and leads internet campaigns for MDMK. His political career began when his father contested the Lok Sabha election from Virudhunagar constituency in 2014.
In June 2024, he was elected as Member of the Lok Sabha from Tiruchirappalli constituency.
Personal life Durai Vaiyapuri is the son of Vaiko, founder of MDMK and his wife Renuka Devi who was born on 2 April 1972. He has two sisters and graduated with an MBA. He married Geetha on 29 November 1998, with whom he has two children.
Philanthropy In 2021, during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, Durai Vaiko set up COVID information centres in Ezhayirampannai, Alankulam, Sathirpati, Padandhal and Sattur in Virudhunagar District.
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