Malarvizhi. G

Malarvizhi G, 52, is a veteran politician from Tiruppur South constituency in Tamil Nadu with a complex electoral history spanning multiple parties. She first won the Tiruppur South assembly seat in 2011 as a CPI(M) candidate with a commanding 61.63% vote share (75,424 votes), defeating an INC candidate. She switched to DMK for the 2016 elections but lost to AIADMK's S. Gunasekaran, managing only 34.98% votes. In a political comeback, she recaptured the seat in 2021 as a DMK candidate with 75,535 votes (43.59%), flipping the constituency from AIADMK. In 2024, she contested the Lok Sabha elections from Tiruppur constituency under the Rashtriya Samaj Paksha (RHSP) banner, marking yet another party switch. Her current affidavit lists her profession as 'Management Consultant and Sociological Auditor' for the Indhu Dravida Makkal Katchi party. However, web records identify her association with Hindu Makkal Katchi (also known as Indhu Makkal Katchi or IDMK), a right-wing Hindutva-aligned party founded in 1993 that functions as a political front for Hindu Munnani and aligns with RSS ideology. This represents a significant ideological shift from her earlier associations with left-leaning CPI(M) and Dravidian DMK. Her financial declaration shows assets of ₹25.64 lakh against liabilities of ₹16.54 lakh, with no criminal cases declared. Tiruppur South, located in Tamil Nadu's textile hub, has historically been a competitive constituency swinging between AIADMK, DMK, and left parties. While Malarvizhi has demonstrated electoral resilience with two assembly wins, her multiple party switches raise questions about ideological consistency. Recent political analysis suggests the constituency is seeing emergence of actor Vijay's TVK as a third force, with youth voters particularly drawn to new alternatives. No specific development work or governance achievements were documented in available sources, though the constituency benefits from state schemes like Tamil Pudhalvan (₹1,000/month for 4,608 male students) and MGNREGA rural employment programs. Voters should note the stark contrast between her declared profession and actual political career, her journey from left-wing to right-wing politics, and the absence of documented governance achievements despite being a sitting MLA since 2021. Her relatively low net worth for a sitting legislator and increasing liabilities also warrant attention.