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The Tamil Nadu authorities led by Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) connected Wednesday (May 13, 2026) appointed elder counsel Vijay Narayan arsenic its Advocate General. With this, helium earns the uncommon nonrecreational favoritism of having served arsenic the A-G of the State for the 2nd clip nether 2 antithetic governments.
Mr. Narayan had served arsenic the apical astir instrumentality serviceman of the State for the archetypal clip during the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam authorities betwixt August 2017 and May 2021. After a spread of 5 years of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam rule, helium has returned to the bureau erstwhile again.
The caller A-G is the nephew of erstwhile Attorney General K.K. Venugopal and grandson of M.K. Nambyar, a legendary lawyer acclaimed for his publication towards improvement of law instrumentality successful the country. He had completed his graduation from Loyola College successful 1977 and obtained a instrumentality grade from the Madras Law College successful 1982.
His maternal gramps Sardar K.M. Panikkar was an eminent historian, writer and a statesman too having been Indian ambassador to China, France and Egypt; helium was besides the vice chancellor of universities of Kashmir and Mysuru. Mr. Panikkar was besides 1 of the 3 members of the States Reorganisation Commission successful 1953.
Mr. Narayan had argued a wide assortment of cases including those connected work law, labour law, law law, administrative instrumentality and commercialized law. In information of his agelong lasting signifier successful the Bar, the Madras High Court had designated him arsenic a Senior Advocate successful 2004.
He had conducted cases successful the Supreme Court arsenic good arsenic respective different High Courts. He was besides the erstwhile president of Madras Bar Association (MBA), an 161-year-old relation of lawyers. After Mr. Narayan had resigned his station successful May 2021, helium was succeeded by elder counsel R. Shunmugasundaram and P.S. Raman.
Mr. Raman had enactment successful his papers connected Tuesday (May 12, 2025) instantly aft returning from a household vacation successful Colombo, and Mr. Narayan excessively chopped abbreviated his sojourn to Portugal and returned to the state connected Wednesday to judge the station of the Advocate General for the 2nd time.
