Annadurai's great granddaughter clears civil service exam

CHENNAI: Prithika Rani M, the granddaughter of former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK founder C N Annadurai's foster son C N A Parimalam, cleared the civil services exam 2019 in her first attempt and secured the 171st rank at all India level.

The tennis player, who represented the state at the national level, said she wanted to join the Indian Foreign Service to represent the country at the global level.

"I do listen to his speeches and read books. We also visit his memorial in Marina," she said about his famous great grandfather.

She completed her electrical engineering from SSN College of Engineering and started preparing for civil services in 2018. She took anthropology as her optional subject.

"I did not expect it. I was overwhelmed. I am really happy that I could clear civil services in my first attempt," she said. She used to prepare for six to eight hours a day.
Her mother, M Elavarasi, is the daughter of Parimalam. Her father, M M Muthukumar, used to run a garment business.

"We are a normal middle class family. I was interested in tennis from a very young age. My family was very supportive and used to travel with me for tournaments," she said.

Her favourite tennis player is Roger Federer. She also likes Leander Paes.

Her younger sister Sruthika Rani passed Class XII exam this year.


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