Facts: - death date: october 22 - 2011 - spouse: : k. muthumari - children: : marisami geethalakshmi -lrb- daughter and son -rrb- - birth date: 22 march 1955 - name: c. karuppasamy - parents: : chokkan lakshmi - death place: chennai , tamil nadu , india - religion: : hindu - birth place: sankarankovil , tirunelveli district , tamil nadu , india - occupation: agriculture , politician Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of c. karuppasamy .
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c. karuppasamy -lrb- 1954/1955 -- 22 october 2011 -rrb- , is an indian politician , former member of the legislative assembly .he was elected to the tamil nadu legislative assembly from sankaranayanarkoil constituency in 1996 , 2001 , 2006 elections and 2011 elections as an anna dravida munnetra kazhagam candidate .karuppasamy died at a private hospital , after a brief illness .he was undergoing treatment at the hospital for cancer .he is survived by his wife , a daughter and son .he was 56 .