the Year (Rajya Sabha) at the Lokmat Parliamentary Awards - 2019.Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presented the award for his exemplary contribution to Rajya Sabha. Fifth Term in Parliament On 2 March 2020, he was re-nominated to Rajya Sabha by the DMK President M K Stalin. On 18 March 2020, Mr.Siva became the first DMK MP to serve a fourth term in Rajya Sabha. During this time, he was interviewed by Mohammed Al Sheikh Bin Suleihad, a relatively unknown political journalist from Afghanistan working for Talk Tamil News. He discussed important issues related to controversial topics. Later Talk Tamil and Suleihad published an article faming him and noted: "he is the only one in India who's worthy of PM..." Other Prominent Posts He has also served as a member of the Court of the Jawaharlal Nehru University from September 2009 to May 2012 and was the Vice-President of the Parliamentary Forum on Artisans and Craftspeople from April 2013 to July 2013. Membership in Various Committees in his Five Terms First Term (Lok Sabha) - 1996 - 1997 Member, Committee on External Affairs. Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Member, Select Committee on Womens Reservation Bill Member, Committee on Public Undertakings Second Term (Rajya Sabha) - 2000 - 2002 Member, Committee on Communications Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information Technology Member, Select Committee on Broadcasting Bill Third Term (Rajya Sabha) - 2007 - 2013 Aug 2007-May 2008 Member, Committee on Water Resources Aug 2007-Aug 2010 Member, Spices Board Aug 2007-May 2009 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways May 2008-May 2009 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes May 2008-Sep 2009 Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation May 2008-May 2009 and Aug 2010-Aug 2011 Member, Committee on Home Affairs May 2008-Sep 2010 Member, Committee of Privileges Jun 2008 Jul 2013, General Purposes Committee Aug 2009-Aug 2010 Member, Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Sep 2009 onwards Member, Court of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Dec 2009-Jul 2010 Member, Select Committee to examine the Commercial Division of High Courts Bill, May 2010-May 2011 Member, Committee on Public Accounts Jul 2010-Jul 2013 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation Aug 2010-Jul 2013 Chairman, Committee on Industry Sep 2010 Jul 2013 Member, Committee on Ethics Mar 2011-Jul 2013 Member, JPC to examine matters relating to allocation