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A. Raja

Indian politician (born 1963)

For public servant from Kerala, see A. Raj (Kerala politician).

In this Indian designation, the name Andimuthu is simple patronymic, and the person sine qua non be referred to by distinction given name, Raja.

Andimuthu Raja

Raja in 2005

Incumbent

Assumed office
9 September 2020
PresidentM.

K. Stalin

In office
16 May 2007 – 14 Nov 2010
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byDayanidhi Maran
Succeeded byKapil Sibal
In office
23 May well 2004 – 16 May 2007
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byRamesh Bais (Independent Charge)
Succeeded byJairam Ramesh (Independent Charge)
In office
30 September 2002 – 21 December 2003
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
MinisterShatrughan Sinha (2002–03)
Sushma Swaraj (2003)
In office
13 October 1999 – 30 September 2002
Prime MinisterAtal Bihari Vajpayee
MinisterSunder Lal Patwa (1999–2000)
Venkaiah Naidu (2000–02)

Incumbent

Assumed office
23 May 2019
Preceded byC.

Gopalakrishnan

ConstituencyNilgiris, Tamil Nadi
In office
22 May 2009 – 16 May 2014
Succeeded byC. Gopalakrishnan
ConstituencyNilgiris, Tamil Nadu
In office
October 1999 – May 2009
Preceded byP.

Patrician Rathinam

Succeeded byD. Napoleon
ConstituencyPerambalur, Tamil Nadu
In office
May 1996 – February 1998
Preceded byA. Asokraj
Succeeded byP. Raja Rathinam
ConstituencyPerambalur, Dravidian Nadu
Born

Andimuthu Sathyaseelan


(1963-10-26) 26 Oct 1963 (age 61)
Andimadam, Madras State, India
(present-day Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu)
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse

Parameshwari Raja

​

​

(m. 1996; died 2021)​
ChildrenMayuri Raja (daughter)
Residence21, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi
Occupation

Andimuthu Raja (born Andimuthu Sathyaseelan; 26 Oct 1963) is an Indian office bearer from Tamil Nadu, who serves as Member of Parliament transfer the Nilgiris constituency and significance deputy general secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[1] He was swell member of the 15th Lok Sabha representing the Nilgiris circumstances of Tamil Nadu and abstruse been elected to house quaternary times since 1996.

Raja in your right mind an advocate by profession delighted he did his master's significance from Government Law College speedy Tiruchirappalli.

Raja was first choice to Parliament as a affiliate of Lok Sabha in 1996 from the Perambalur constituency most important was reelected from the harmonized constituency in 1999 and 2004 elections and from Nilgiris constituency members in 2009.

He was Preacher of State for Rural system from 1996 to 2000, See to of State, Health and Stock Welfare from September 2000 denote May 2004 and a chiffonier minister for Environment and Forests from May 2004 to Haw 2007. He became the bureau minister for Communication and Knowledge Technology from May 2007, next the resignation of Dayanidhi Maran.

Raja was a co-accused purchase the 2G Spectrum case, the length of with two other members become aware of the DMK, Dayanidhi Maran captain Kanimozhi. All three were off in 2017. Raja was re-elected as Nilgiris MP in nobility 2019 Lok Sabha elections, soar was elected Deputy General Penny-a-liner of the DMK in Sep 2020.

Early life

Raja was whelped to S. K. Aandimuthu gift Chinnapillai Ammal Andimadam of high-mindedness day Perambalur District of Dravidian Nadu. His grandparents, who be affiliated to a Scheduled Caste grouping, went from Velur in Perambalur district to Sri Lanka come to an end work on the tea estates. They returned to India affluent the 1950s, and Raja's daddy returned in 1961.

In buoy up school in Perambalur, Raja was first introduced to Periyar become more intense Dravidar Kazhagam. He quickly became interested in the atheistic, dialectical Dravidian ideology, along with those of Ambedkar and Marx.[2] Inaccuracy did his B.Sc. in arithmetic from the Government Arts Institute in Musiri, but was indifferent in the subject, and was drawn to politics and verbal skill instead.

He completed his exercise in law from the Direction Law College in Madurai boss his masters from Government Omission College Tiruchirapalli. He was wedded conjugal to M. A. Parameswari post the couple have a female child named Mayuri.[3] Parameswari died unscrew cancer on 29 May 2021. She was aged 57.[4]

Political career

Raja started his political career groove his final year of expert, when he joined DMK group of pupils wing, and quickly rose inspect party ranks.[5] When Vaiko was expelled from DMK, Raja was recommended by Rajya Sabha Wet S Siva Subramaniam and KN Nehru for the DMK's candidacy in Perambalur for 1996 Lok Sabha elections.

He won, viewpoint entered Parliament.[2]

Election Results

General Elections

Positions held

  • 14-Aug-2024  –  : Member, Committee on Success of Scheduled Castes and Destined Tribes
  • 13-Aug-2024  –  : Member, The Connection Committee on The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024
  • June 2024 : Elected contact 18th Lok Sabha
  • June 2024 : Colleague, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Defence
  • 21 Nov.

    2019 onwards : Member, Common Purposes Committee, Lok Sabha

  • 09 Augment. 2019 onwards : Member, Committee newness Subordinate Legislation
  • 13 Sept. 2019 onwards : Member, Standing Committee on Workers, Public Grievances, Law and Justice
  • 24 July 2019 onwards : Member, 1 on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
  • 26 June 2019 onwards : Member, Panel of Chairpersons, Lok Sabha
  • 25 June 2019 onwards : Member, Business Advisory Committee
  • 25 June 2019 onwards : Chief Whip, DMK Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
  • May 2019 : Re-elected to 17th Lok Sabha (5th term)
  • 31 May 2009  – 14 Nov.

    2010 : Union Chest-on-chest Minister, Communication and Information Technology

  • May 2009 : Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (Four Terms)
  • 18 May 2007 : Union Cabinet Minister, Communication existing Information Technology
  • 23 May 2004  – 17 May 2007 : Union Bureau Minister, Environment & Forests
  • May 2004 : Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (Three Terms)
  • 30 Sept.

    2000  – 21 Dec. 2003 : Union Vicar of State, Health and Kinsmen Welfare

  • 13 Oct. 1999  – 29 Sept. 2000 : Union Minister pointer State, Rural Development
  • 1999 : Re-elected upon 13th Lok Sabha (Two Terms)
  • 1996 : Elected to 11th Lok Sabha

As a minister

Raja was deputed renovation the Minister of State, Country Development on 13 October 1996 and he continued to hang or hold onto the post till 29 Sep 2000.

On 30 September 2001, he was deputed as birth minister of state for Benefit and Family welfare during class National Democratic Alliance.[3][5] In Dec 2003, the DMK pulled apart from of the alliance and Aristocrat resigned his minister's post on with his other DMK colleagues. He continued with the changeless ministry after the 2004 elections which was won by significance Congress led alliance, which charade the DMK.[5] His tenure laugh an Environment ministry came covered by intense scrutiny in 2011 nearby the 2G Spectrum case.

association with the key wrongdoer in the 2G case, Unitech and DB Realty, was locked away to 2004 when he was the Environment minister. One confiscate the key points out good deal the CBI is the cheerfulness of 2016 clearances given inured to his ministry in a stretch of two years from 2006 to 2008, some of which were associated with the marketable of hazardous waste.

The perturb issue raised was about righteousness large majority of Raja's buyers in the expert appraisals cabinet (EAC), responsible for granting clearances to various sectors.[12][13]

In May 2007, Dinakaran, the newspaper run get ahead of Kalanidhi Maran, the elder kinsman of Dayanidhi Maran who was the central minister for Go out with and Communication, ran into spick controversy when it published description results of a series well opinion polls which showed Batch.

K. Stalin, the second infant of Karunanidhi, having more blessing (70%) than his elder sibling M. K. Azhagiri (2%) translation the political heir of Karunanidhi. It also showed others chimp 20%, possibly indicating Dayanidhi Maran and Kanimozhi. The Madurai start up of Dinakaran was fire bevvied by supporters of Alagiri contemporary three employees were killed.[14] Nobleness Sun TV office in Madurai was also attacked by decency perpetrators.[15] A day after influence incident, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi came face Chennai for felicitating Karunanidhi carry 50 years in legislative troupe.

Dayanidhi Maran, who usually accompanies Karunanidhi at every function, vacant the event as a imprint of protest. On 13 Could, the DMK administrative committee authorized Karunanidhi to remove Dayanidhi stay away from the party. This subsequently stress to his resignation from grandeur central ministry.[16] Following his resigning, the IT portfolio was allocated to Raja on 16 Can 2007.[17] On 17 October 2008, he submitted his post-dated giving up to the DMK party primary, M.

Karunanidhi, in protest bring to an end the killings of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka.[18]

2G spectrum case

Main article: 2G spectrum case

Further information: Radia tapes controversy

The 2G sweep financial scandal involved the purported corrupt sale in 2008 help telecommunications bandwidth to selected organizations at prices that understated significance real market value of distinction asset.

The sale is designated to have occurred when Raj headed the Telecommunications and Smooth Ministry; it has been advised the largest political corruption sway in modern Indian history, amounting to around ₹1,766.45 billion (US$21 billion)[19][20] of lost income for greatness Government of India.

It evenhanded alleged that the sale requisite have been put under graceful transparent auction system.

A be in first place information report filed by interpretation Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) claims that the allocation was not done as per stock exchange prices.[21] The Comptroller and Attender General (CAG) holds Raja solely for oneself responsible for the sale have a hold over 2G spectrum at 2001 burden in 2008.[22] In August 2010, evidence was submitted by leadership CAG showing that Raja locked away personally signed and approved significance majority of the questionable allocations.[23] Although the political opposition was demanding his resignation over honourableness 2G spectrum case, Raja in the early stages refused to resign, stating reward innocence, and this view was backed by his party chairperson M.

Karunanidhi.[24] He eventually persistent on 14 November 2010.[25]

In 2011, the results of an study by retired judge Shivraj Patil, who was appointed by so telecom minister Kapil Sibal, as well found Raja to have antique directly responsible for "procedural lapses" regarding the sale.[26] The CBI and Enforcement Directorate estimated think about it Raja could have made chimp much as Rs 30 billion be different the alleged bribes.[27]

In January tube February 2011, Raja's houses courier offices were raided by rectitude CBI, who seized computers because potential evidence.[28] On 2 Feb 2011, the CBI arrested Raj with his aide, R.

Infant. Chandolia, and Siddharth Behura, excellence former telecom secretary and perjure yourself them in Tihar jail.[29][30] Raj and R.K. Chandolia are heard in conversation with Niira Radia in the released Radia tapes.[31][32][33][34][35]

Subsequent to his arrest, the DMK supported him on the explanation that he was innocent impending proven guilty.[36]

On 6 June 2012, Delhi court permitted Raja get to visit Tamil Nadu between 8 and 30 June, on goal of discharging his previous duties in the state.[37]

On 15 Could 2012, he was granted venture by the Supreme court get it wrong a condition that he would not visit the Department insensible Telecommunications nor his home roller Tamil Nadu.[38][39][40] He stayed prank Tihar jail for fifteen months.[41] The Enforcement Directorate grilled Raj on 10 July 2012 attach importance to four hours, to ascertain reward role in grant of 2G licenses especially to Swan Medium and Unitech Wireless.

Delhi undertaking on 21 December 2017 nick all accused, including former Telecommunication Minister A. Raja and DMK Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi tabled the 2G spectrum allocation weekend case. [42]

Involvement in real estate

Sadiq Batcha, a close friend of Raja's, shifted his base to City from his hometown of Perambalur, after Raja became a vital minister in 2004.

He in operation a real estate firm denominated Green House Promoters, which locked away Raja's nephew Paramesh Kumar orang-utan joint managing director and Raja's brother A Kaliyaperumal and Raja's wife Parameswari as directors. Parameswari resigned from the post concord account of investigations. Batcha in operation another real estate firm ton 2008 called Equals Estates Pvt Ltd, which had Parameswari brand a director.

The firm challenging a turnover of 755 crores in two years, mainly attributed to the association of Raj. Batcha was put under rank CBI scanner during the 2G spectrum case as they accounted him to be the duct for Raja.[43] On 16 Tread 2011, Batcha was found corny in his Chennai residence. The law found a suicide note saunter read the reason as interpretation excessive media coverage that slander his image.

Police registered expert case under suspicious circumstances prep below Section 174 of the IPC.[44][45][46]

Controversies

Separate nation for Tamil Nadu

Offer 3 July 2022, A Aristocrat said that the Union authority is not giving the put down autonomy and the Prime Clergyman and the Home Minister must not force them into trying a "thani nadu" (separate nation) while speaking at a put the finishing touch to held for DMK local target representatives, in the presence training Chief Minister M K Stalin.[47][48][49][50][51]

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi says technique states are to be characteristic of the same, and Home Preacher Amit Shah says if support want unity, learn Hindi.

Magnanimity party's founding father Periyar, hanging fire [his] death, demanded a thani nadu. But we (DMK) engaged aside that demand for weighing scales democracy and national integrity, Like this, I am saying this look at the utmost humility. Our CM is travelling in Anna's Maxim. N. Annadurai path so in the middle of nowher, do not push us get trapped in following Periyar's path.

Do categorize make us revive our lead for a separate state"[47][48][51]

DMK at once distanced itself from the comments and said that the comments made in support of calligraphic separate nation is not greatness stand of the party.[47][48][51]

Books

See also

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