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A. Raja
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- Born 26 October 1963
- Age 61
- Birth Place Andimadam, Madras State India, (present-day, Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, )
- Profession Politician, Attorney
- Political Party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- In Office Union Minister Of Communications And Information Technology 16 May 2007 - 14 November 2010, Union Minister Of Environment, Forest And Climate Change 23 May 2004 - 16 May 2007, Union Minister Of State For Health And Family Welfare 30 September 2002 - 21 December 2003, Union Minister Of State For Rural Development 13 October 1999 - 30 September 2002
- Residence 21, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi
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A. Raja BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 10 Feb 2025
Andimuthu Raja, also known as A Raja, is a prominent leader of the Tamil Nadu-based party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He was elected as an MP for the first time in 1996, and since then, he has been selected as a Member of the Parliament five times. He was born on 26 October 1963 to S. K. Aandim...
A. Raja PERSONAL LIFE
| Spouse | Parameshwari Raja (1996; died 2021), |
| Children | Mayuri Raja (daughter) |
POSITIONS HELD BY A. Raja
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Member of the 13th Lok Sabha | 1999 - 2004 |
| Member of the 15th Lok Sabha | 22 May 2009 - 18 May 2014 |
| Member of the 17th Lok Sabha | 30 May 2019 - Present |
| Member of the 11th Lok Sabha | 15 May 1996 - 4 December 1997 |
| Member of the 14th Lok Sabha | 2004 - 2009 |
A. RAJA NEWS
UPA humiliated Karuna with Kanimozhi arrest: Mulayam
May 29, 2011 2:15 am
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today accused the Congress-led UPA government of humiliating DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi over the 2G scam by arresting his daughter Kanimozhi and former Union Communication Minister A Raja.
Smiling Kanimozhi talks to half-brother Stalin in court
May 24, 2011 12:04 pm
The senior DMK leader chatted with his sister and former Telecom Minister A Raja for over 40 minutes.
5 corporate honchos' bail plea quashed
May 23, 2011 2:37 pm
Unitech's Sanjay Chandra,Reliance ADAG's Gautam Doshi,D B Realty's Vinod Goenka remain jailed.
Rise and fall of Kanimozhi
May 21, 2011 12:23 am
The change coincided with the downfall of the Maran brothers after a tiff with the Karunanidhis
2G spectrum scam: A chronology
May 20, 2011 3:46 pm
Former Telecom Minister A Raja is main accused in scam.
2G scam: Kanimozhi in Tihar Jail after court rejects bail plea
May 20, 2011 9:56 am
DMK MP has been chargesheeted by CBI for allegedly taking bribe from spectrum loot.
Raja 2nd in Time's 'ignominious' list,ahead of Gaddafi,Kim,Berlusconi
May 19, 2011 4:07 pm
2G scam is ranked No 2 in the list of scandals and scams in the all-time Top 10 Abuses of Power.
Raja asked for crores from Tatas for hospital in constituency,got nothing
May 19, 2011 2:18 am
A Raja wrote a series of letters to Tata Sons Chairperson Ratan Tata and other officials.
SC pulls up IT dept for not taking timely action in 2G case
May 16, 2011 9:07 pm
The bench asked the IT department to complete the departmental proceedings against the tax-evading firms within the permitted time
Raja breaks into sweat as Karunanidhi's DMK defeated by Jayalalitha
May 13, 2011 5:25 pm
Former Telecom Minister A Raja today appeared quite upset over the results of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections in which his party DMK got severe drubbing at the hands of arch-rival AIADMK.
