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|website = [http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/disp_ind.asp?prof_id=166 Member Profile - Thiru RAJA, NKK. P.] | |website = [http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/disp_ind.asp?prof_id=166 Member Profile - Thiru RAJA, NKK. P.] | ||
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'''N. K. K. P. Raja''' (born | '''N. K. K. P. Raja''' (born 8 March 1966) is an Indian politician who served as the Minister for Textiles and Handlooms, [[Tamil Nadu]] in the [[M. Karunanidhi]] cabinet during 2006-08. He is the son of [[N. K. K. Periasamy]], himself a former minister who held the same portfolio in the 1996-2001 Karunanidhi Cabinet. He is a member of the 13th Tamil Nadu Assembly representing the [[Erode]] Constituency in Tamil Nadu and is a member of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) political party.<ref>{{cite news |author=Karthik Madhavan |title=Debutants test the waters in Erode |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2006/04/27/stories/2006042703020300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303205956/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2006/04/27/stories/2006042703020300.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=3 March 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=27 April 2006 |accessdate=2008-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/list/ministers.htm |title=Council of Ministers of Tamil Nadu |publisher=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly |accessdate=2008-03-12 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080202221738/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/list/ministers.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-02-02}}</ref> | ||
== Controversies == | == Controversies == | ||
In June 2008, an aged couple claimed that NKKP Raja called them over phone and asked them to register their {{convert|10|acre|m2| | In June 2008, an aged couple claimed that NKKP Raja called them over phone and asked them to register their {{convert|10|acre|m2|adj=on}} land in favour of his men. They alleged that Raja and others had a role in their abduction in connection with a property claim. They also filed a memo apprehending danger to their lives as well as those of their grandchildren.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/TN-minister-in-property-row/articleshow/3303863.cms | title=TN minister in property row | date=30 July 2008 | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=20 September 2019}}</ref> In August 2008, he was dropped from the state cabinet.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121103025059/http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/08/stories/2008080850130100.htm Raja dropped from State Cabinet]</ref> In October 2009, he was involved in a violent altercation with Sivabalan, the couple's son. Both Raja and Sivabalan were admitted to hospitals with injuries which both of them allege were caused by the other and police registered cases against them.<ref>[http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Sivabalan+assaulted+me:+Ex-minister+Raja&artid=HiyTTSrJ80s=&SectionID=vBlkz7JCFvA=&MainSectionID=vBlkz7JCFvA=&SectionName=EL7znOtxBM3qzgMyXZKtxw==&SEO=Former%20handlooms%20minister%20NKK%20P%20Raja Sivabalan assaulted me: Ex-minister Raja]</ref> On 26 October 2009, he was expelled from the primary membership of the DMK.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091029124155/http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/26/stories/2009102658790400.htm N.K.K.P.Raja expelled]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:10, 5 January 2022
N. K. K. P. Raja | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Textiles and Handlooms | |
| In office 2006 – August 2008 | |
| First Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Preceded by | V. Somasundaram |
| Succeeded by | K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Preceded by | K. S. Thennarasu |
| Constituency | Erode |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1966 Aavarankattur, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse(s) | parimala Raja |
| Children | NKKP.Naren raaja |
| Residence | kavindapadi |
| Website | Member Profile - Thiru RAJA, NKK. P. |
N. K. K. P. Raja (born 8 March 1966) is an Indian politician who served as the Minister for Textiles and Handlooms, Tamil Nadu in the M. Karunanidhi cabinet during 2006-08. He is the son of N. K. K. Periasamy, himself a former minister who held the same portfolio in the 1996-2001 Karunanidhi Cabinet. He is a member of the 13th Tamil Nadu Assembly representing the Erode Constituency in Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party.[1][2]
Controversies[edit | edit source]
In June 2008, an aged couple claimed that NKKP Raja called them over phone and asked them to register their 10-acre (40,000 m2) land in favour of his men. They alleged that Raja and others had a role in their abduction in connection with a property claim. They also filed a memo apprehending danger to their lives as well as those of their grandchildren.[3] In August 2008, he was dropped from the state cabinet.[4] In October 2009, he was involved in a violent altercation with Sivabalan, the couple's son. Both Raja and Sivabalan were admitted to hospitals with injuries which both of them allege were caused by the other and police registered cases against them.[5] On 26 October 2009, he was expelled from the primary membership of the DMK.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Karthik Madhavan (27 April 2006). "Debutants test the waters in Erode". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
- ↑ "Council of Ministers of Tamil Nadu". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
- ↑ "TN minister in property row". The Times of India. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ↑ Raja dropped from State Cabinet
- ↑ Sivabalan assaulted me: Ex-minister Raja
- ↑ N.K.K.P.Raja expelled