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'''Karate R. Thiagarajan''' is the president of [[Karate Association of India]] one of the two bodies running Karate in India and is involved in a dispute with All India Karate- do Federation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/police-raid-leaves-karate-officials-000000993.html | title=Police raid leaves karate officials red- faced | publisher=[[Yahoo News]] | date=21 September 2015 | access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> He was earlier the President of the All India Karate- do Federation but was removed for alleged misappropriation of funds and [[Sanjaya Sinh|Sanjay Singh]] became the President.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-karate-thiagarajan-dismissed-for-allegedly-misappropriating-funds-1330022 | title=Karate Thiagarajan dismissed for allegedly misappropriating funds | publisher=DNA news | date=2 January 2010 | access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> | '''Karate R. Thiagarajan''' is a Tamil poltician from the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata party]] (BJP). He was part of the AIADMK and congress before joining the BJP on February 2021. He was the 38th [[Mayor of Chennai]] from October 2002 to October 2006. | ||
== Karate association of India == | |||
He was the president of [[Karate Association of India]] one of the two bodies running Karate in India and is involved in a dispute with All India Karate- do Federation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/police-raid-leaves-karate-officials-000000993.html | title=Police raid leaves karate officials red- faced | publisher=[[Yahoo News]] | date=21 September 2015 | access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> He was earlier the President of the All India Karate- do Federation but was removed for alleged misappropriation of funds and [[Sanjaya Sinh|Sanjay Singh]] became the President.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-karate-thiagarajan-dismissed-for-allegedly-misappropriating-funds-1330022 | title=Karate Thiagarajan dismissed for allegedly misappropriating funds | publisher=DNA news | date=2 January 2010 | access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> | |||
== Political career == | |||
Thiagarajan was elected to the [[Greater Chennai Corporation|Chennai Corporation]] as an [[AIADMK]] counciller and he became the deputy [[Mayor]] in-charge of [[Corporation of Chennai]] and after [[M. K. Stalin]] who had been reelected Mayor in 2001 was removed in 2002 and Thiagarajan who was the deputy [[Mayor]] became the de facto mayor and in-charge of [[Corporation of Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article353690.ece?service=print | title=When civic sense got a headstart | publisher=[[New Indian Express]] | work=Saptarshi Bhattacharya | date=16 May 2012 | access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2003/05/01/stories/2003050107410300.htm | title=DMK members evicted en masse | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | date=1 May 2003 | access-date=6 May 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He was an instrumental in filing cases in the [[Controversy of arrests in Tamil Nadu about construction of flyovers|construction of flyovers case]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2005/05/27/tamil-nadu-corporation-personnel-face-axe-flyover-scam | title=Tamil Nadu: Corporation personnel face axe in flyover scam | publisher=Asian Tribune | work=Kenath Jayashankar Menon | date=27 May 2005 | access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> He was expelled from the [[AIADMK]] in 2005 and there was apprehension that he may be arrested over allegations relating to with irregularities in the allotment of space for hoardings. Thiagarajan went into hiding for over 6 months and returned before the 2006 elections and rejoined the Congress.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct152005/national19514220051014.asp | title=Chennai Deputy Mayor expelled from AIADMK | publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] | date=15 October 2005 | access-date=6 May 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | Thiagarajan was elected to the [[Greater Chennai Corporation|Chennai Corporation]] as an [[AIADMK]] counciller and he became the deputy [[Mayor]] in-charge of [[Corporation of Chennai]] and after [[M. K. Stalin]] who had been reelected Mayor in 2001 was removed in 2002 and Thiagarajan who was the deputy [[Mayor]] became the de facto mayor and in-charge of [[Corporation of Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article353690.ece?service=print | title=When civic sense got a headstart | publisher=[[New Indian Express]] | work=Saptarshi Bhattacharya | date=16 May 2012 | access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2003/05/01/stories/2003050107410300.htm | title=DMK members evicted en masse | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] | date=1 May 2003 | access-date=6 May 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He was an instrumental in filing cases in the [[Controversy of arrests in Tamil Nadu about construction of flyovers|construction of flyovers case]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2005/05/27/tamil-nadu-corporation-personnel-face-axe-flyover-scam | title=Tamil Nadu: Corporation personnel face axe in flyover scam | publisher=Asian Tribune | work=Kenath Jayashankar Menon | date=27 May 2005 | access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> He was expelled from the [[AIADMK]] in 2005 and there was apprehension that he may be arrested over allegations relating to with irregularities in the allotment of space for hoardings. Thiagarajan went into hiding for over 6 months and returned before the 2006 elections and rejoined the Congress.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct152005/national19514220051014.asp | title=Chennai Deputy Mayor expelled from AIADMK | publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] | date=15 October 2005 | access-date=6 May 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | ||
<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-05-14/news/29543194_1_tncc-party-kv-thangabalu|title=Thangabalu quits, leaves TNCC to ponder future|last=Scaria|first=Joe A|date=14 May 2011|work=Economic Times|access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/thiagarajan-joins-congress/article3148589.ece | title=Thiagarajan joins Congress | newspaper=The Hindu | date=17 April 2006 | access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> | <ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-05-14/news/29543194_1_tncc-party-kv-thangabalu|title=Thangabalu quits, leaves TNCC to ponder future|last=Scaria|first=Joe A|date=14 May 2011|work=Economic Times|access-date=28 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/thiagarajan-joins-congress/article3148589.ece | title=Thiagarajan joins Congress | newspaper=The Hindu | date=17 April 2006 | access-date=6 May 2016}}</ref> | ||
The All India Congress Committee suspended Thiagarajan on June 2019 for anti-party activities.<ref>https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2019/06/27143902/1153865/Congress-suspends-Karate-Thiagarajan-for-acting-against-.vpf</ref> He joined BJP on February 2021.<ref>https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/late-thespian-sivaji-ganesans-son-ram-kumar-karate-thiagarajan-join-bjp/2028176</ref> | |||
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