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'''S. Jagathrakshakan''' (born 15 August 1950 in Kalingamali, [[Villupuram district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]) is an | '''S. Jagathrakshakan''' (born 15 August 1950 in Kalingamali, [[Villupuram district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]]) is an Indian [[Tamil people|Tamil]] businessman and politician. He did his matriculation at Valudavur. He is a member of [[Lok Sabha]] of India from Arakkonam constituency of Tamil Nadu and has been elected from this constituency thrice since 1999. He was the minister of state for commerce and industry from November 2012 to March 2013.<ref name="hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/jagathrakshakan-shifted-to-commerce-and-industry/article4058567.ece|title=Jagathrakshakan shifted to Commerce and Industry|date=2 November 2012|last=PTI|newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref> He is also the chairman of Shree Balaji Medical College and Hospital. He is the owner of Dr. Rela Hospital and Institute. He has authored 30 books, one of which was released by [[Mother Teresa]]. | ||
In his political career, Jagathrakshakan has been elected once to the Tamil Nadu state assembly during the 1980 elections and to the Lok Sabha during the 1984 elections from the [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (ADMK) party. He also headed the ADMK parliamentary party from 1985–89. He won the Arakkonam lok sabha constituency during 1999 and 2009 elections from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) party. He started a Vanniyar(vanniyar kula sathriyan) caste based party called Veera Vanniyar Peravai in 2004, which became Jananayaga Munnetra Kazhagam in August 2004 and merged with DMK in 2009. | In his political career, Jagathrakshakan has been elected once to the Tamil Nadu state assembly during the 1980 elections and to the Lok Sabha during the 1984 elections from the [[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (ADMK) party. He also headed the ADMK parliamentary party from 1985–89. He won the Arakkonam lok sabha constituency during 1999 and 2009 elections from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) party. He started a Vanniyar(vanniyar kula sathriyan) caste based party called Veera Vanniyar Peravai in 2004, which became Jananayaga Munnetra Kazhagam in August 2004 and merged with DMK in 2009. | ||
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===Coal mining scam allegations=== | ===Coal mining scam allegations=== | ||
{{main|Coal mining scam}} | {{main|Coal mining scam}} | ||
In September 2012, several news reports alleged that his family is a part of a company named JR Power Gen Pvt Ltd which was awarded a coal block in Orissa in 2007. It was the same company which formed a joint venture with a public sector company, Puducherry Industrial Promotion Development and Investment Corporation (PIPDIC), on 17 January 2007. Barely five days after, PIPDIC was allotted a coal block. According to the [[Memorandum of Understanding|MoU]], JR Power enjoyed a stake in this allotment. However, JR Power had no expertise in thermal power, iron and steel, or cement, the key sectors for consumption of coal. Later, in 2010, JR Power sold 51% stake to KSK Energy Ventures, an established player with interests in the energy sector. The rights for the use of the coal block thus passed to KSK.<ref name="Coalgate: Now, DMK leader in the dock">{{cite news|title=Coalgate: Now, DMK leader in the dock|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/coalgate-now-dmk-leader-in-the-dock_798230.html|access-date=7 September 2012|newspaper=Zee News|date=7 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="Coal scam: DMK minister comes under fire">{{cite news|title=Coal scam: DMK minister comes under fire|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Coal-scam-DMK-minister-comes-under-fire/Article1-925819.aspx|access-date=7 September 2012|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=7 September 2012}}</ref> Reacting to this, Jagathrakshakan admitted to getting a coal block, and said that, "It is true that we got a coal allocation but it was a sub-contract with Puducherry government and then we gave it away to KSK company. Now, we have got nothing to do with the allocation but if the government wants to take back the allocation it can do so."<ref>{{cite news|title=UPA minister's kin linked to coal block allocation deal|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-07/india/33676184_1_coal-block-core-sector-allocation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909001517/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-07/india/33676184_1_coal-block-core-sector-allocation|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 September 2012|access-date=7 September 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 September 2012}}</ref> | In September 2012, several news reports alleged that his family is a part of a company named JR Power Gen Pvt Ltd which was awarded a coal block in Orissa in 2007. It was the same company which formed a joint venture with a public sector company, Puducherry Industrial Promotion Development and Investment Corporation (PIPDIC), on 17 January 2007. Barely five days after, PIPDIC was allotted a coal block. According to the [[Memorandum of Understanding|MoU]], JR Power enjoyed a stake in this allotment. However, JR Power had no expertise in thermal power, iron and steel, or cement, the key sectors for consumption of coal. Later, in 2010, JR Power sold 51% stake to KSK Energy Ventures, an established player with interests in the energy sector. The rights for the use of the coal block thus passed to KSK.<ref name="Coalgate: Now, DMK leader in the dock">{{cite news|title=Coalgate: Now, DMK leader in the dock|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/coalgate-now-dmk-leader-in-the-dock_798230.html|access-date=7 September 2012|newspaper=Zee News|date=7 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="Coal scam: DMK minister comes under fire">{{cite news|title=Coal scam: DMK minister comes under fire|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Coal-scam-DMK-minister-comes-under-fire/Article1-925819.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907005950/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Coal-scam-DMK-minister-comes-under-fire/Article1-925819.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 September 2012|access-date=7 September 2012|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=7 September 2012}}</ref> Reacting to this, Jagathrakshakan admitted to getting a coal block, and said that, "It is true that we got a coal allocation but it was a sub-contract with Puducherry government and then we gave it away to KSK company. Now, we have got nothing to do with the allocation but if the government wants to take back the allocation it can do so."<ref>{{cite news|title=UPA minister's kin linked to coal block allocation deal|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-07/india/33676184_1_coal-block-core-sector-allocation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909001517/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-07/india/33676184_1_coal-block-core-sector-allocation|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 September 2012|access-date=7 September 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 September 2012}}</ref> | ||
===Foreign Direct Investment in Sri Lanka=== | ===Foreign Direct Investment in Sri Lanka=== | ||
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