K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji

K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji
Minister for Milk and Dairy Development
In office
29 August 2016 – 2 May 2021
Chief MinisterJ.Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded byS. P. Shunmuganathan
Succeeded byS. M. Nasar
Minister for Rural Industries
In office
23 May 2016 – 28 August 2016
Chief MinisterJ.Jayalalithaa
Preceded byP. Mohan
Succeeded byP. Benjamin
Minister for Information and Special Programme implementation
In office
6 November 2011 – 22 May 2016
Chief MinisterJ.Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam
Preceded byM. C. Sampath
Succeeded byS. P. Velumani
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
In office
16 May 2011 – 2 May 2021
Preceded byR. Gnanadoss
Succeeded byA. M. S. G. Ashokan
ConstituencySivakasi
Personal details
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji is a former minister and former member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elected from the Sivakasi constituency in 2011 and 2016. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.[1]

Bhalaji was first appointed Minister for Information and Special Programme Implementation by Jayalalithaa in a cabinet reshuffle of November 2011.[2] He served as the Minister for Information and Special Programme implementation of Tamil Nadu during (November 2011 - May 2016) and as the Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu from (May 2016 - August 2016) and after reshuffle of portfolios in August 2016, he became the Minister for Milk and Dairy Development of Tamil Nadu during (August 2016 - May 2021).[3]

Bhalaji initiated a new scheme in “Aavin – Tamilnadu Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Limited” that milk would be available to the public 24 hrs in Chennai City and the same has been implemented throughout Tamil Nadu. This scheme has been appreciated by the public in a great manner.[4]

In 2021, he contested Rajapalayam Legislative constituency and lost to the DMK candidate Thangapandiyan.

  1. ^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Jayalalithaa sacks six Tamil Nadu ministers". NDTV. PTI. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. ^ TNM Staff (14 May 2019). "TN Minister says Kamal Haasan's tongue should be cut for Hindu extremist comment". The news minute. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. ^ "இனி 24 மணி நேரமும் சென்னையில் ஆவின் பால் கிடைக்கும்!". The Times of India - சமயம். 21 April 2018.