T. Raja Singh

T. Raja Singh
Member of Telangana Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2014
Preceded byMukesh Goud
ConstituencyGoshamahal
Personal details
Born
Thakur Raja Singh Lodh

(1977-04-15) 15 April 1977 (age 47)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India[1]
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2014–2022; since 2023)
Other political
affiliations		Telugu Desam Party (2009–2013)
SpouseT. Usha
Residence(s)Dhoolpet, Hyderabad

Thakur Raja Singh (born 15 April 1977), popularly known as Tiger Raja Singh, is an Indian politician from the state of Telangana.[2][3] He is the incumbent MLA of the Telangana Legislative Assembly representing the Goshamahal Assembly constituency in Hyderabad.[4]

Singh had served as the party whip for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of Telangana.[5] He was suspended from the party on 23 August 2022 for his remarks on Muhammad, during the 2022 Muhammad remarks controversy, but his suspension was revoked on 22 October 2023, so that he could participate in the assembly elections.[6][7] He is one of the most controversial politicians in India, with more than 105 criminal cases registered against him, of which 18 were related to communal offences.[8][9][10][11]

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  3. ^ Nichenametla, Prasad (3 December 2023). "BJP firebrand 'Tiger' Singh leads in Hyderabad seat he has won since 2014". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ Buddi, Mahesh (20 November 2018). "Cases against former BJP MLA Raja Singh double in four years". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh Lodh says ready to kill people for eating beef, threatens Dadri-like incident". Daily News and Analysis. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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  7. ^ "BJP suspends Telangana MLA Raja Singh". The Hindu. 23 August 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  8. ^ Basheer, Abdul (27 October 2023). "Telangana advisory board upholds BJP leader Raja Singh's detention under PD Act". India Today. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  9. ^ Anand, Utkarsh (18 January 2024). "Want hate speech to stop but can't put pre-emptive curbs: Supreme Court". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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  11. ^ "Litany of cases against T Raja Singh: BJP's rabble-rouser MLA known for anti-minority rhetoric". The Indian Express. 26 February 2024. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.