H. Raja

H Raja
Passenger Amenities Committee, Ministry of Railways (India)[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2014
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
2001–2006
Preceded byN. Sundaram
Succeeded byN. Sundaram
ConstituencyKaraikudi
Personal details
Born
Hariharan Raja Sharma [2][3]

(1957-09-29) 29 September 1957 (age 67)[4][5]
Melattur, Thanjavur district, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Parent
  • Hariharan Sharma [6] (father)
Residence(s)Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materMadurai Kamaraj University
ProfessionChartered Accountant, Politician

Hariharan Raja Sharma[2][7][3] also known as H. Raja is an Indian politician. He started his political-social life as an Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) promoter.[8] He was a MLA representing the Karaikudi constituency in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006.[5] He was one of the national secretaries of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2014 to 2020.[9]

H Raja is known for his controversial statements[10][11][12] and statements against other religions.[13][14]

  1. ^ "Raja assures more passenger amenities". The Hindu. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b Mayilvaganan, V. (27 January 2020). "Rajinikanth's spiritual politics will not eat into our vote base: BJP". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "ஹெச் ராஜா". Samayam Tamil (in Tamil). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Mentions his date of birth here at 7:26 ". YouTube. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Profile of BJP candidates". The Hindu. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
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  7. ^ "H Raja is the best BJP can offer to TN, and that's why the party will continue to fail". The news minute. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Tracing the rise of H Raja: BJP's firebrand leader from Tamil Nadu, in news for targeting Periyar". The Financial Express. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  9. ^ "பாஜக வெளியிட்டுள்ள தேசிய நிர்வாகிகள் பட்டியல் - தமிழகத்தைச் சேர்ந்த யாருக்கும் இடம் இல்லை".
  10. ^ "Madras HC directs police to file charge sheet against BJP's H Raja for abusing judiciary". Hindustan Times. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Got emotional: BJP's H Raja apologises to court for 'vulgar' remarks". Hindustan Times. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference :7 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).