Karate R. Thiagarajan

Karate R. Thiagarajan
46th Mayor of Chennai
In office
October 2002 – October 2006
Preceded byM.K. Stalin
Succeeded byM. Subramaniam
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party[1]
Other political
affiliations		Tamil Maanila Congress (1996-1998), AIADMK (2001-2005) Indian National Congress (1986-1996,1998-2001 and from 2006 -2021)

Karate R. Thiagarajan is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP). He was part of the AIADMK and congress before joining the BJP in February 2021. He was the 38th Mayor of Chennai in Tamil Nadu from October 2002 to October 2006. Thiagarajan is also a karate practitioner, and holds a black belt in the martial art.[2]

  1. ^ "Karate Thiagarajan, Sivaji Ganesan's son and grandson join BJP". Shanmughasundaram J. The Times of India. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Congress headed for real martial arts post Tamil Nadu polling". The Economic Times. 16 April 2011. ISSN 0013-0389. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.