E. P. Jayarajan

E.P Jayarajan
Minister for Industries and Sports
Assumed office
14 August 2018
Preceded by A. C. Moideen
Minister for Industries and Sports
In office
25 May 2016 - 14 Oct 2016
Member of Legislative Assembly for Mattannur
Assumed office
2011
Personal details
Born (1950-05-28) 28 May 1950
Irinave, Madras State, India
Political party Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse(s) Smt. P. K. Indira
Children Jaison,Jithin
Parents B. M. Krishnan Nambiar
E. P. Parvathi Amma
Residence Pappinisseri

E.P. Jayarajan (born 28 May 1950) is an Indian politician from the state of Kerala, India. He is the Minister for Industries and Sports in the Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry. He is elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly from Mattannur constituency in Kannur district and is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) political party. He completed his Diploma in Electrical Engineering.

Political career

He was the first All India President of D.Y.F.I. (Democratic Youth Federation of India) and was the General Manager of the CPI(M) party mouthpiece Deshabhimani. He was the President of Kerala Karshaka Sangham and Central Committee Member of Communist Party of India (Marxist).

He was a Member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1991 to 1996 and 2011 to present. On 25 May 2016, he took oath as the Minister for Industries and Sports under the new Kerala Cabinet led by Pinarayi Vijayan.[1] On 14 October 2016, he resigned over nepotism following allegations that he appointed his own family members as heads of public sector undertakings in the state.[2] In September 2017, the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) acquitted Jayarajan in the nepotism case and sought to close the case.[3]

On 4 June 2016, Jayarajan became a trending topic in social media after he gave an interview to a TV news channel, in which he paid tribute to the deceased American boxer Muhammad Ali, and erroneously described him as "the pride of Kerala, who had won gold medals for the state in Olympics".[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Pinarayi Vijayan swearing-in: As it happened". The Hindu. 2016-05-25. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  2. ↑ "Kerala minister EP Jayarajan, facing charges of nepotism, resigns from cabinet". Firstpost. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Nepotism case: Vigilance report acquits EP Jayarajan". Mathrubhumi. September 25, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/muhammad-ali-kerala-sports-minister-ep-jayarajan-delivers-a-knockout-punch-2834892/
  5. ↑ http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kerala-sports-minister-ep-jayarajan-trolled-allegedly-calling-muhammad-ali-pride-kerala-681396
  6. ↑ http://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/minister-mourns-muhammed-ali-eminent-sports-personality-from-kerala-1415525


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