H. Raja

H. Raja[1]
National Secretary, BJP
Assumed office
2014
Passenger Amenities Committee, Ministry of Railways (India)[2]
Assumed office
November, 2014
Member of Legislative Assembly
In office
2001–2006
Preceded by N. Sundaram
Succeeded by N. Sundaram
Constituency Karaikudi
Personal details
Born (1957-09-29) 29 September 1957[3][4]
Melattur, Thanjavur, India
Nationality Indian
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party
Father Hariharan [5]
Residence Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater Madurai Kamaraj University
Profession Chartered Accountant, Politician,
Website Official website

H. Raja is an Indian politician and a law graduate. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Karaikudi constituency in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006.[4] He is one of the national secretaries of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Political career

Raja Hariharan (H.Raja) was a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist before he joined the BJP in 1989.[4] He was elected MLA of the Karaikudi constituency from 2001-2006. He assumed several roles in BJP including district convener in 1991, followed by state secretary, state general secretary and then, national secretary in 2014.[6]

Railway Board

H. Raja is the chairman of Passenger Amenities Committee[7] which addresses the grievances of the passengers and ensures cleanliness, hygiene and safety of the passengers. This committee approved the printing of passenger train tickets in regional languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati or Odiya.[8]

Elections

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections

H. Raja had represented as MLA of Karaikudi in the Tamil Nadu Assembly from 2001 to 2006.[9]

Year Party Constituency Result Votes gained Vote %
2001 Bharatiya Janata Party Karaikudi Winner 54,093 48.40%
2006 Bharatiya Janata Party Alandur 4th place 9,298 3.27%[10]
2016 Bharatiya Janata Party  Thyagaraya Nagar 3rd place 19,888 14.01%[11]


Lok Sabha Elections

H. Raja contested in two Lok Sabha elections.

Year Election Party PC Name Result Votes gained Vote %
1999 13th Lok Sabha Bharatiya Janata Party  Sivaganga Runner 2,22,267 36.34%
2014 16th Lok Sabha Bharatiya Janata Party  Sivaganga 3rd place 1,33,763 13.02%

Scouts and Guides Elections 2017

H.Raja contested in Bharat Scouts and Guides (Tamil Nadu) in 2017 for the post of president and managed to secure only 52 of the 286 votes polled (18.18%) and lost against P.Mani who got 234 votes (81.82%). However Raja refused to accept his defeat and said the election has to be countermanded.[12]

    Personal

    H. Raja was born in a small village (Melattur) near Thanjavur. He did his Schooling in Alagappa primary school, Karaikudi. He was a lawyer and a practicing chartered accountant before he entered politics. He is also an agriculturalist.

    Controversy

    H. Raja is known for his rhetoric against political opponents.[13][14] He used to call them as anti-Indians.[15] Once he even called journalists who asked questions on central government's policy as anti-Indians.[16] Once Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India condemned H.Raja when the latter asked communist leader D.Raja to shoot his own daughter as she participated in JNU protests.[17]

    Police has filed case against H.Raja for his malicious public speech against Periyar, Muslims and Christians in 2014.[18] Recently the Madras High Court has directed the Chennai police to register an FIR against him for his alleged statement that would instigate violence between members of the two communities.[19]

    BJP national secretary H. Raja failed in his bid to become the President of the Bharat Scouts and Guides (Tamil Nadu), after managing to secure only 52 of the 286 votes polled. He, however, refused to accept the result and called for the election to be countermanded.[20]

    Actor Vishal, president of the Tamil Film Producers Council, strongly criticised Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national secretary H. Raja for conceding that he had watched parts of actor Vijay’s latest release Mersal online. Mr. Raja had told a Tamil private television channel that he had watched online a few scenes of the movie "which people said, had content which had hurt their sentiments." [21]

    The BJP leader H. Raja was under fire over his remarks on the film Mersal’s GST and Digital India monologues, was given police protection. That did not stop him from stoking further controversy by saying Mersal film hero Vijay is a Christian and hence the reason for the criticism of GST in his film. Posting a photo of actor Vijay’s voter’s ID and official letterhead, on his Twitter account, Mr. Raja indicated that the popular star is a Christian and his full name is C. Vijay Joseph [22]

    A remark was posted from the verified Facebook page of BJP National Secretary H Raja, stating, "Who is Lenin? What is his connection to India? What is the connection of communists to India?" Lenin's statue was destroyed in Tripura. Today Lenin's statue, tomorrow Tamil Nadu's EVR Ramaswami's statue. As soon as the DMK opposed the comment, H Raja distanced himself from the Facebook post and said that the page was maintained by various administrators. The post was soon deleted. [23]

    References

    1. ↑ "Tweets his official voter ID name as Hariharan Raja". Twitter. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    2. ↑ "Raja assures more passenger amenities". Thehindu.com. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    3. ↑ "Mentions his date of birth here at 7:26". YouTube. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    4. 1 2 3 Bureau, Madurai; Bureau, Madurai (22 March 2014). "Profile of BJP candidates". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    5. ↑ "Tweets his official voter ID name as Hariharan Raja". Twitter. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
    6. ↑ Yamunan, Sruthisagar (23 September 2015). "H. Raja to head BJP's manifesto panel". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    7. ↑ "Railway Board Order" (PDF). Indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    8. ↑ "Railway tickets in Tamil from Pongal". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    9. ↑ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 2001 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF TAMIL NADU" (PDF). Eci.nic.in. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    10. ↑ "Alandur Assembly Election 2006, Tamil Nadu". Empoweringindia.org. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    11. ↑ "Tamil Nadu General Legislative Election 2016" (PDF). Eci.nic.in. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    12. ↑ Edmond, Deepu Sebastian (2017-09-16). "BJP's Raja loses bid to head Scouts and Guides". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
    13. ↑ "If he's a patriot, D Raja should demand communists to shoot, kill his daughter: BJP's H Raja". Indianexpress.com. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    14. ↑ "Mersal row: BJP leader H Raja steps up attack on 'Joseph' Vijay, makes his voter ID card public". Indianexpress.com. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    15. ↑ "'Whoever works on Tipu Sultan movie is anti-Indian'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    16. ↑ Puthiya Thalaimurai TV (29 March 2017). "VISUALS - BJP H Raja Slams Media Reporter as "Anti-National"". YouTube. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    17. ↑ "Venkaiah slams TN BJP leader's comments on Raja's daughter". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
    18. ↑ S, Mohamed Imranullah (3 December 2014). "Police file case against BJP's H. Raja" – via www.thehindu.com.
    19. ↑ "HC directs city police to register FIR against H Raja".
    20. ↑ "BJP's Raja loses Tamilnadu Scouts and Guides poll - Times of India".
    21. ↑ "Vijay's 'Mersal' row: Vishal asks BJP leader H Raja how he could watch pirated version of movie".
    22. ↑ "BJP leader H Raja gives communal twist to Mersal fracas". 24 October 2017.
    23. ↑ "After Lenin statue razed in Tripura, TN BJP members warn Periyar is next". 6 March 2018.
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