N. K. K. P. Raja

N. K. K. P. Raja
Minister for Textiles and Handlooms
In office 2006 – August 2008
First Minister	M. Karunanidhi
Preceded by	V. Somasundaram
Succeeded by	K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran
Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 2006
Preceded by	K. S. Thennarasu
Constituency	Erode
Personal details
Born	March 8, 1966 (1966-03-08) (age 45) Aavarankattur, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Website	Member Profile - Thiru RAJA, NKK. P.

N. K. K. P. Raja (born March 8, 1966) is an Indian politician who served as the Minister for Textiles and Handlooms, Tamil Nadu in the M. Karunanidhi cabinet during 2006-08. He is the son of N. K. K. Periasamy, himself a former minister who held the same portfolio in the 1996-2001 Karunanidhi Cabinet. He is a member of the 13th Tamil Nadu Assembly representing the Erode Constituency in Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party.^[1][2]

Controversies

In June 2008, an aged couple claimed that NKKP Raja called them over phone and asked them to register their 10-acre (40,000 m²) land in favour of his men. They alleged that Raja and others had a role in their abduction in connection with a property claim. They also filed a memo apprehending danger to their lives as well as those of their grandchildren.^[3] In August 2008, he was dropped from the state cabinet.^[4] In October 2009, he was involved in a violent altercation with Sivabalan, the couple's son. Both Raja and Sivabalan were admitted to hospitals with injuries which both of them allege were caused by the other and police registered cases against them.^[5] On 26 October 2009, he was expelled from the primary membership of the DMK.^[6]

References

1. ^ Karthik Madhavan (April 27, 2006). "Debutants test the waters in Erode". The Hindu. http://www.hinduonnet.com/2006/04/27/stories/2006042703020300.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-12. 
2. ^ "Council of Ministers of Tamil Nadu". Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20080202221738/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/list/ministers.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-12. 
3. ^ TN minister in property row
4. ^ Raja dropped from State Cabinet
5. ^ Sivabalan assaulted me: Ex-minister Raja
6. ^ N.K.K.P.Raja expelled

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Name	Raja, N. K. K. P.
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Date of birth	1966-03-08
Place of birth	Aavarankattur, Tamil Nadu, India
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