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K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji

Former Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly

Field	Value
name	K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji
office	Minister for Milk and Dairy Development
1blankname	Chief Minister
1namedata	J.Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
term_start	29 August 2016
term_end	2 May 2021
predecessor	S. P. Shunmuganathan
successor	S. M. Nasar
office1	Minister for Rural Industries
1blankname1	Chief Minister
1namedata1	J.Jayalalithaa
term_start1	23 May 2016
term_end1	28 August 2016
predecessor1	P. Mohan
successor1	P. Benjamin
office2	Minister for Information and Special Programme implementation
1blankname2	Chief Minister
1namedata2	J. Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam
J. Jayalalithaa
term_start2	6 November 2011
term_end2	22 May 2016
predecessor2	M. C. Sampath
successor2	S. P. Velumani
office3	Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
term_start3	16 May 2011
term_end3	2 May 2021
constituency3	Sivakasi
predecessor3	R. Gnanadoss
successor3	A. M. S. G. Ashokan
party	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

O. Panneerselvam Edappadi K. Palaniswami O. Panneerselvam J. Jayalalithaa

K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji is a former minister and former member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly elected from the Sivakasi constituency in 2011 and 2016. He represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.

Bhalaji was first appointed Minister for Information and Special Programme Implementation by Jayalalithaa in a cabinet reshuffle of November 2011. He served as the Minister for Information and Special Programme implementation of Tamil Nadu (during November 2011 - May 2016) and as the Minister for Rural Industries of Tamil Nadu (from May 2016 - August 2016) and after reshuffle of portfolios in August 2016, he became the Minister for Milk and Dairy Development of Tamil Nadu (during August 2016 - May 2021).

Bhalaji initiated a new scheme in “Aavin – Tamilnadu Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Limited” that milk would be available to the public 24 hrs in Chennai City and the same has been implemented throughout Tamil Nadu. This scheme has been appreciated by the public in a great manner.

In 2021, he contested Rajapalayam Legislative constituency and lost to the DMK candidate Thangapandiyan.

Controversies

On 25 September 2019, Balaji has fueled a controversy after calling Congress MP Manickam Tagore as an 'ungrateful dog' and asked people to beat him with slippers when he comes seeking vote in Nanguneri. In another scathing remark he further called him a pig and asked people to shoot Manickam Tagore with rubber bullets if he ever went there.

Bhalaji on 13 May 2019 created controversy when he said actor-politician Kamal Haasan's tongue should be chopped off for saying that Nathuram Godse was a Hindu extremist. He also said Kamal Hassan's party Makkal Needhi Maiam should be banned and the Election Commission should take action. Makkal Needhi Maiam general secretary A Arunachalam said Bhalaji should be removed from his post as he lacks political ethics and personal dignity.

On 9 March 2019, he claimed prime minister Narendra Modi as the father of his party AIADMK on the demise of late J. Jayalalithaa who he and his party members called their mother.

Sattur AIADMK MLA Rajavarman accused Balaji of threatening to kill him for 6 months with mercenaries. He claimed that Balaji threatened to cut and stab him. He said this during a meeting on 18 October 2020.

Elections contested

Tamil Nadu Legislative elections

Elections	Constituency	Party	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage
2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Sivakasi	AIADMK	59.17	T. Vanaraja	DMK	35.01
2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Sivakasi	AIADMK	43.67	C. Sreeraja	INC	35.28
2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election	Rajapalayam	AIADMK	39.73	S. Thangappandian	DMK	41.94

References

"List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011". Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
(4 November 2011). "Jayalalithaa sacks six Tamil Nadu ministers". NDTV.
TNM Staff. (14 May 2019). "TN Minister says Kamal Haasan's tongue should be cut for Hindu extremist comment".
(21 April 2018). "இனி 24 மணி நேரமும் சென்னையில் ஆவின் பால் கிடைக்கும்!". The Times of India - சமயம்.
ANI. (2019-09-25). "Tamil Nadu: AIADMK minister stirs controversy, calls Congress MP 'ungrateful dog'". Business Standard India.
"Tamil Nadu: AIADMK minister stirs controversy, calls Congress MP 'ungrateful dog'".
Lokpria Vasudevan. (May 15, 2019). "MNM seeks removal of Tamil Nadu minister for 'cut Kamal Haasan's tongue' remark".
(10 March 2019). "'He is Our Daddy, India's Daddy': Tamil Nadu Minister Gives PM Modi Paternal Designation".
(2019-03-09). "'Modi is our daddy, India's daddy'". The Hindu.
"Modi is our daddy, in absence of amma: AIADMK minister".
Narasimhan, T. E.. (2015-05-11). "Extended 'Mothers' Day' for AIADMK cadre as 'Amma' Jayalalithaa walks free". Business Standard India.
(19 October 2020). "வெட்டிப்புடுவேன்.. குத்திப்புடுவேன்.. என அமைச்சர் மிரட்டுகிறார்.. அதிமுக எம்.எல்.ஏ. பகிரங்க புகார்.! | ADMK Mla Rajavarman complains about Minister Rajendrabalaji - Tamil Oneindia".

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