Aravinda Bala Pajanor
A. Bala Pajanor | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers | |
| In office 19 August 1979 – 23 December 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Chaudhary Charan Singh |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 25 March 1977 – 22 August 1979 | |
| Leader of the House | Chaudhary Charan Singh |
| Preceded by | S. Mohan Kumaramangalam |
| Succeeded by | P. Shanmugam |
| Constituency | Puducherry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1935 Pondicherry, India[1] |
| Died | 20 March 2013 (aged 77) United States[2] |
| Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Alma mater | Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai |
Aravinda Bala Pajanor (5 December 1935 – 20 March 2013; also spelled Aravinda Bala Pazhanoor) was an Indian politician, lawyer, and former minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas[3] in the government of India. He was elected to the 6th Lok Sabha from Puducherry constituency.[1] A member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), he was the first politician of AIADMK party who was elected as union minister.[4][5][6]
Biography
[edit]He was born to Appasamy Pajanor on 5 December 1935 at Karaikal town in Pondicherry, India. He received his education from St. Mary's Matriculation High School, Karaikal, St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, and Loyola College, Chennai.[1] He later attended Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai where he obtained his B.L. degree.
He also served as a chairperson of Sports Council, Pondicherry and president of students' union, in addition to serving as a lawyer at the Madras High Court.[1]
Personal life
[edit]He was married to Freeda Gajalakshmi Pajanor, with whom he had two children. After retiring from the politics, he moved to the United States where he spent most of his time after retirement. He died in US on 20 March 2013 due to ageing.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Members Bioprofile". Parliament of India, Lok Sabha. 5 December 1935. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "24th March 2013". The Hindu. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Council of Ministers (1947-2015)" (PDF). eparlib.nic.in.
- ^ a b "Former union minister Aravinda Bala Pazhanoor passes away". News18. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "National problems can be solved only by understanding them: Aravinda Bala Pajanor". India Today. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "In Tamil Nadu, the Wheel Has Come Full Circle for the Dravidian Parties". News18. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2024.