S. Jagathrakshakan is the Indian Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is a branch of the Government of India is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to information, broadcasting, the press and films in India....

 serving in the 15th Lok Sabha

15th Lok Sabha

Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected in 2009 during the General Elections in India.- Important members :* Speaker: Meira Kumar, Indian National Congress, Sasaram, Bihar...

. He is also the chairman of Shree Balaji Medical College and Hospital.

Political career

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu assembly in year 1980. He was first elected to the 8th Lok Sabha

8th Lok Sabha

List of Members of the 8th Lok Sabha, elected December 1984. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India.- Important members :* Speaker:...

 in 1985 and served as the leader of ADMK parliamentary Party. He was elected again to the 13th Lok Sabha

13th Lok Sabha

The 13th Lok Sabha is the thirteenth session of the Lok Sabha...

 elected from Arakkonam constuency.
He won the 2009 election by defeating Pattali Makkal Katchi

Pattali Makkal Katchi

Paattali Makkal Katchi is a Tamil political party.-History:PMK was founded by Dr. S. Ramdoss and the state president is G. K. Mani. Ramdoss had earlier worked with the Vanniyar Sangham founded by him in 1980. PMK is based amongst the Most Backward Class Vanniyakula Kshatriyas community...

 candidate and former Union Minister of State for Railways R. Velu

R. Velu

Rangasamy Velu was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. Velu was educated in the Madras Christian College and was a resident of Bishop Heber Hall. He represented the Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency of Tamil Nadu and is a member of the Pattali Makkal Katchi political party...

 in Arakkonam constituency

Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Arakkonam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu.-Assembly segments:Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments :#Tiruttani#Arkonam #Sholinghur#Ranipet#Arcot#Cheyyar...

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Capitation fee sting operation

In a sting operation conducted by Times of India in June 2009, it was exposed that his college collect 20 lakh rupees for MBBS admission in violation of Supreme Court order and State legislation.