T. R. B. Rajaa

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Dr. T. R. B. Rajaa
முனைவர். டி. ஆர். பி. ராஜா
Rajaa swears in as a Minister in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet in May 2023
Minister for Industries, IP and Commerce of Tamil Nadu
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 May 2023
Chief Minister	Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin
Preceded by	Thangam Thennarasu
Secretary of the DMK IT wing
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 January 2022
President	Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin
Preceded by	Palanivel Thiagarajan
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2011
Chief Ministers	Jayalalithaa (2011-14, 2015-16) Paneerselvam (2014-15, 2016-17) Palanisamy (2017-21) Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin (2021- )
Preceded by	V. Sivapunniyam
Constituency	Mannargudi
Personal details
Born	Senthilkumaar Baalu (1976-07-12) 12 July 1976 (age 48) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (Now Chennai)
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse	Sharmila J Rajaa ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	T. R. Baalu Renuka Devi Baalu
Education	MCC School, Loyola College, University of Dublin, University of Madras, Vels University

Thalikottai Rasuthevar Baalu Rajaa better known as Dr. T. R. B. Rajaa is an Indian Tamil politician. He is the Minister for Industries, Investment Promotions and Commerce in the Government of Tamil Nadu since 2023, having won the 2011, 2016 and the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections representing DMK in Mannargudi.^[1] He also holds the position of the party's IT Wing Secretary.

He graduated from the University of Madras in a masters in Psychology. He successfully defended his research thesis and was awarded a Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD) in Counselling Psychology and Management (Inter-Disciplinary) from Vels University.

Rajaa was born on 12 July 1976 in Chennai to Baalu and Renuka Devi. During his birth, his father was serving his term under the MISA Act. Renuka recalls showing the new born to her husband in Madras Central Prison from a bridge nearby.

He married Sharmila, the daughter of Educationist Leo Muthu in April 2005. The couple has a Son and a Daughter. Both of them are National and International Level Sports Trap Shooters respectively.

Rajaa has been elected thrice to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Mannargudi. He was appointed the first secretary of the DMK's NRI Wing in 2021 and then as second Secretary of the DMK's IT Wing after former secretary PTR, had resigned from the post in 2022. After DMK came back to power in 2021, Rajaa was appointed a member in the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission and as the Chairman of the Legislative Committee on Estimates by the CM Thiru. M K Stalin.

Rajaa was sworn-in as the Minister for Industries and Investment Promotions and Commerce in the Tamil Nadu Cabinet on 11 May 2023.^[2]

• MLA of Mannargudi: 2011–present
• Minister for Industries, Investment Promotions and Commerce in GoTN: 2023- present
• Secretary of DMK IT Wing: 2022–present
• Member of DMK General Committee: 2023-present
• Member of DMK Elections Manifesto Committee: For the 2024 elections
• Substitute Speaker of the TN Legislative Assembly: 2021–2023
• Member of Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission: 2021–2023
• Chairman of TN Legislative Estimates Committee: 2021–2023
• Secretary of DMK NRI Wing: 2021–2022
• Member of TN Public Accounts Committee: 2012–13; 2019–21; 2021-2023 (as ex-officio)
• Senate Member of Tamil University: 2019-2021
• Member of TN Public Undertakings Committee: 2012-13; 2015–16
• Member of TN Estimates Committee: 2011-12; 2014–15; 2021-2023 (as Chairman)
• Senate Member of Madras University: 2011-13
• Chairman of Kings College of Engg-Pudukkottai: 2003-10

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections: