Ananth Kumar
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| H N Ananth Kumar | |
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| BJP General Secretary, Ananth kumar, releasing the Bengaluru Action Plan. | |
| MP | |
| Constituency | Bangalore South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1959 Bangalore, Karnataka |
| Political party | BJP |
| Spouse(s) | Tejaswini A. |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Residence | Bangalore |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Website | ananth.org |
| As of August 19, 2010 | |
Ananth Kumar, (born 22 July 1959) is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India.[1] He represents the Bangalore South constituency of Karnataka[1] and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.[1]
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[edit] Early life
Ananth Kumar was born on 22 July 1959 in Bangalore, Karnataka to H.N. Narayan Sastry and Girija[2]. His mother tongue is Telugu[3]. He graduated in the faculty of Arts (B.A) from K.S.Arts College at Hubli affiliated to Karnatak University and later completed his bachelors in law (L.L.B) from J.S.S. Law College affiliated to the Mysore University. He is a voluntary member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
He has 2 daughters - Aishwarya Ananth Kumar, who is an accomplished law student currently pursuing law in Pune and his youngest daughter, Vijeta.
[edit] Public Life
The strong man of BJP in Karnataka, in his early days was very much influenced by the ideology of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and naturally choose Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the students wings. During the Emergency he was imprisoned for almost 40 days.
Very early in his life he was elected as the Secretary for the state of Karnataka and later became its National Secretary in 1985. He graduated from Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthri Parishad to join its political counterpart Bharatiya Janata Party. He was nominated as the State President of BJP Yuva Morcha in Karnataka. Ananth Kumar increased his activity in the national politics and he was made the National Secretary in 1996. He was one of the important persons to raise and fight for the RamJanmabhoomi cause in Karnataka. He rose to prominence when the electoral college of the Bangalore South Constituency sent him to the Lok Sabha. In 1998 he was re elected and was inducted in the cabinet headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the minister for Civil Aviation. He also handled ministries like Tourism, Sports, Youth Affairs & Culture, Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation.
[edit] Controversies
In August 2005 CPIL had alleged that the Urban Development Minister Mr. Ananth Kumar misused the funds for paying his mobile bills and other private affairs[4] [5]. The actions of Mr. Anantha Kumar had caused huge loss to the public exchequer. The petitioner Prashant Bhushan submitted that it wanted to bring to the notice of the court the mala fide and arbitrary use of power and sanctioning of loans by HUDCO to the tune of Rs. 14,500 crores and release of Rs. 8,500 crores subscription in privately placed debentures of Rs. 1,250 crores and writing off of Rs. 550 crores in 2002-2003 resulting in grave loss to the exchequer and further accumulation of non-performing assets in the country which had already crossed Rs. 1,00,000 crores.[6]
[edit] Positions held
- Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarathi Parishad (A.B.V.P.), Karnataka : 1982-85[7]
- National Secretary, A.B.V.P. : 1985-87[7]
- Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Karnataka : 1987-88[7]
- General Secretary, B.J.P., Karnataka : 1988-95[7]
- National Secretary, B.J.P. : 1995 -98[7]
- Elected to the 11th Lok Sabha (1st term): 1996[7]
- Member of the Governing Council Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1996–97[7]
- Member of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry : 1996-97[7]
- Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, Ministry of Railways : 1996-97[7]
- Elected to the 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term) : 1998[7]
- Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Aviation : March 1998- October 1999[7]
- Additional charge, Ministry of Tourism : January 1999 -October 1999[7]
- Elected to the 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term) : 1999[7]
- Union Cabinet Minister, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports : October 1999- 2 February 2000[7]
- Union Cabinet Minister, Tourism and Culture : February 2000 -September 2001[7]
- Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation with additional charge of Rural Development : September 2001- July 2003[1]
- President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka : 2003-2004[1]
- Elected to the 14th Lok Sabha (4th term) : 2004[1]
- Chairman, Committee on Coal & Steel : August 2004[1]
- Member of the Parliamentary General Purposes Committee : 2004[1]
- National General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party : Since 2004[1]
- Chairman, Parliamentary standing committee on Finance: 2007[1]
- Member, Business advisory committee: 2007[1]
- Elected to the 15th Lok Sabha (5th term) : 2009[1]
- Chairman, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers(31 Aug 2009-5 May 2010)[1]
- Member, Committee of Privileges(23 Sept 2009)[1]
- Member, Rules CommitteeChairman, Committee on External Affairs( 7 May 2010)[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Detailed Profile - Shri Ananth Kumar - Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India
- ^ "Ananth Kumar's profile". India.gov.in. http://india.gov.in/govt/loksabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=20. Retrieved =2005.
- ^ "Ananth Kumar's mother tongue". Yahoo India. http://in.news.yahoo.com/blogs/boxpopuli/karnataka-cm-probables-062519286.html. Retrieved =29 July 2011.
- ^ "Hudco scam". The Hindu. http://hindu.com/2005/08/30/stories/2005083008241200.htm. Retrieved =30 August 2005.
- ^ "Hudco scam". The Times of India. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2005-01-03/india/27832444_1_cvc-report-hudco-central-vigilance-commission. Retrieved =3 January 2005.
- ^ "Hudco scam". The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/24/stories/2004012402581000.htm. Retrieved =24 January 2004.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Biographical Sketch of Member of 13th Lok Sabha
[edit] External links
- Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha - Parliament of India website
- Official website of Ananth Kumar
- Election campaign site of Ananth Kumar
- Hudco Scam covered by The Hindu
