Janardhana Poojary
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| Born | 27 April 1937 |
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| Political party | INC |
| Residence | New Delhi |
B. Janardhana Poojary (born April 27, 1937) is a senior politician from Indian National Congress party. He was a former Union Minister and Karnataka's Congress President. During the Prime Ministership of Smt. Indira Gandhi he had been appointed as Central Finance Minister in 1982 and he continued to be Central Finance Minister during the Prime Ministership of Rajiv Gandhi until 1987. Later Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi appointed Sri. B. Janardhan Poojary as Central Minister for Rural Development from 1987 to 1989. Sri. Rajiv Gandhi also appointed Sri B. Janardhan Poojary as General Secretary of All India Congress Committee in 1990 as well as President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee in 1990. He continued to be General Secretary of All India Congress Committee during the Prime Ministership of Prime Minister Sri. P. V. Narasimha Rao.
[edit] Early life
Janardhana Poojary was born in Mangalore, Karnataka and his mother-tongue is Tulu.[1]
[edit] Career
Before joining politics, he was a practicing barrister from 1960 to 1979. As a lawyer he was actively engaged in safeguarding the interests of poor agricultural tenants and defended a large number of poor people by giving them free legal aid. He was a Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Finance from 1982-84. From 1984 to 87 he was the Minister of State for Finance. He was the Minister of State for Rural Development in 1988-89. In April 1994, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament – a position he held until May 2008.
He was responsible for the construction of several college, schools, mosque and temples, including the Kudroli Temple in Mangalore. During the tenure as Union Minister of State for Finance, he organized credit camps (Loan Melas) to give assistance to the weaker sections of the society.
He is known as Badavara Bandhu (friend of the poor) for his work in assisting the poor.
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