T. R. BaaluDOCKET NO. 07811

AGE

82

EDUCATION

B.Sc. from New College, Chennai, Engineering diploma from Central Polytechnic

TERMS SERVED

1

PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS

Businessman, Draughtsman

DECLARED ASSETS

₹45.7 Cr

DYNASTY CONNECTIONS

His son T. R. B. Rajaa is also a prominent DMK politician and Minister in the Tamil Nadu government.

Thalikottai Rajuthevar Baalu is a veteran politician who has been a pillar of the DMK in New Delhi. He served as the Minister of Environment and Forests, and later as the Minister of Shipping and Road Transport under various coalition governments. He is known for his political acumen and has been elected to the Lok Sabha multiple times since 1996.

ATTENDANCE

76.4%

QUESTIONS ASKED

96

DEBATES PARTICIPATED

15

MPLADS UTILIZATION

31.9%

SOURCE: PRS India

ALLOCATED

₹19.69 Cr

SPENT

₹7.03 Cr

UNSPENT

₹12.66 Cr

UTILIZATION

35.7%

WORKS COMPLETED

49

WORKS RECOMMENDED

77

SOURCE: Empowered Indian (empoweredindian.in/mplads), MPLADS government data

0 FULFILLED · 0 BROKEN · 1 IN PROGRESS · 0 UNVERIFIED

1. 01. Removal of Toll Booths: Complete removal of toll booths on national highways surrounding Sriperumbudur and Tamil Nadu.

   IN PROGRESS

   The issue has been strongly lobbied for by the DMK at the center, though full removal awaits NHAI and central government approval.

   party manifesto · SOURCE: DMK 2024 Manifesto

No criminal cases or IPC cases against him as per 2024 affidavit.

• Faced allegations of nepotism regarding gas allocation to family-owned companies

  MEDIUM · ALLEGED

  Faced allegations of nepotism regarding gas allocation to family-owned companies during his tenure as a Union Minister in the UPA government.

  2004-2009 · SOURCE: Wikipedia

• [1] DMK 2024 Manifesto