O. Rajagopal

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Olanchery Rajagopal (born 15 September 1929) is an Indian politician from Keralam.He is the former Union Minister of State for Defence and Railways. He is also the former MLA from Nemom and the first Bharatiya Janata Party member & the first ever Kerala Legislative Assembly Parliamentary Party Leader of the BJP in Kerala. One of the major leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Kerala, he has held various ministerial portfolios including Defence, Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, Law, Justice, Company Affairs, and Railways. Rajagopal was a two-time MP in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament from 1992 till 2004. O.Rajagopal was a member of Government of Kerala's Legislative Assembly Committee on Petitions & Committee of Public Work, Transport and Communications. In addition, he was honored with the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honor in the country, on the eve of India's 75th Republic Day. The award recognizes his contributions in the public sphere. He...

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