H. Raja

H.‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ Raja is a Bhartiya Janata Party politician from Tamil Nadu, India. He has held prominent positions in the state as a BJP leader and also as a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.

Raja had been a very vocal critic and was actively involved in party and public issues. He is still very influential but somewhat divisive in the politics of Tamil Nadu. In 2025, he is still very much involved in the public discussion and party activities despite the court rulings against ‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌him.

By Rashmi | Friday, February 6, 2026, 10:20:57 AM [IST]

H. Raja Biography

H.‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ Raja initially came to public notice through his work as an activist with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He joined the BJP in 1989. Through a period of time, he moved like a ladder in the party, he fulfilled the roles of a district convener, state secretary and finally, in 2014, a national secretary. Part of his early career was dedicated to working directly with people in his native area, and he was very much involved in social and political mobilisation.

He has been the MLA from Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, from the year 2001 to 2006. He has been a candidate in assembly and Lok Sabha elections numerous times, albeit winning only a few of them. Politically, he has been journeying bolder in conducting interviews and deeper into the ideological issues.

After a few controversial remarks in 2018, he has been shadowed by controversies in the past years. H. Raja was found guilty by a special tribunal in the month of December 2024 in defamation cases. The cases involve his condescending comments against a rival party MP and remarks about tearing down statues. The court ordered that he be jailed for six months (along with a fine); however, an appeal has been filed challenging the sentence. He is still engaged in party activities and public talks even after the conviction and claims that he will not be in the election race but rather engage in campaigning and organisational work.

In April 2023, he declared that he is not going to run in any election, but he will far from inactive as he will be a member of the party executive committee. Until 2025, he will hold the position of a high-ranking party leader and cooperate in public and political discourse in Tamil ‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌Nadu.

H. Raja Personal Life

Full Name	H. Raja
Date of Birth	29 Sep 1957 (Age 68)
Place of Birth	Melattur, Thanjavur, India
Party Name	Bharatiya Janta Party
Education	Graduate Professional
Profession	Politician
Father's Name	Haiharan
Mother's Name	NA
Spouse's Name	Lalitha
Spouse's Profession	Housewife
Children	2 Daughter(s)

H. Raja Net Worth

Net Worth

₹2.88 CRORE

ASSETS

₹3.55 CRORE

Liabilities

₹67.36 LAKHS

Interesting Facts about H. Raja

He is the chairman of Passenger Amenities Committee, which addresses the grievances of the passengers.

Political Timeline of H. Raja

2025: Continues as a senior BJP leader in Tamil Nadu, active in party affairs and public discourse.
2020: Held a post as national secretary of the BJP and served as chairman of the Passenger Amenities Committee.
2019: Contested the Lok Sabha election from Sivaganga but lost.
2014: Appointed as the national secretary of the BJP.
2006: He lost the assembly elections in 2006.
2001: He contested and won 2001 assembly elections from Karaikudi in Tamil Nadu where he defeated TMC's Udayappa by a margin of 1651 votes.
1989: He joined BJP and contested the assembly elections and lost.

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