C. Vijayabaskar

C. Vijayabaskar (or Vijayabasker; born 8 April 1974) is an Indian politician from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party (AIADMK),[1] and the Health minister of Tamil Nadu from 2011 to 2021.[2][3][4] He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for the Viralimalai constituency, from where he won elections in 2011, 2016 and 2021. He was previously elected from Pudukkottai constituency in 2001.

C. Vijayabaskar
Minister for Health and Family Welfare,
Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
01 November 2013 – 07 May 2021
GovernorKonijeti Rosaiah
C. Vidyasagar Rao
(Additional charge)
Banwarilal Purohit
Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalithaa
O. Panneerselvam
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded byK. C. Veeramani
Succeeded byM. Subramaniam
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
16 May 2011
Preceded byconstituency created
ConstituencyViralimalai
In office
14 May 2001 – 12 May 2006
Preceded byP. Mari Ayya
Succeeded byR. Nedunchezhian
ConstituencyPudukottai
Personal details
Born (1974-04-08) 8 April 1974
Iluppur, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
Political partyAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
SpouseRamya
Children2 Daughters
EducationMBBS
Profession
  • Doctor
  • Politician
Websitehttps://drcvijayabaskar.com/

Alleged obstruction of officials conducting an income tax raid at Vijayabhaskar's house in April 2017 led to First Information Reports being filed against his fellow ministers, R. Kamaraj and Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan, but were cancelled due to lack of evidence .[5] He faced further investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation in 2018, which again was pending for a very long time due to lack of solid prima facie evidence and is rumored to be false information.[6]

The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) has filed a case against Vijayabhaskar, accusing him of illegally acquiring disproportionate assets worth Rs 27 crore during his five-year tenure in the 2016–2021 Tamil Nadu government led by the AIADMK. The DVAC registered a case against him and has also named his wife, and further searches were carried out at multiple properties allegedly owned by he and his family on October 18, 2021.[7]

Personal life

C. Vijayabaskar was born on 8 April 1974 at Iluppur, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu to R. Chinnathambi Mazhavarayar. He completed his formal education from Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital (RMMCH), Chidambaram.[8] He is married to Ramya and the couple have two children.[9]

References
  1. "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012.
  2. "Vijayabaskar is new Health Minister". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. "Health minister of Tamil Nadu". assembly.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. Ramakrishnan, Deepa H. (3 March 2016). "Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday dropped Animal Husbandry Minister T.K.M. Chinnayya from the Cabinet. She also relieved him and Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar". thehindu.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. Madhav, Pramod (14 April 2017). "FIRs against 3 AIADMK ministers for obstructing I-T raids". Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. Sundar Singh, C (6 September 2018). "Vijayabaskar First Tamil Nadu Minister to Come Under CBI and IT Scanner, Stalin Demands Resignation". News18. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  7. "'Amassed Rs 27 crore as Health Min': DVAC books AIADMK's C Vijayabhaskar". The News Minute. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  8. "Dr C Vijayabaskar Official (Visiting his alma mater during COVID crisis)". 5 September 2020.
  9. "CVB Personal - Dr.C.Vijayabaskar Biography Native". Dr.C.Vijayabaskar. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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