C. Vijayabaskar

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox_politician
| name =
| image =
| office = [[Department of Health and Family Welfare (Tamil Nadu)|Minister for Health and Family Welfare]], [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| predecessor = [[K. C. Veeramani]]

| successor = [[ M. Subramaniam ]]

| governor = [[Konijeti Rosaiah]] [[C. Vidyasagar Rao]] {{small|''(Additional charge)''}} [[Banwarilal Purohit]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[J. Jayalalithaa]] [[O. Panneerselvam]] [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]
| term_start = 01 November 2013
| term_end = 07 May 2021
| office1 = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start1 = 16 May 2011
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = ''constituency created''
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = [[Viralimalai (state assembly constituency)|Viralimalai]]
| term_start2 = 14 May 2001
| term_end2 = 12 May 2006
| predecessor2 = P. Mari Ayya
| successor2 = R. Nedunchezhian
| constituency2 = [[Pudukkottai (state assembly constituency)|Pudukottai]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|04|08}}
| birth_place = [[Iluppur]], [[Pudukkottai District|Pudukkottai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| children = 2 Daughters
| party = [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| alma_mater =
| profession = {{hlist|Doctor|Politician}}
| education = [[MBBS]]
| spouse = Ramya
| sibling = C. Udaya Kumar
| website = https://drcvijayabaskar.com/
}}
'''C. Vijayabaskar''' (or '''Vijayabasker'''; born 8 April 1974) is an Indian politician from the [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] Party (AIADMK),<ref>{{cite web|title=List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011 |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf |publisher=Govt. of Tamil Nadu |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320103427/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/member_list.pdf |archivedate=2012-03-20 }}</ref> and the [[Health minister]] of [[Tamil Nadu]] from 2011 to 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Vijayabaskar-is-new-Health-Minister/2013/10/31/article1865536.ece1 | title=Vijayabaskar is new Health Minister | work=newindianexpress.com | accessdate=12 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/members/profile/179.html | title=Health minister of Tamil Nadu | work=assembly.tn.gov.in | accessdate=12 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/tkm-chinnayya-dropped-from-cabinet/article8306835.ece | title=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 | work=thehindu.com | accessdate=12 April 2016| date=3 March 2016 | last1=Ramakrishnan | first1=Deepa H. }}</ref> He is a member of the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] for the [[Viralimalai (State Assembly Constituency)|Viralimalai constituency]], from where he won elections in 2011, 2016 and 2021. He was previously elected from [[Pudukkottai (State Assembly Constituency)|Pudukkottai constituency]] in 2001.

Alleged obstruction of officials conducting an income tax raid at Vijayabhaskar's house in April 2017 led to [[First Information Report]]s being filed against his fellow ministers, [[R. Kamaraj]] and [[Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan]], but was cancelled due to lack of evidence .<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/chennai-firs-aiadmk-ministers-obstructing-it-raids/1/929457.html |title=FIRs against 3 AIADMK ministers for obstructing I-T raids |first=Pramod |last=Madhav |date=14 April 2017 |accessdate=2017-05-04}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/vijayabaskar-first-tamil-nadu-minister-to-come-under-cbi-and-it-scanner-stalin-demands-resignation-1868895.html|title=Vijayabaskar First Tamil Nadu Minister to Come Under CBI and IT Scanner, Stalin Demands Resignation|last=Sundar Singh|first=C|date=2018-09-06|work=News18|access-date=2018-09-06}}</ref>

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 him and his family on October 18, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-18|title=‘Amassed Rs 27 crore as Health Min’: DVAC books AIADMK’s C Vijayabhaskar|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/amassed-rs-27-crore-health-min-dvac-books-aiadmk-s-c-vijayabhaskar-156616|access-date=2021-10-18|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>

==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|Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital (RMMCH)]],Chidambaram.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=5 September 2020|title=Dr C Vijayabaskar Official (Visiting his alma mater during COVID crisis)|url=https://twitter.com/vijayabaskarofl/status/1301960542915944448?lang=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> He is married to Ramya and the couple have two children.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CVB Personal - Dr.C.Vijayabaskar Biography Native|url=https://drcvijayabaskar.com/personal/|access-date=2021-02-11|website=Dr.C.Vijayabaskar|language=en-US}}</ref>

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[[Category:Health ministers of India]]
[[Category:Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
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[[Category:People from Pudukkottai district]]
[[Category:State cabinet ministers of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Medical doctors from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Members of the 16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]

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