T.R. Baalu

Chennai District Secretary of D.M.K

In the year of 1974 T.R. Baalu became the Deputy District Secretary of DMK, In the year of 1982 rose to became Chennai District Secretary of DMK .

He received the praise of the leadership for leading the various struggles announced by the leadership.

During the emergency act in the years of 1975-77, Leading Active soldiers of DMK and the party members were affected by the Misa atrocities. In January 30, 1976 the DMK Government dissolved.

When trials were intensified on DMK, T.R. Baalu sided by the Party president Kalaignar with courage and trust.

Member of Parliamant

Spearheaded many important struggles of DMK including the Sri Lankan Tamil struggle in Chennai.
He was predicted as a man of trust and courageous policy catcher by the leadership.
From the year of 1986 (except the year 1991-1996) for more than 30 years he is dominating the Indian Parliament as the voice of war for Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
During 1986 to 1992 T.R. Baalu was a Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha. Since 1996 is being a Member of Lok Sabha Parliament for 6 times continuously to date.

Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas (1996–1998)

Achievements: 
Conducted conferences in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore in June-July 1997 to attract foreign investors to search Petroleum Resources in India.
Made projects for making Cooking Gas Cylinders readily available to rural area people
Made a revolution in providing license for LNG import terminals and Petrol bunk.

Minister of Environment and Forests (1999-2003)

Environmental protection is an international movement. He participated in the UN Conference on the Environment and made India’s contribution constructive.

On behalf of India he made strong voice on the implementation of international agreements on climate change, Ozone zone protection and sustainable development, on developing UN programs to enable developing countries to acquire the necessary funding and technology to meet these challenges .

In October 2002 he successfully hosted the 8th UN Conference on Climate Change in New Delhi and issued International Covenant in the name of “Delhi Declaration”

During his tenure as Minister of Environment, he was the only Tamizhan to become the Global Chair of the United Nations Environment Organization, receiving the praise of the UN organization and the praise of the world he added pride to India.

Minister of Shipping Road Transport and Highways Department (2004 - 2009)

Some specific achievements of T. R. Baalu when he was the Minister of Shipping Road Transport and Highways Department are :
Laid Foundation Stone of Sethu Samudra Project.
Created the National Maritime Development Project worth of Rs.100000 Crores.
Made great efforts to upgrade the 4/6 way National highways to International standards.

Treasurer, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (2020 - till date)

The leadership gave him various party responsibilities and made him proud. Appointed as a member of the Party’s High Level Task Force. Appointed as the party’s principal secretary, served actively for one year.

T.R Baalu was elected as Treasurer of Dravida Munnnetra Kazhagam in 2020.

Man of DMK Election Manifesto
Political parties across India are eagerly awaiting the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s election manifesto, which will be released during each election. T.R Baalu’s energy in preparing that election manifesto was different.

He chaired the 2019 Parliamentary Election Report Preparation Committee for the party with the help of techniques learned from the experiences of Perarignar Anna, Muthamizharignar Kalaignar and Murasoli Maran. The DMK Party won 38 of the 39 constituencies and was a huge success.

Similarly M.K Stalin, the proud leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, appointed T.R Baalu as the Chairman of the Election Manifesto Preparation Committee for the 2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections.

According to their belief, baalu travelled district wise for about 9 months, Met with various section of the people in the district and received their applications, Based on them he created the Election Manifesto. DMK leader Stalin released the Election Manifesto which was widely praised by the people.

As a result, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam alone won 125 seats in 2021 Tamilnadu Legislative Elections and made new history on 7-5-2021.
The role of T. R. Baalu as DMK Treasurer is significant for this success.

About T.R. Baalu Family

T. R. Baalu has been loyal to the leadership to this day. Even before coming to power and responsibility in politics, he worked hard in his personal life to become successful in various professions and effectively led them all.

In between, he married Porkodi and Renukadevi. He has three sons(T. R. B. Raj Kumar, T. R. B Raja, T. R. B Selvakumar) and two daughters (Kanchanadevi, Manonmani).
T.R. Baalu is an excellent guide to them.

Today, his sons lead his business and add to his pride. His son T.R.B. Rajkumar manages the businesses he started neatly and adds fame to his father T.R.Baalu. Another son T.R.B. Raja has been involved in politics and won the Mannargudi Assembly constituency three times in a row in the Assembly elections held in 2011, 2016 and 2021 and he is serving as an Tamilnadu Legislative Member.