Bangaru Laxman (born 1939) is an Indian politician.He was a minister of state for railways in Government of India from 1999 to 2000. Later he became President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but resigned soon afterTehelka corruption case.
Bangaru Laxman was born in a Madiga Dalit family in Andhra Pradesh. He did his BA and LLB in Hyderabad.Early life
Career
Bangaru Laxman joined politics at a young age. He was jailed during emergency in 1975. He was elected to Rajya Sabha in 1996. He has held many party positions including the party president.
He was involved in a major controversy when a private TV network tehelka.com allegedly showed him taking bribes on a hidden camera while he was the president of the BJP. He was forced to resign as the party president by BJP and a criminal case was registered against him which has entered prosecution stage. He was convicted by Special CBI Court on 27 April 2012 for taking bribe under Prevention of Corruption Act and was taken to custody immediately.
References
^ The Rediff Interview/Bangaru Laxman. rediff.com (2001-03-16). Retrieved on 2012-04-27
http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/politics/14612-tehelka-sting-2001-bangaru-laxman-convicted.html
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