C. Vijayabaskar
{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1974)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =
| image =
| office = 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 = 1 November 2013
| term_end = 7 May 2021
| office1 = Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
| term_start1 = 16 May 2011
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = constituency created
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = Viralimalai
| term_start2 = 14 May 2001
| term_end2 = 12 May 2006
| predecessor2 = P. Mari Ayya
| successor2 = R. Nedunchezhian
| constituency2 = Pudukottai
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1974|04|08}}
| birth_place = Iluppur, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
| children = 2 Daughters
| party = All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
| alma_mater =
| profession = {{hlist|Doctor|Politician}}
| education = MBBS
| spouse = Ramya
| website = {{URL|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),{{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 }} and the Health minister of Tamil Nadu from 2013 to 2021.{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Vijayabaskar-is-new-Health-Minister/2013/10/31/article1865536.ece1 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423193515/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Vijayabaskar-is-new-Health-Minister/2013/10/31/article1865536.ece1 | url-status=dead | archive-date=23 April 2016 | title=Vijayabaskar is new Health Minister | work=newindianexpress.com | accessdate=12 April 2016}}{{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}}{{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. }} 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.
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.{{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|access-date=|website=}} He is married to Ramya and the couple have two children.{{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}}
Controversies
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.{{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}} 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.{{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}}
C. Vijayabaskar was the health minister of state in April 2017 when income tax raid discovered evident documents revealing the AIADMK party's intention to offer a sum of Rs 89 crore to "bribe" voters during the byelection for Chennai's RK Nagar assembly constituency, with an individual rate of Rs 4,000 per voter.{{cite news |title=I-T raids on DK Shivakumar: BJP wins perception battle; hits 2 election-bound states with one stroke |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/bjp-scores-perception-victory-with-raids-against-karnataka-minister-dk-shivakumar-hits-2-poll-bound-states-with-one-i-t-strike-3884855.html |access-date=6 November 2023 |work=Firstpost |date=3 August 2017 |language=en}}
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 18 October 2021.{{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}}
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Category:State cabinet ministers of Tamil Nadu
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