Background
He is the son of L. Ramalakshmamma and L.V. Rama Naidu, a contractor.
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Lagadapati Rajagopal
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Education
Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College.
Career
He was the 15th Lok Sabha Member of Parliament from the Vijaywada constituency for Indian National Congress. He resigned from Parliament and quit politics after the Telangana Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha. Rajagopal is the principal shareholder of Lanco Infratech.
He went into the family business after attending V R Siddhartha Engineering College, where he was suspended for 1 year.
He started two companies, one in the pig iron business and one in the power industry. He has been a prominent anti-Telangana voice.
His company"s headquarters have been moved to Delhi because the Hyderabad offices were deemed to be targets because of his anti-Telangana positions. He stated this was in "self-defence..I used the spray when I saw a colleague from a different party being manhandled".
He was suspended from Parliament by speaker Meira Kumar, along with 4 other MPs.
Sharad Yadav, Janata Dal (United)"s President, called the actions "sedition". Protests against his actions included burning Rajagopal in effigy, and a boycott by lawyers in Warangal district. He tendered his resignation from Parliament in February 2014.
Committee positions
While in Parliament, he has been on the following Committees:
Committee on Urban Development
Committee on External Affairs
Committee on Public Undertakings
Committee on Home Affairs
Consultative Committee for External Affairs
Committee on Public Undertakings.
Politics
Committee on Provision of Computers to Member of Lok Sabha, Offices of Political Parties and Officers of Lok Sabha Secretariat.
Membership
In 2004, he ran for office in the Vijayawada district, the seat previously held by Upendra, and became a member of Parliament. On 13 February 2014, during a discussion of the Telangana Bill, L Rajagopal used pepper spray while on the floor which caused all the members of Parliament to vacate the building.
