R. Rajagopala Tondaiman
Sri Brahdamba Dasa Raja Rajagopala Tondaiman Bahadur, popularly known as R. Rajagopala Tondaiman, is an Indian socialite and the present head of the royal house of Pudukkottai. He is married to AMMK politician Sarubala Tondaiman.
Rajagopala Tondaiman | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Sarubala Tondaiman |
| Children | R. Prithviraj Tondaiman, Radha Niranjani Devi Rajammani Bayi Sahib |
Early life
Rajagopala Tondaiman was born on 6 September 1957 to Prince Radhakrishna Tondaiman, the younger brother of Raja Rajagopala Tondaiman, and his wife, Mathusri Raja Srimathi Rani Rema Devi Rajammani Bayi Sahib. Rajagopala finished his schooling in Madras and dropped out of college. He was adopted at an early age by his uncle, Rajagopala Tondaiman, who did not marry.[1]
Public life
Rajagopala Tondaiman became the titular Raja of Pudukkottai on the death of his uncle Rajagopala Tondaiman on 16 January 1997.[1] The position is ceremonial and heads some family-owned trusts, a patron of a few clubs and hereditary trustee of temples.
He is a skeet shooter[2] and is the President of the Royal Pudukkottai Shooting Club and Vice President of the Tamil Nadu Shooting Association He is also a member of the National Rifle Association of India and Convenor of the Movement for the Restoration of Vedic Wisdom.
Family
He is married to Sarubala Tondaiman.[3] The couple have a son, R. Prithviraj Tondaiman,[2] and a daughter, Radha Niranjani Devi Rajammani Bayi Sahib.[4]
References
- S. J. Micheal Collins, "Requiem for Tamil Nadu royalty", DT Next, 22 January 2018.
- Rahul Ravikumar "This shooter is right on target", The New Indian Express, 13 October 2016.
- "Sarubala files nomination in Tiruchi", The Hindu, 5 April 2014, updated 21 May 2016.
- K. Ezhilarasan, "Young daughter of AMMK candidate, elderly mother of VCK chief turn campaigners in Tiruchy", The New Indian Express, 14 April 2019.