Murli Deora

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Murli Deora is the Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas.[1] He was born in Mumbai in 1937.

He was president of the Mumbai Regional Congress Committee for 22 years from 1984 to 2006.[2]

His appointment in 2006 as cabinet minister in Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas replacing Mani Shankar Aiyar was seen by some observers as taking place at the behest of pro-American and pro-business lobbies.[1][2][3][4][5]

His son Milind Deora is a Lok Sabha member from Mumbai.

[edit] References

  1. ^ India, Kazakhstan to oil ties in IT, space The Times of India
  2. ^ Deora quits post The Hindu

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