Naveen Jindal
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| Constituency | Kurukshetra |
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| Born | March 9, 1970  Hissar, Haryana, India |
| Political party | INC |
| Spouse | Shallu Jindal |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Residence | Kurukshetra |
| Religion | Hindu |
| Website | Official website |
| As of June 15, 2007 Source: [1] |
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Naveen Jindal (born 9 March 1970) is a Member of Parliament, India since 2004 representing the Kurukshetra constituency in the state of Haryana. He is a member of the Congress Party. He is an industrialist with operations located in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. He runs the rail & steel and power businesses of the Jindal Group, the fourth largest private sector Indian business group by assets and sales turnover. The Jindal group was founded by his father O. P. Jindal.
Prior to 2002, the Flag code of India did not permit flying of the Flag of India on non governmental institutions. In 2001, a case was filed against Naveen Jindal for flying the Flag of India atop his company building. He said that he was inspired by his American friends displaying their flag during his college days in USA and he believed that flying the national flag should be the right of every Indian. He took the case to the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India and won both cases. The Supreme Court ordered the Government of India to set aside a committee to look into this matter. Finally on January 26, 2002 (India's Republic Day), private citizens were allowed to fly India's flag inside and atop their buildings and institutions. His story was reported widely in the right-wing Indian media which hailed him as a liberator.
