Minister for Tourism, Culture and Youth Advancement
Madam
R. K. Roja Selvamani
Roja at an interview with Sakshi TV
Minister for Tourism, Culture and Youth Advancement Government of Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 April 2022
Governor
Biswabhusan Harichandan S. Abdul Nazeer
Chief Minister
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded by
Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao
Chairperson of Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation
In office 15 July 2019 – 17 July 2021
Succeeded by
Mettu Govinda Reddy
1st President of YSRCP Women's Wing
In office 2015–2021
YSRCP President
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded by
Office Established
Succeeded by
Pothula Sunitha
Member of Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 June 2014
Preceded by
Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu
Constituency
Nagari
3rd President of Telugu Mahila United Andhra Pradesh
In office 1999–2009
TDP President
N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by
Nannapaneni Rajakumari
Succeeded by
Shobha Haymavathi
Personal details
Born
Sri Latha Reddy[1]
(1972-11-17) 17 November 1972 (age 51) Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
Political party
Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (2011 - present)
Other political affiliations
Telugu Desam Party (1998 - 2009)
Indian National Congress (2009 - 2011)[2]
Spouse
R. K. Selvamani
(m. 2002)
[3]
Children
2
Occupation
Actress
politician
Awards
Nandi Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress Cinema Express Awards
R. K. Roja Selvamani (born Sri Latha Reddy; 17 November 1972), is an Indian politician and former actress.[4] She is currently serving as Minister for Tourism, Culture and Youth Advancement of Andhra Pradesh since 11 April 2022.[5]
Roja was born in Tirupati to Nagaraja Reddy and Lalitha Reddy, she has two brothers by the name of Kumaraswamy Reddy and Ramaprasad Reddy. Roja was a leading and established actress in the Indian cinema featuring in multiple Tamil and Telugu films as a leading actress from the 1990s till 2000s and featured in blockbuster films such as Chembaruthi (1992), Sarpayagam (1992), Anna (1994) and Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998) in which she won multiple awards such as the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress and the Nandi Awards for her film performances.
Roja became the Minister for Tourism Culture and Youth Advancement for the Government of Andhra Pradesh in April 2022. Since assumed office she has worked for many tourism destinations in Hyderabad and developed more tourism within the state since assuming the role.
^"సినిమాల కోసం పేరు మార్చుకున్న స్టార్ హీరోయిన్లు". Sakshi (in Telugu). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
^"Roja quits TDP, to join Congress soon". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^"Tamil Cinema news – 90's favourite tamil actress, she is famous in red clothe movie... Tamil Movies – Cinema seithigal". Maalaimalar.com. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
^"Watch Video: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Roja requests PM Modi for selfie, he obliges". freepressjournal.in. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
^"Actress Roja officially quits film industry after going to the next level in politics". indiaglitz.com. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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