▁became ▁general ▁secretary ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁R aja ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ch ith ath oor , ▁in ▁the ▁V ell ore ▁district ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu , ▁to ▁a ▁Dal it ▁family . ▁His ▁father , ▁P . ▁Dor ais amy , ▁and ▁mother , ▁N ay ag am , ▁were ▁land less ▁agricult ural ▁workers . ▁▁ ▁He ▁completed ▁a ▁B . Sc . ▁from ▁G . T . M . ▁College ▁in ▁G udi y att am , ▁and ▁a ▁B . Ed ▁from ▁Government ▁Te ach ers ▁College ▁in ▁V ell ore . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁gradu ate ▁in ▁his ▁village . ▁While ▁in ▁college , ▁he ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁student ▁politics . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁During ▁college , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁All ▁India ▁Stud ents ▁Federation ▁and ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁student ▁politics . ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁All ▁India ▁Youth ▁Federation ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁State ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁unit ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁elected ▁general ▁secretary ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁national ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁India ▁( C PI ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁served ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁C