▁by ▁the ▁Corporation ▁officials ▁amid st ▁tight ▁security . ▁ ▁Ten ure ▁as ▁chemical ▁minister ▁Az h ag iri ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁cabinet ▁minister ▁of ▁Chem ical ▁and ▁Indust ries ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁Cab inet , ▁following ▁U PA ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Indian ▁Parliament ary ▁E lections . ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁elections ▁from ▁the ▁Mad ur ai ▁parliament ary ▁constitu ency ▁se cur ing ▁ 4 3 0 , 6 8 8 ▁votes ▁against ▁his ▁next ▁compet itor ▁P . ▁Moh an ▁from ▁C PM , ▁who ▁secured ▁ 2 9 0 , 1 5 7 ▁votes . ▁During ▁his ▁early ▁ten ure , ▁he ▁requested ▁the ▁speaker ▁of ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁to ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁answer ▁in ▁T amil , ▁while ▁senior ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁officials ▁wanted ▁him ▁to ▁answer ▁in ▁English ▁or ▁H indi ▁following ▁preced ents . ▁J ena , ▁the ▁State ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁min istry , ▁answered ▁all ▁the ▁questions ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁parliament ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Az h ag iri . ▁There ▁were ▁protest s ▁by ▁the ▁opposition ▁party ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁Lok ▁sab ha ▁during ▁the ▁Bud get ▁session ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁over ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁Az h ag iri . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Union ▁minister ▁of ▁state ▁for ▁the ▁Chem ical ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁min istry , ▁S rik anth ▁K umar ▁J ena , ▁accused ▁Az h ag iri ▁of ▁in action ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁minister , ▁in