Aravinda Bala Pajanor

Aravinda Bala Pajanor (5 December 1935 20 March 2013; also spelled Aravinda Bala Pazhanoor) was an Indian politician, lawyer, and former minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas in the government of India. He was elected to the 6th Lok Sabha from Puducherry constituency. A member of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), he was the first politician of AIADMK party who was elected as union minister.

Biography
He was born to Appasamy Pajanor on 5 December 1935 at Karaikal town in Pondicherry, India. He received his education from St. Mary's Matriculation High School, Karaikal, St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, and Loyola College, Chennai. He later attended Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai where he obtained his B.L. degree.

He also served as a chairperson of Sports Council, Pondicherry and president of students' union, in addition to serving as a lawyer at the Madras High Court.

Personal life
He was married to Freeda Gajalakshmi Pajanor, with whom he had two children. After retiring from the politics, he moved to the United States where he spent most of his time after retirement. He died in US on 20 March 2013 due to ageing.