Ajay Alok is an Indian doctor and politician who has served as the official spokesperson of the JDU and the BJP. He is the founder of Indira Gopal Institute of Medical Services (IGIMS), Patna. He is known for his oratory skills and for debating political opponents in televised debates.
Wiki/Biography
Dr. Ajay Alok was born in 1985 in Patna, Bihar, India (age 48 in 2023). He studied up to Class 8th at Loyola High School, Patna and later passed Class 10th in 1989 and passed Class 12th in 1991 from CSKM Public School, New Delhi. From 1993 to 1997, he studied Bachelor of Medicine in Internal Medicine at Dr. DY Patil Educational Association Medical College, affiliated with Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra. He worked in Delhi and abroad before returning to Bihar in 1999. Later, he passed the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) examination to serve as a government doctor. He established the Indira Gopal Institute of Medical Services (IGIMS) in 2000 and opened Udayan Hospital in Patna in 2013.
Nitish Kumar inaugurated Ajay Alok’s Udayan Hospital in Patna in 2013
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Weight (approximately): 70kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
He was born into a distinguished family.
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Gopal Prasad Sinha and his mother’s name is Indira Sinha. His father is a renowned doctor and was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004. His mother, an educator, died in May 2014. He has a sister, Jaya Sinha Kumra, who is a corporate lawyer.
Ajay Alok’s father Gopal Prasad Sinha and mother Indira Sinha
Ajay Alok (left) with his sister Jaya Sinha and brother-in-law Naresh Kumra
wife and children
His wife’s name is Geetika Kaushik Sinha. The couple has a son named Kunal Sinha and a daughter named Manya Sinha who is studying in the United States.
Ajay Alok with his wife Geetika Kaushik Sinha (second from right) and daughter Manya Sinha
Ajay Alok tweets after daughter completes schooling in US
Ajay Alok’s son Kunal Sinha
other relatives
His grandfather’s name was Nawab Lal. His brother-in-law’s name is Naresh Kumra. He has a nephew named Udayan.
Ajay Alok’s sister Jaya Sinha Kumra and his brother-in-law Naresh Kumra
Religion/Religious Views
He believes in Hinduism.
caste
He belongs to the Kayastha caste.
Ajay Alok tweets about his caste
address
Boring Road, North Shrikrishanapuri, Thane – Shrikrishanapuri, Patna
sign
Profession
Get involved in politics
In March 2003, a gangster named Bindu Singh demanded a ransom of 2.5 million rupees from him and his father and threatened to kill them if they did not give him the money. He also told them that he had killed a doctor in Kadam Kuan, Patna, but the doctor did not give him ransom. When Alok sought help from gangster-turned-politician Suraj Bhan Singh, Singh told him that he should enter politics to clean up the system as the gangsters were protected by politicians. This idea inspired Ajay, who was active in student politics, to enter politics in 2003.
electoral politics
In 2003, a political party in his hometown Chainpur denied him a political ticket on caste grounds. In the 2005 Bihar Assembly elections, he contested from the Chainpur assembly seat on the ticket of Ram Vilas Paswan’s party Janata Dal (LJP); however, he finished fourth , received 9683 votes. In the 2010 Bihar Assembly elections, he once again contested for the Chainpur Assembly seat on behalf of Mayawati-led Samajwadi Party (BSP); however, he came second with 32,930 votes.
Contact with JDU
After struggling to find political strength among different political parties, he joined Nitish Kumar-led Joint Democratic Party (JDU) in 2012 and became the party’s general secretary and official spokesperson. He is known for his oratory skills as he often speaks out about the party’s views in English and Hindi television debates. His stance on partisan views was not shared by many party leaders, and he faced criticism from across the aisle. He wrote to the then party chairman on June 13, 2019, resigning as spokesman. On June 14, 2022, he was expelled from JDU by the then party president Umesh Singh Kushwaha for his anti-party activities.
Ajay Alok with RJD MLA Shyam Rajak and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at an event (L to R)
Ajay Alok’s resignation letter
Join the Bharatiya Janata Party
Ajay Alok attended a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) event in Delhi on April 28, 2023, where Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was also present as the official spokesperson of the party. Addressing the media at the ceremony, he said he felt like he was joining his family. He said,
By joining the BJP, I feel like I have joined my family. A family led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “
Ajay Alok joins BJP in presence of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
#appal Bharatiya Janata Party @alok_ajay ने गँधी परिवरर कोलेकर क्यरकहर सुनिए? #karnatakaelection2023 #karnataka assembly polls #BJP #Congress @amishdegan pic.twitter.com/yqhuCNYqb4
— News18 India (@News18India) May 2, 2023
dispute
Go against JDU’s position
In November 2016, Ajay Alok was sacked as JDU official spokesperson after he asked the Narendra Modi-led NDA government to release the video of the 2016 surgical strike position. He was later reinstated; however, in 2022, he was found guilty of speaking out against Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal government and Indian Home Minister Amit Shah on the issue of Rohingya infiltration from Bangladesh. And was once again dismissed as official spokesperson. He also made remarks against Prashant Kishor during his tenure as JDU spokesperson, which was not welcomed by Nitish Kumar.
Ajay Alok’s termination letter as JDU member
Facts/Trivia
- On the night of February 19, 2013, his maid Mani stole jewelery worth Rs 50 lakh, cash of Rs 12 lakh, six passports and six bank locker keys from his wife’s house. Police later arrested Mani and her boyfriend Mohammad Amjad Khan and recovered the stolen items from their possession.
- His father Gopal Prasad Sinha contested against Shatrughan Sinha in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Patna Sahib constituency; however, he failed to win.
Ajay Alok’s father Gopal Prasad Sinha contested in 2014 Lok Sabha elections
- He criticized the Nitish Kumar government after water entered his home during floods in Patna in September 2019.
Water enters Ajay Alok’s house during Patna floods in 2019
Photos of Ajay Alok’s flooded house
- In July 2020, his wife and two children contracted Covid-19, and he subsequently self-isolated at home. His family later recovered when tests showed they no longer had the virus.
Ajay Alok is getting the Covid-19 vaccine
- In April 2022, a road in Shrikrishanapuri, Patna, was named after his mother, renowned educationist Indira Sinha.
A road inaugurated in the name of Ajay Alok’s mother Indira Sinha
- He is an animal lover and owns a pet dog.
Ajay Alok and his pet dog
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