[4][5] Dr. V. Saroja was born in Ujanur which belongs to the district of Salem in Tamil Nadu on 12 June 1948 to Shri M. Vellayan and Smt.

[6] Jayalalithaa appointed Saroja as Minister for Social Welfare and Nutritious Noon Meal Programme in May 2016.

[7] Dr. V Saroja won with highest number of votes in 2016 Rasipuram Assembly Election.

She also visited Australia and New Zealand as a member of Goodwill delegation of WHIPS of Political parties.

[1] In March 2002, Dr Saroja attended 18th Asian Parliamentarians Meeting on Population and Development in Tokyo, Japan.