Troussier is widely believed to be the first-choice replacement as coach of the Malaysia national football team after the Football Association of Malaysia didn't renew former coach K. Rajagopal's contract after it expired in December 2013.
Lagadapati Rajagopal | K. Rajagopal | Cadambathur Tiruvenkatacharlu Rajagopal | V. D. Rajagopal IAS | Rosalind Rajagopal | Rajagopal Muthukumaraswamy |
His older brother was the mathematician C.T. Rajagopal and his younger brother was the philosopher C.T.K. Chari.
The CBI arrested V. D. Rajagopal and Y. Srilakshmi, as third and fourth accused respectively in the investigation into illegal mining by Obulapuram Mining Company.