Mathai Manjooran (13 October 1912 – 14 January 1970) was an Indian independence activist from
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
, socialist revolutionary, founder of the
Kerala Socialist Party
Kerala Socialist Party (KSP) is a political party in India founded under the leadership of Mathai Manjooran on 21 September 1947 at Kozhikode. It began as a small party, but its front-line leaders compelled the party deep into the public imagina ...
,
Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
, Minister of
Labour (economics) in the second
E.M.S. Namboodiripad communist ministry, and above all a proponent for the formation of the Kerala State.
Manjooran was a graduate of
Madras University
The University of Madras (informally known as Madras University) is a public state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and among the most prestigious universities in India, incorporated by an a ...
.
He was alumni of St Thomas College, Thrissur
References
*''Kaalathinu Munpae Nadanna Manjooran'' – by
K.M. Roy.
*''Keraleeyathayum Mattum'' (Published by D.C. Books)_ by P. K. Balakrishnan.
*''Ente Vazhiyambalangal'' (Published by Poorna Publications, Calicut)- by
S.K. Pottakkat.
External links
The Hindu Archives
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Members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Indian independence activists from Kerala
Malayali politicians
1912 births
1970 deaths
St. Thomas College, Thrissur alumni
Rajya Sabha members from Kerala