T. K. Ramakrishnan (1922 – 21 April 2006) was a politician from

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. Ramakrishnan won the assembly elections seven times and was the opposition leader in the fifth

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in 1979. He was in charge of the Home, Excise, Cultural Affairs and Fisheries Departments during the

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administration at different times. He was a

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member of

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. T. K. Ramakrishnan died 21 April 2006. T.K started his public life in the student movement and later became a trade union activist. He functioned as the State President and Secretary of the Kerala Karshaka Sanghom. Com. T. K was a multi- faceted. He has five children and 10 grandchildren, and Neethu, his youngest grandchild, was his favourite.She is a sweetheart. He had left his mark in the cultural front also. He had also excelled in his role as M.L.A and as a Cabinet Minister in charge of various portfolios like fisheries, co-operation, culture etc. He was a lover of books and arts. He wrote a series of plays, which highlighted the social realities of the time, and which propagated the Communist ideology. He also wrote a novel ''Kallile Theepporikal'' (Sparks from the rock). He is credited with the creation of various cultural institutions that enriched the society of Kerala such as Council of Historic Research and the Institute of Heritage.

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