K. V. Thomas

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Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas (Thirutha Thoma)
Ernakulam
Personal details
Born (1946-05-10) 10 May 1946 (age 77)
British India
(present day Ernakulam, Kerala, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress
(1978–2022) Independent Since 2022
SpouseSherly Thomas
Children3
Parents
  • K. D. Varkey (father)
  • Rosa Varkey (mother)
Alma materSacred Heart College, Thevara[1]

Kurupassery Varkey Thomas, known sarcastically as Thirutha Thoma (born 10 May 1946), is an Indian politician from

Cabinet rank
.

Personal life

K. V. Thomas was born to K. D. Varkey and Rose Varkey on 10 May 1946. He has two elder brothers, Dr. K. V. Peter and K. V. Joseph. He is married to Sherly Thomas. They have a daughter and two sons.[citation needed]

Career

Mar Varghese Payyappilly
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Thomas was a member of the 11th (2001-2006) and 12th (2006-2009)

INTUC (trade union wing of the Indian National Congress) since 1976.[8] He served as the chairman of PAC (Public Accounts Committee) for three years from 2014 to 2017.[9]

On 10 April 2022, Thomas attended a seminar in Communist Party of India (Marxist)'s 23rd party Congress in Kannur.[10] For this he was officially removed from key party posts.[10] In May 2022, shortly after attending an election campaign of the Left Democratic Front in Kochi, he was expelled from the Congress party for alleged anti-party activities.[11][12]

Education

Thomas holds a MSc degree in Chemistry and was a Professor of Chemistry for a period of 33 years at Sacred Heart College, Thevara. He served as the Head of the Department (Chemistry) from 1 June 1999 to 31 May 2001.[13]

Other positions that Thomas held include Member of Defence Consultative Committee; Member of Civil Aviation and Tourism Consultative Committee; Court Member of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Pondicherry University; Director Board Member of Marine Products Export Development Authority; Director of Cochin International Airport Limited; President of All Kerala Ration Dealers Association; Working President of Indian Rare Earth Employees Congress; Chairman of Indira Gandhi Co-operative Hospital, Ernakulam (1994–96), Member of Official Language Committee of the Kerala Legislative Assembly (2004–06).[13]

Biography

Thomas is the author of several books. His first book, Ente Kumbalangi, which is about his native village Kumbalangi, was released on 17 November 2004.[14] Since then he has published five more books.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Mathrubhumi: ReadMore -'Sacred Hearts' met at Delhi after many years'". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. ^ Govt. of India Council of Ministers Archived 31 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Fifteenth Lok Sabha Members' Home Page[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ AICC Members from Kerala Archived 14 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Brief profiles of Ministers of State
  6. ^ Kerala Legislature - Members
  7. ^ Thomas Biodata of Mr. K. V. Thomas in Kerala Assembly election data base
  8. ^ Profile of Prof. K. V. Thomas in Kerala legislative assembly website. Retrieved on 29, May 2009
  9. ^ "Mallikarjun Kharge set to become next PAC chairman". 15 March 2017.
  10. ^ a b May 13, IANS /. "KV Thomas, the modern day 'Judas': Congress | India News - Times of India". The Times of India.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "K V Thomas claims he has no communication about his expulsion from Congress". ThePrint. 13 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Former Union Minister KV Thomas Expelled From Congress". NDTV.com.
  13. ^ a b Profile Prof. K. V. Thomas in his Election Website. Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 29, May 2009
  14. ^ Release the book `Ente Kumbalanghi' written by K. V. Thomas The Hindu. 18 November 2004. Retrieved 29, May 2009
  15. ^ Books Published by K. V. Thomas Archived 21 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine

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Preceded by
Member of Parliament from Ernakulam

2009 – 2019
Succeeded by