K. Varadarajan

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K. Varadarajan
Personal details
Born(1946-10-04)4 October 1946
Died16 May 2020(2020-05-16) (aged 73)
Karur, Tamilnadu
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)

K. Varadarajan (October 4, 1946 – May 16, 2020) was a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from Tamil Nadu of India.[1]

Life

K. Varadharajan was born on 4 October 1946.[2] He died at Karur, Tamil Nadu on 16 May 2020.[2]

He had a Diploma in Civil Engineering.[3]

Political career

Peasant Leader

K. Varadharajan was a peasant activist and the leader of

All India Kisan Sabha
.

He gave leadership to numerous struggles of the Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangham (or Tamil Nadu State Kisan Sabha) and took to organising the Peasantry particularly in Trichy District.[4]

  • Elected as the Secretary of Trichy District Kisan Sabha in 1974.[5]
  • Elected as the Secretary of Tamil Nadu State Kisan Sabha in 1986[5]
  • Elected as the General Secretary of All India Kisan Sabha in 1998.[6]

Communist Leader

K. Varadharajan became a member of CPI(M) in 1968.[2]

  • Elected as the Trichy District Secretary of CPI(M) in 1978.[5]
  • Elected to the Tamil Nadu State Committee of CPI(M) in 1972.[5]
  • Elected to the State Secretariat of CPI(M) in 1986.[5]
  • Elected to the Central Committee of CPI(M) in 1998.[2]
  • Elected to the Central Secretariat of CPI(M) in 2002.
  • Elected to the Polit Bureau of CPI(M) in 2005.[2][7]

During the Emergency he was underground from 1975 to 1977.[3]

He was the All India Vice President of AIKS and member of the Central Committee of the CPI-M till his death.[2]

References

  1. ^ "A combination of class, caste struggle must for Dalits' emancipation, says CPI(M)". The Hindu. 28 February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "മുതിര്‍ന്ന സി.പി.എം. നേതാവ് കെ. വരദരാജന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "തമിഴ്നാട്ടിലെ സിപിഎമ്മിന്‍റെ പ്രമുഖനേതാവ് കെ വരദരാജൻ അന്തരിച്ചു". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. OCLC 476698479
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  5. ^ a b c d e "മുതിർന്ന സിപിഐ എം നേതാവ് കെ വരദരാജൻ അന്തരിച്ചു". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. ^ "All India Kisan Sabha General Secretary, K. Varadarajan addressing a public meeting in Hyderabad on... | The Hindu Images". thehinduimages.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. ^ "500 activists held at Kaverirajapuram". Deccan Herald. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2020.