Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
Kerala State Committee | |
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In office 23 February 2015 – 28 August 2022 | |
Preceded by | Pinarayi Vijayan |
Succeeded by | M. V. Govindan |
Member of Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
In office 3 April 2008 – 1 October 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 1 October 2022 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | (aged 68)
Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Spouse |
S. R. Vinodini (m. 1980) |
Children | 2 |
Parents |
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Alma mater | |
Kodiyeri Balakrishnan (16 November 1953 – 1 October 2022) was an Indian politician of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was the secretary of the CPI(M) Kerala State Committee from 2015 to 2022.[1] He stepped down from the position of state secretary due to his failing health. He was the Chief Editor of the Malayalam newspaper Deshabhimani.[2]
Balakrishnan was the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006 and again from 2011 to 2016, and also served as the State Minister of Home Affairs and Tourism from 2006 to 2011 under the Achuthananadan Ministry. He represented Thalassery State Assembly Constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1991 and again from 2001 to 2016.
Political life
Balakrishnan entered politics through the student wing of the CPI(M) in 1970. He was Secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) and its All India Joint Secretary between 1973 and 1979. During the time of the emergency, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was imprisoned under MISA for 16 months.[3]
From 1980 to 1982, he was the
Personal life and death
Balakrishnan was born in
In 1980, he married S. R. Vinodini, daughter of ex-
Balakrishnan was diagnosed with
References
- ^ ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Kodiyeri Balakrishnan is Deshabhimani Chief Editor".
- ^ a b c d "KERALA LEGISLATURE - MEMBERS Shri. KODIYERI BALAKRISHNAN". Niyamasabha. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Gets Second Term as Kerala CPI-M State Secretary". News18. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Kodiyeri Balakrishnan new CPI(M) state Secretary in Kerala". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Kodiyeri Balakrishnan Is No More". Deshabhimani. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Kodiyeri Balakrishnan steps down, MV Govindan Master is new CPM Kerala state secretary". The Indian Express. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Kerala CPI-M secretary's son appears before police, agrees to DNA test". National Herald. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Peter, Petlee (29 October 2020). "Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI-M leader, held by ED in Bangalore". Times of India. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Philip, Shaju (1 October 2022). "Veteran CPM leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan passes away". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Ailing Kerala politicias at their peak". Mathrubhumi. 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Veteran CPM leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, 68, passes away". OnManorama. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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