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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Born in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], A.Thanu Pillai was the son of ~~a [[Brahmin]] father~~ Varadayyan and ~~a [[Nair]] mother~~ Eswari Amma.<ref name="GovtKerala" /> Thanu Pillai earned his degree in law and started his legal practice as an advocate. Under the influence of his mentor A. Narayana Pillai, he was attracted towards the newly formed [[Travancore]] State Congress and he abandoned full time practice in favour of agitating for Responsible Government.<ref name="GovtKerala">{{cite web \|url=http://www.keralacm.gov.in/pattam.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060322091426/http://www.keralacm.gov.in/pattam.html \|archive-date=2006-03-22 \|title=Pattom. A. Thanu Pillai \|publisher=Government of Kerala \|access-date=2011-11-13}}</ref> Following the Narayana Pillai sedition trial, he took over the leadership of [[Indian National Congress]] in the erstwhile princely state of [[Travancore]].		Born in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], A.Thanu Pillai was the son of Varadayyan and his wife Eswari Amma.<ref name="GovtKerala" /> Thanu Pillai earned his degree in law and started his legal practice as an advocate. Under the influence of his mentor A. Narayana Pillai, he was attracted towards the newly formed [[Travancore]] State Congress and he abandoned full time practice in favour of agitating for Responsible Government.<ref name="GovtKerala">{{cite web \|url=http://www.keralacm.gov.in/pattam.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060322091426/http://www.keralacm.gov.in/pattam.html \|archive-date=2006-03-22 \|title=Pattom. A. Thanu Pillai \|publisher=Government of Kerala \|access-date=2011-11-13}}</ref> Following the Narayana Pillai sedition trial, he took over the leadership of [[Indian National Congress]] in the erstwhile princely state of [[Travancore]].

	== Political career ==		== Political career ==

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
| native_name =
| image = Pattom Thanu Pillai.jpg
| caption =
| order = 4th
| office = Governor of Andhra Pradesh
| term_start = 4 May 1964
| term_end = 11 April 1968
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Kasu Brahmananda Reddy]]
| predecessor = [[Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh]]
| successor = [[Khandubhai Kasanji Desai]]
| office2 = [[Governor of Punjab (India)|4th Governor of Punjab]]
| term_start2 = 1 October 1962
| term_end2 = 4 May 1964
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = [[Partap Singh Kairon]]
| predecessor2 = [[Narahar Vishnu Gadgil]]
| successor2 = [[Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim]]
| office3 = 2nd [[Chief Minister of Kerala]]
| term_start3 = 22 February 1960
| term_end3 = 26 September 1962
| governor3 = [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]]<br>[[V. V. Giri]]
| deputy3 = [[R. Sankar]]
| predecessor3 = [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]
| successor3 = [[R. Sankar]]
| office4 = '''4th Chief Minister of [[Travancore-Cochin]]'''
| term_start4 = 16 March 1954
| term_end4 = 10 February 1955
| governor4 = [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]]
| predecessor4 = [[A. J. John]]
| successor4 = [[Panampilly Govinda Menon]]
| office5 = '''1st Prime Minister of [[Travancore]]'''
| term_start5 = 24 March 1948
| term_end5 = 17 October 1948
| monarch5 = [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]]
| predecessor5 = ''Office Established''
| successor5 = [[Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1885|7|15|}}
| birth_place = [[Trivandrum]], [[Travancore]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1970|7|27|1885|7|15|df=yes|}}
| death_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| party = [[Praja Socialist Party]] (from 1954)
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (Until 1954)
| spouse = Ponnamma Thanu Pillai
| children = Lalithambika
}}

Raja Shri '''Pattom A. Thanu Pillai''' (15 July 1885{{spaced ndash}}27 July 1970) was a participant in the [[Indian independence movement]] who later served as the Chief Minister of [[Kerala]] from 22 February 1960 to 25 September 1962. He was known as the 'Bhishmacharya' of Kerala politics.

== Early life ==
Born in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], A.Thanu Pillai was the son of a [[Brahmin]] father Varadayyan and a [[Nair]] mother Eswari Amma.<ref name="GovtKerala" /> Thanu Pillai earned his degree in law and started his legal practice as an advocate. Under the influence of his mentor A. Narayana Pillai, he was attracted towards the newly formed [[Travancore]] State Congress and he abandoned full time practice in favour of agitating for Responsible Government.<ref name="GovtKerala">{{cite web |url=http://www.keralacm.gov.in/pattam.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060322091426/http://www.keralacm.gov.in/pattam.html |archive-date=2006-03-22 |title=Pattom. A. Thanu Pillai |publisher=Government of Kerala |access-date=2011-11-13}}</ref><ref>Pulparampil, John, in Nation Building and Local Leadership: A Study from South
Published by Educreation Publishing Length 449 pages accessed at https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mstPDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> Following the Narayana Pillai sedition trial, he took over the leadership of [[Indian National Congress]] in the erstwhile princely state of [[Travancore]].

== Political career ==

=== Early Politics ===
Pattom Thanu Pillai remained as one of the leaders of Indian National Congress during the period when Kingdom of Tranvancore became an Independent state and later merged with [[Kingdom of Cochin|Cochin]] to form [[Travancore-Cochin]]. On 3 June 1947, United Kingdom accepted demands for a partition and announced its intention to quit India within a short period. The Maharaja of Travancore desired to declare himself independent.<ref name="midnightp260">[[#Dominique Lapierre|Dominique Lapierre]], Pg 260</ref><ref name="midnightp261">[[#Dominique Lapierre|Dominique Lapierre]], Pg 261</ref><ref name="cpandindependenttravancore">{{cite journal|url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl2013/stories/20030704000807800.htm|title=C.P. and independent Travancore|author=A. G. Noorani|volume=20|issue=13|year=2003|work=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]}}</ref> Supported by the then Diwan, [[C. P. Ramaswami Iyer]], Chithira Thirunal issued a declaration of independence on 18 June 1947.<ref name="midnightp260" /><ref name="midnightp261" /><ref name="cpandindependenttravancore" /> As Travancore's declaration of independence was unacceptable to India, negotiations were started with the Diwan by the Government of India.<ref name="cpp111">[[#Sir C. P. Remembered|Sir C. P. Remembered]], Pg 111</ref> Family sources indicate that C. P., himself, was not in favour of independence but only greater autonomy and that a favourable agreement had been reached between C. P. and the Indian representatives by 23 July 1947 and accession to the Indian Union could not be carried out only because it was pending approval by the Raja.<ref name="cpp112">[[#Sir C. P. Remembered|Sir C. P. Remembered]], Pg 112</ref><ref name="cpp113">[[#Sir C. P. Remembered|Sir C. P. Remembered]], Pg 113</ref><ref name="bio_thehindu">{{cite news|title=In the Name of Biography|work=The Hindu|date=20 April 2003|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003042000160400.htm&date=2003/04/20/&prd=mag&|author=K. N. Panikker|access-date=1 May 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103064535/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003042000160400.htm&date=2003/04/20/&prd=mag&|archive-date=3 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Nevertheless, an assassination attempt was made on C. P. on 25 July 1947 during a concert commemorating the anniversary of [[Swati Thirunal]].<ref name="midnightp261" /><ref name="cpandindependenttravancore" /> C. P. survived with multiple stab wounds and hastened the accession of Travancore state to the Indian Union soon after his recovery.<ref name="midnightp261" /><ref name="cpandindependenttravancore" />

=== Later Politics ===
After the accession of Travancore state to the Indian Union, [[P. G. N. Unnithan]] took over as the last [[Dewan|Diwan]] of independent Travancore on 20 August 1947 following [[C. P. Ramaswami Iyer]] resigning as Diwan (subsequent to the attempt on Sir CP's life at the ''[[Swathi Thirunal]] Music academy'' on 25 July 1947). P. G. N. Unnithan chaired the Travancore Constitutional Reforms Committee. He relinquished office on 24 March 1948 when a people's government led by Sri '''Pattom Thanu Pillai''' as Prime Minister took over. Pattom Thanu Pilla was the first Prime Minister of Independent Travancore state. He resigned as Prime Minister of Tranvacore on 17 October 1948. He was succeeded by [[Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai]] as the second and last [[Prime Minister of Travancore]].<ref name="SNSadasivan2005">{{cite book|work=Political and Administrative Integration of Princely States|publisher=[[Mittal Publications]]|date=2005|title=Territorial Integration|page=66|isbn=9788170999683|last=S.N.|first=Sadasivan}}</ref> After India's [[Indian Independence Movement|independence]] in 1947, Travancore and [[Kingdom of Cochin|Cochin]] were merged to form [[Travancore-Cochin]] on 1 July 1949. It was originally called United State of Travancore and Cochin with [[Trivandrum]] as the capital. It was renamed State of Travancore-Cochin in January 1950 and was recognised as a state. During merger of Travancore and Cochin [[E. Ikkanda Warrier]] was the [[Prime Minister]] of the state of [[Cochin]]. Warrier resigned as the last [[Prime Minister]] of the state of Cochin on 30 June 1949 helping the merger of the two states. Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai was unanimously elected the leader of the Congress [[Legislative Party|Legislature Party]] and he assumed charge as the first [[Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin]] from 1 July 1949.

== Positions and Work ==
First Ministry of the state of Travancore-Cochin headed by Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai resigned on 24 February 1951 following a corruption charge on the ministry. He was succeeded by [[C. Kesavan]] as the second [[Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin]]. The first assembly of the state of Travancore-Cochin was dissolved on 12 March 1952 following the resignation of C Kesavan. Following the elections to the Legislative Assembly, held on 27 March 1952, [[A. J. John]] became the third [[Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin]]. The second assembly of Travancore-Cochin lasted till 16 March 1954. By that time Pattom Thanu Pillai left Indian National Congress and joined [[Praja Socialist Party]] (PSP). In the election for the third Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin held in 1954, Praja Socialist Party won 19 seats out of the contested 38 seats. Praja Socialist Party formed a coalition government along with the [[Indian National Congress]] who had won 45 seats. Pattom Thanu Pillai became the fourth [[Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin]] with the support of [[Indian National Congress]] on 16 March 1954. He resigned on 10 February 1955 and was succeeded by [[Panampilly Govinda Menon]] as the last [[Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin]]. He remained in office till 23 March 1956. After that the state remained under President's rule till 5 April 1957. During this time state of [[Kerala]] was formed. Under State Reorganisation Act of 1956, the four southern taluks of Travancore, namely Thovalai, Agasteeswaram, Kalkulam and Vilavancode and a part of the Chencotta Taluk was merged with Madras State. On 1 November 1956 Travancore-Cochin was joined with Malabar District of Madras State, the taluk of [[Kasaragod]] and [[South Kanara]] to form the new state of [[Kerala]].

After the first ever elections to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957, the [[Communist Party of India]] emerged as the single largest party. [[E M S Namboodiripad]] formed the first elected government with the support of 5 independent legislators. The government was not able to complete its full 5 years term. The Communist-led government was dissolved as a consequence of the movement known as the ''[[Vimochana Samaram]]'' (Liberation Struggle). The Communist government was dismissed on 31 July 1959 and President's rule was imposed in the state, under [[Article 356]] of the constitution. Fresh Elections were held in 1960 and Pattom A. Thanu Pillai became the second Chief Minister of Kerala, as head of a PSP-Congress-Mulsim League coalition administration.<ref name=GovtKerala/> He assumed office on 22 February 1960. However, he resigned as chief minister of Kerala on 26 September 1962 to make way for [[R. Sankar]] of the Indian National Congress as the next Chief Minister of the state. He was appointed as Governor of Punjab on 1 October 1962 by the Central Government headed by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. Later he became Governor of [[Andhra Pradesh]] on 4 May 1964 and remained in office till 11 April 1968.<ref name=GovtKerala/>

== Resignation and Death ==
Two years after resigning as Governor of [[Andhra Pradesh]], Pattom Thanu Pillai died on 27 July 1970, at the ripe old age of 85. His death occurred at his home in Thiruvananthapuram. He was cremated with full state honours at the premises of his home.

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{Citation|title=Chief Ministers, Ministers, and Leaders of Opposition of Kerala|last=|publisher=Secratriat of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislature]]|year=2018|location=[[Thiruvananthapuram]]|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/14kla/chief%20ministers,%20ministers,%20leaders%20of%20opposition.pdf}}

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	\| name = Pattom A. Thanu Pillai		\| name = Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
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	\| successor = [[Khandubhai Kasanji Desai]]		\| successor = [[Khandubhai Kasanji Desai]]
	\| office2 = [[Governor of Punjab (India)\|4th Governor of Punjab]]		\| office2 = [[Governor of Punjab (India)\|4th Governor of Punjab]]
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	\| predecessor2 = [[Narahar Vishnu Gadgil]]		\| predecessor2 = [[Narahar Vishnu Gadgil]]
	\| successor2 = [[Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim]]		\| successor2 = [[Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim]]
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	\| governor3 = [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]]<br>[[V. V. Giri]]		\| governor3 = [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]]<br>[[V. V. Giri]]
	\| deputy3 = [[R. Sankar]]		\| deputy3 = [[R. Sankar]]
	\| predecessor3 = [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]		\| predecessor3 = [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]
	\| successor3 = [[R. Sankar]]		\| successor3 = [[R. Sankar]]
	\| office4 = '''4th Chief Minister of [[Travancore-Cochin]]'''		\| office4 = '''4th Chief Minister of [[Travancore-Cochin]]'''
	\| term_start4 = 16 March 1954		\| term_start4 = 16 March 1954
	\| term_end4 = 10 February 1955		\| term_end4 = 10 February 1955
	\| governor4 = [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]]		\| governor4 = [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]]
	\| predecessor4 = [[A. J. John]]		\| predecessor4 = [[A. J. John]]
	\| successor4 = [[Panampilly Govinda Menon]]		\| successor4 = [[Panampilly Govinda Menon]]
	\| office5 = '''1st Prime Minister of [[Travancore]]'''		\| office5 = '''1st Prime Minister of [[Travancore]]'''
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	\| monarch5 = [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]]		\| monarch5 = [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]]
	\| predecessor5 = ''Office Established''		\| predecessor5 = ''Office Established''
	\| successor5 = [[Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai]]		\| successor5 = [[Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai]]
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	\| spouse = Ponnamma Thanu Pillai		\| spouse = Ponnamma Thanu Pillai
	\| children = Lalithambika		\| children = Lalithambika
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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Born in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], A.Thanu Pillai was the son of a [[Brahmin]] father Varadayyan and a [[Nair]] mother Eswari Amma.<ref name="GovtKerala" /> Thanu Pillai earned his degree in law and started his legal practice as an advocate. Under the influence of his mentor A. Narayana Pillai, he was attracted towards the newly formed [[Travancore]] State Congress and he abandoned full time practice in favour of agitating for Responsible Government.<ref name="GovtKerala">{{cite web \|url=http://www.keralacm.gov.in/pattam.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060322091426/http://www.keralacm.gov.in/pattam.html \|archive-date=2006-03-22 \|title=Pattom. A. Thanu Pillai \|publisher=Government of Kerala \|access-date=2011-11-13}}~~</ref><ref>Pulparampil, John, in Nation Building and Local Leadership: A Study from South~~		Born in [[Thiruvananthapuram]], A.Thanu Pillai was the son of a [[Brahmin]] father Varadayyan and a [[Nair]] mother Eswari Amma.<ref name="GovtKerala" /> Thanu Pillai earned his degree in law and started his legal practice as an advocate. Under the influence of his mentor A. Narayana Pillai, he was attracted towards the newly formed [[Travancore]] State Congress and he abandoned full time practice in favour of agitating for Responsible Government.<ref name="GovtKerala">{{cite web \|url=http://www.keralacm.gov.in/pattam.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060322091426/http://www.keralacm.gov.in/pattam.html \|archive-date=2006-03-22 \|title=Pattom. A. Thanu Pillai \|publisher=Government of Kerala \|access-date=2011-11-13}}</ref> Following the Narayana Pillai sedition trial, he took over the leadership of [[Indian National Congress]] in the erstwhile princely state of [[Travancore]].
	~~Published by Educreation Publishing Length 449 pages accessed at https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mstPDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false~~</ref> Following the Narayana Pillai sedition trial, he took over the leadership of [[Indian National Congress]] in the erstwhile princely state of [[Travancore]].

	== Political career ==		== Political career ==

	=== Early Politics ===		=== Early Politics ===
	Pattom Thanu Pillai remained as one of the leaders of Indian National Congress during the period when Kingdom of Tranvancore became an Independent state and later merged with [[Kingdom of Cochin\|Cochin]] to form [[Travancore-Cochin]]. On 3 June 1947, United Kingdom accepted demands for a partition and announced its intention to quit India within a short period. The Maharaja of Travancore desired to declare himself independent.<ref name="midnightp260">[[#Dominique Lapierre\|Dominique Lapierre]], Pg 260</ref><ref name="midnightp261">[[#Dominique Lapierre\|Dominique Lapierre]], Pg 261</ref><ref name="cpandindependenttravancore">{{cite journal\|url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl2013/stories/20030704000807800.htm\|title=C.P. and independent Travancore\|author=A. G. Noorani\|volume=20\|issue=13\|year=2003\|work=[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]]}}</ref> Supported by the then Diwan, [[C. P. Ramaswami Iyer]], Chithira Thirunal issued a declaration of independence on 18 June 1947.<ref name="midnightp260" /><ref name="midnightp261" /><ref name="cpandindependenttravancore" /> As Travancore's declaration of independence was unacceptable to India, negotiations were started with the Diwan by the Government of India.<ref name="cpp111">[[#Sir C. P. Remembered\|Sir C. P. Remembered]], Pg 111</ref> Family sources indicate that C. P., himself, was not in favour of independence but only greater autonomy and that a favourable agreement had been reached between C. P. and the Indian representatives by 23 July 1947 and accession to the Indian Union could not be carried out only because it was pending approval by the Raja.<ref name="cpp112">[[#Sir C. P. Remembered\|Sir C. P. Remembered]], Pg 112</ref><ref name="cpp113">[[#Sir C. P. Remembered\|Sir C. P. Remembered]], Pg 113</ref><ref name="bio_thehindu">{{cite news\|title=In the Name of Biography\|work=The Hindu\|date=20 April 2003\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003042000160400.htm&date=2003/04/20/&prd=mag&\|author=K. N. Panikker\|access-date=1 May 2020\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103064535/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003042000160400.htm&date=2003/04/20/&prd=mag&\|archive-date=3 January 2013\|url-status=~~dead~~}}</ref> Nevertheless, an assassination attempt was made on C. P. on 25 July 1947 during a concert commemorating the anniversary of [[Swati Thirunal]].<ref name="midnightp261" /><ref name="cpandindependenttravancore" /> C. P. survived with multiple stab wounds and hastened the accession of Travancore state to the Indian Union soon after his recovery.<ref name="midnightp261" /><ref name="cpandindependenttravancore" />		Pattom Thanu Pillai remained as one of the leaders of Indian National Congress during the period when Kingdom of Tranvancore became an Independent state and later merged with [[Kingdom of Cochin\|Cochin]] to form [[Travancore-Cochin]]. On 3 June 1947, United Kingdom accepted demands for a partition and announced its intention to quit India within a short period. The Maharaja of Travancore desired to declare himself independent.<ref name="midnightp260">[[#Dominique Lapierre\|Dominique Lapierre]], Pg 260</ref><ref name="midnightp261">[[#Dominique Lapierre\|Dominique Lapierre]], Pg 261</ref><ref name="cpandindependenttravancore">{{cite journal\|url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl2013/stories/20030704000807800.htm\|title=C.P. and independent Travancore\|author=A. G. Noorani\|volume=20\|issue=13\|year=2003\|work=[[Frontline (magazine)\|Frontline]]}}</ref> Supported by the then Diwan, [[C. P. Ramaswami Iyer]], Chithira Thirunal issued a declaration of independence on 18 June 1947.<ref name="midnightp260" /><ref name="midnightp261" /><ref name="cpandindependenttravancore" /> As Travancore's declaration of independence was unacceptable to India, negotiations were started with the Diwan by the Government of India.<ref name="cpp111">[[#Sir C. P. Remembered\|Sir C. P. Remembered]], Pg 111</ref> Family sources indicate that C. P., himself, was not in favour of independence but only greater autonomy and that a favourable agreement had been reached between C. P. and the Indian representatives by 23 July 1947 and accession to the Indian Union could not be carried out only because it was pending approval by the Raja.<ref name="cpp112">[[#Sir C. P. Remembered\|Sir C. P. Remembered]], Pg 112</ref><ref name="cpp113">[[#Sir C. P. Remembered\|Sir C. P. Remembered]], Pg 113</ref><ref name="bio_thehindu">{{cite news\|title=In the Name of Biography\|work=The Hindu\|date=20 April 2003\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003042000160400.htm&date=2003/04/20/&prd=mag&\|author=K. N. Panikker\|access-date=1 May 2020\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103064535/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2003042000160400.htm&date=2003/04/20/&prd=mag&\|archive-date=3 January 2013\|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Nevertheless, an assassination attempt was made on C. P. on 25 July 1947 during a concert commemorating the anniversary of [[Swati Thirunal]].<ref name="midnightp261" /><ref name="cpandindependenttravancore" /> C. P. survived with multiple stab wounds and hastened the accession of Travancore state to the Indian Union soon after his recovery.<ref name="midnightp261" /><ref name="cpandindependenttravancore" />

	=== Later Politics ===		=== Later Politics ===