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	'''Simon Britto Rodrigues''' (27 March 1954 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian politician and writer. He was an [[Anglo-Indian]] member in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] during the term of [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)\|Left Democratic Front]] government from 2006 to 2011~~. He was a [[wheelchair]] user for the most part of his life, a result of being stabbed at a college in [[Ernakulam]], which caused serious injury to his [[vertebrae]]~~.		'''Simon Britto Rodrigues''' (27 March 1954 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian politician and writer. He was an [[Anglo-Indian]] member in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] during the term of [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)\|Left Democratic Front]] government from 2006 to 2011.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Simon Britto Rodrigues was born to Nichlos Rodrigues and Irin Rodrigues on 27 March 1954, in Pongikkara, [[Ernakulam District]], [[Kerala]].<ref name="niyamasabha.org">{{Cite web\|url = http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/simonbritto.pdf \| title = Simon Britto Rodrigues \| date = 16 September 2006 \| website = [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] \| via = www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref> Britto was an active member of [[Students' Federation of India]] (SFI), he was a former student of [[St. Albert's College]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Government Law College, Ernakulam]], [[Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala Law Academy Law College]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Lalit Narayan Mithila University]] in his college days during 80's. He was paralysed in 1983 after he was stabbed by the workers of [[Kerala Students Union]] (KSU- the students' wing of the [[Indian National Congress]] ~~in [[Kerala]])~~.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/cpi-m-leader-simon-britto-inspiration-many-passes-away-94280\|title = CPI (M) leader Simon Britto, an inspiration to many, passes away\|date = 31 December 2018}}</ref> Even after the attack, Britto was active in mainstream politics and continued to be in office ~~till~~ 1988. Ten years later he married Seena Bhaskar.<ref name=thehindu060723>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/courage-under-fire/article3232324.ece\|title=Courage under fire\|date=23 July 2006\|first=K.P.M.\|last=Basheer\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> From 2006 to 2011, he was a nominated MLA representing the Anglo-Indian community.<ref name=thehindu181231>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/simon-britto-passes-away/article25873054.ece\|title=Simon Britto passes away\|author=Thiruvananthapuram\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=31 December 2018}}</ref> ~~A living martyr of SFI, he was a great optimist and a perennial source of optimism to people around him.~~ With his wheel-chair, urine bottle, and walker, he had travelled across the country.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlINRKYHo3k\|title=Simon Britto, Wheelchair-bound former MLA's India Tour {{!}}Kannadi 25 Oct 2015\|publisher=[[Asianet News]]\|website=[[YouTube]]\|date=26 October 2015}}</ref>		Simon Britto Rodrigues was born to Nichlos Rodrigues and Irin Rodrigues on 27 March 1954, in Pongikkara, [[Ernakulam District]], [[Kerala]].<ref name="niyamasabha.org">{{Cite web\|url = http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/simonbritto.pdf \| title = Simon Britto Rodrigues \| date = 16 September 2006 \| website = [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] \| via = www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref> Britto was an active member of [[Students' Federation of India]] (SFI), he was a former student of [[St. Albert's College]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Government Law College, Ernakulam]], [[Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala Law Academy Law College]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Lalit Narayan Mithila University]] in his college days during 80's. He was paralysed in 1983 after he was stabbed by the workers of [[Kerala Students Union]] (KSU- the students' wing of the [[Indian National Congress]] at Maharajas College, Ernakulam, although he was not a student of the college.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/cpi-m-leader-simon-britto-inspiration-many-passes-away-94280\|title = CPI (M) leader Simon Britto, an inspiration to many, passes away\|date = 31 December 2018}}</ref> Simon Britto was allegedly attempting to strip up political violence in Maharajas College by letting physical attacks lose on KSU members, although he ended up being a victim of same in the process. Even after the attack, Britto was active in mainstream politics and continued to be in office until 1988. Ten years later he married Seena Bhaskar.<ref name=thehindu060723>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/courage-under-fire/article3232324.ece\|title=Courage under fire\|date=23 July 2006\|first=K.P.M.\|last=Basheer\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> From 2006 to 2011, he was a nominated MLA representing the Anglo-Indian community.<ref name=thehindu181231>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/simon-britto-passes-away/article25873054.ece\|title=Simon Britto passes away\|author=Thiruvananthapuram\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=31 December 2018}}</ref> With his wheel-chair, urine bottle, and walker, he had travelled across the country.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlINRKYHo3k\|title=Simon Britto, Wheelchair-bound former MLA's India Tour {{!}}Kannadi 25 Oct 2015\|publisher=[[Asianet News]]\|website=[[YouTube]]\|date=26 October 2015}}</ref>

	Britto was last seen in public as a part of mourning Abhimanyu, an SFI activist from [[Maharaja's College, Ernakulam\|Maharaja's College]], who was murdered by his political opponents on 2 July 2018, with whom he had a very special relationship. He then remembered that Abhimanyu, whom he met during a TV interview, was a regular visitor to his home, and was like a son to him. He also remembered the help given by Abhimanyu, and strongly condemned his murder. He also switched on the biopic about Abhimanyu, titled 'Padmavyoohathile Abhimanyu', in which he starred as himself, at [[Sree Kerala Varma College]] in Thrissur, on 9 October 2018.		Britto was last seen in public as a part of mourning Abhimanyu, an SFI activist from [[Maharaja's College, Ernakulam\|Maharaja's College]], who was murdered by his political opponents on 2 July 2018, with whom he had a very special relationship. He then remembered that Abhimanyu, whom he met during a TV interview, was a regular visitor to his home, and was like a son to him. He also remembered the help given by Abhimanyu, and strongly condemned his murder. He also switched on the biopic about Abhimanyu, titled 'Padmavyoohathile Abhimanyu', in which he starred as himself, at [[Sree Kerala Varma College]] in Thrissur, on 9 October 2018.
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	Britto authored a couple of novels: Agragami and Maharandram. Agragami won a Sakthi award and a Patyam Gopalan award. He was a state representative of Kerala Grandhasala Sangam.<ref name="niyamasabha.org"/>		Britto authored a couple of novels: Agragami and Maharandram. Agragami won a Sakthi award and a Patyam Gopalan award. He was a state representative of Kerala Grandhasala Sangam.<ref name="niyamasabha.org"/>

	He wrote "''~~Maharaja’s~~ Abhimanyu''", a book in the memory of [[Abhimanyu (Maharajas)\|Abhimanyu]] who was killed in Maharajas College by [[Campus Front of India]] activists.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Britto's book on Maharaja's and Abhimanyu released\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/oct/15/brittos-book-on-maharajas-and-abhimanyu-released-2047814.html\|access-date=2020-06-20\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>		He wrote "''Maharaja's Abhimanyu''", a book in the memory of [[Abhimanyu (Maharajas)\|Abhimanyu]] who was killed in Maharajas College by [[Campus Front of India]] activists.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Britto's book on Maharaja's and Abhimanyu released\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/oct/15/brittos-book-on-maharajas-and-abhimanyu-released-2047814.html\|access-date=2020-06-20\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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| name = Simon Britto Rodrigues
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1954|03|27}}
| birth_place = [[Mulavukad|Ponjikkara]], [[Ernakulam District]], [[Kerala]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2018|12|31|1954|3|27}}
| death_place = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]]
| office = Former nominated Member of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
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| termstart = 1 June 2006
| termend = 30 May 2011
| party = [[CPI(M)]]
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| spouse = {{married|Seena Bhaskar|1998}}
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'''Simon Britto Rodrigues''' (27 March 1954 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian politician and writer. He was an [[Anglo-Indian]] member in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] during the term of [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] government from 2006 to 2011. He was a [[wheelchair]] user for the most part of his life, a result of being stabbed at a college in [[Ernakulam]], which caused serious injury to his [[vertebrae]].

==Early life==
Simon Britto Rodrigues was born to Nichlos Rodrigues and Irin Rodrigues on 27 March 1954, in Pongikkara, [[Ernakulam District]], [[Kerala]].<ref name="niyamasabha.org">{{Cite web|url = http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/simonbritto.pdf | title = Simon Britto Rodrigues | date = 16 September 2006 | website = [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] | via = www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref> Britto was an active member of [[Students' Federation of India]] (SFI), he was a former student of [[St. Albert's College]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Government Law College, Ernakulam]], [[Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala Law Academy Law College]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Lalit Narayan Mithila University]] in his college days during 80's. He was paralysed in 1983 after he was stabbed by the workers of [[Kerala Students Union]] (KSU- the students' wing of the [[Indian National Congress]] in [[Kerala]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/cpi-m-leader-simon-britto-inspiration-many-passes-away-94280|title = CPI (M) leader Simon Britto, an inspiration to many, passes away|date = 31 December 2018}}</ref> Even after the attack, Britto was active in mainstream politics and continued to be in office till 1988. Ten years later he married Seena Bhaskar.<ref name=thehindu060723>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/courage-under-fire/article3232324.ece|title=Courage under fire|date=23 July 2006|first=K.P.M.|last=Basheer|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> From 2006 to 2011, he was a nominated MLA representing the Anglo-Indian community.<ref name=thehindu181231>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/simon-britto-passes-away/article25873054.ece|title=Simon Britto passes away|author=Thiruvananthapuram|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=31 December 2018}}</ref> A living martyr of SFI, he was a great optimist and a perennial source of optimism to people around him. With his wheel-chair, urine bottle, and walker, he had travelled across the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlINRKYHo3k|title=Simon Britto, Wheelchair-bound former MLA's India Tour {{!}}Kannadi 25 Oct 2015|publisher=[[Asianet News]]|website=[[YouTube]]|date=26 October 2015}}</ref>

Britto was last seen in public as a part of mourning Abhimanyu, an SFI activist from [[Maharaja's College, Ernakulam|Maharaja's College]], who was murdered by his political opponents on 2 July 2018, with whom he had a very special relationship. He then remembered that Abhimanyu, whom he met during a TV interview, was a regular visitor to his home, and was like a son to him. He also remembered the help given by Abhimanyu, and strongly condemned his murder. He also switched on the biopic about Abhimanyu, titled 'Padmavyoohathile Abhimanyu', in which he starred as himself, at [[Sree Kerala Varma College]] in Thrissur, on 9 October 2018.

Britto died suddenly of a [[heart attack]] at a hotel room in Thrissur on 31 December 2018, aged 64. He is survived by his wife Seena, a journalist, and daughter Nilavu.<ref name=thehindu181231/>

==Literary contributions==
Britto authored a couple of novels: Agragami and Maharandram. Agragami won a Sakthi award and a Patyam Gopalan award. He was a state representative of Kerala Grandhasala Sangam.<ref name="niyamasabha.org"/>

He wrote "''Maharaja’s Abhimanyu''", a book in the memory of [[Abhimanyu (Maharajas)|Abhimanyu]] who was killed in Maharajas College by [[Campus Front of India]] activists.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Britto's book on Maharaja's and Abhimanyu released|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/oct/15/brittos-book-on-maharajas-and-abhimanyu-released-2047814.html|access-date=2020-06-20|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

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