V. T. Balram: Difference between revisions

| name             = V. T. Balram

| native_name     =  

| image           = V T Balram.jpg

| image_size       =  

| alt             =  

| caption         = V. T. Balram

| constituency_AM = [[Thrithala]]

| assembly         = Kerala Legislative

| termstart       = 1 June 2011

| termend          =

| alma_mater       = [[Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur]] ([[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc]])<br />[[Government Engineering College, Thrissur]] ([[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]])<br />[[Government Law College, Thrissur]] ([[Bachelor of Law|LLB]])<br />Department of Commerce & Management Studies, [[University of Calicut]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]])

| website         = {{URL|http://vtbalram.in/}}  

| footnotes       =

| source           = http://niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/mem/v_t_balram.htm

| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1978|05|21|df=y}}

| birth_place     = [[Thrithala]], [[Palakkad District]], [[Kerala]]

| spouse           = Anupama Balram

| children         =2

'''V. T. Balram''' (born 21 May 1978) is an [[India]]n politician serving as the [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Thrithala]] Constituency since May 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala Assembly Election 2021, Thrithala profile: Firebrand Congress leader VT Balram won second term in 2016 - Politics News , Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/kerala-assembly-election-2021-thrithala-profile-firebrand-congress-leader-vt-balram-won-second-term-in-2016-9367581.html |access-date=1 April 2021 |work=Firstpost |date=7 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UDF’s Balram, who breached Left stronghold in Thrithala, confident of another victory |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/udf%E2%80%99s-balram-who-breached-left-stronghold-thrithala-confident-another-victory-42041 |access-date=1 April 2021 |work=The News Minute |date=22 April 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

V.T.Balram was born to K.Sree Narayanan and V.T.Saraswathy on 21 May 1978, in Othalur near Thrithala in [[Palakkad District]], [[Kerala]]. He did his schooling from [[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya]], [[Palakkad]]. He was University Union Councillor, [[Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur]] (1997) and [[Government Engineering College, Thrissur]] (2002); Senate Member, [[University of Calicut]] (1999–2000 and 2006–2007); Editor, KSU State Kalasala (2007–2008); State Secretary, Youth Congress (2009–2010); State General Secretary, Youth Congress (2010-2013).<ref>http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/13kla/mem/v_t_balram.htm</ref> He is noted for his strong oppose of Hindutva and Communist ideologies. He was elected a second time to the Legislative Assembly in 2016 May elections from the once communist bastion, Thrithala, at a time when his front, the UDF, managed to win only 47 seats out of the total 140. In 2021 Legislative Assembly election VT Balram is facing Former MP of Palakkad M B Rajesh.

In 2016, he supported [[Amnesty international]] in the controversy against [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad|ABVP]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bangalorewishesh.com/378-news-headlines/41220-anti-national-slogans-at-amnesty-international-meet.html | title=Anti National slogans at Amnesty international meet | date=16 August 2016 | publisher=Bangalore Wishesh | author=Aravind | access-date=11 August 2019 }}</ref> He has admitted his son to a government school and declared that he does not want to raise him in any religion or caste.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chauhan|first1=Chanchal|title=Kerala leaders VT Balram, MB Rajesh leave column blank in school forms, say their children have no default religion|url=http://www.india.com/news/india/kerala-leaders-vt-balram-mb-rajesh-leave-column-blank-in-school-forms-say-their-children-have-no-default-religion-2193657/|access-date=11 January 2018|work=India.com|date=2 June 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=My children have no default religion: 2 Kerala leaders refuse to fill in column in school form|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/my-children-have-no-default-religion-2-kerala-leaders-refuse-fill-column-school-form-62983|access-date=11 January 2018|work=The News Minute|date=1 June 2017}}</ref> A vegetarian for 19 years, he protested against the beef ban in India by eating beef with his friends and sharing the video on social media.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vegetarian for 19 years, Kerala Congress MLA VT Balram eats beef to lodge protest|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/video/kerala-congress-mla-vt-balram-beef-protests-eating-beef-vegetarianism-bjp-849050-2017-06-02|access-date=11 January 2018|work=India Today|date=2 June 2017}}</ref> In January 2018, he faced an attack for his unsavory comments in social media on the late communist politician [[A.K. Gopalan]], accusing him of child abuse.<ref>{{cite news|title=CPI(M) workers hurl rotten eggs at Kerala Congress MLA V.T. Balram|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/cpim-workers-hurl-rotten-eggs-at-kerala-congress-mla-vt-balram/article22410599.ece|access-date=11 January 2018|work=The Hindu|date=10 January 2018|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=M.K.|first1=Nidheesh|title=Kerala Congress MLA attacked over controversial remarks on A.K.Gopalan|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/AqQfFAYRo2ubEFl6LwVG6H/Kerala-Congress-MLA-attacked-over-controversial-remarks-on-A.html|access-date=11 January 2018|work=livemint.com/|date=10 January 2018}}</ref>

[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2016–]]

{{Kerala-politician-stub}}