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'''Chadayan Govindan''' (12 May 1929, [[Kambil]] in [[Kannur]] district – 9 September 1998)<ref name="cpim">http://www.cpimkerala.org/eng/chadayangovindan-45.php</ref> was a [[Communism|Communist]] politician and a former minister of [[Kerala]], South [[India]]. He was the secretary of the Kerala State Committee of [[Communist Party of India]] (Marxist) (CPI(M)) until his death on 9 September 1998.<ref name="cpim"/> | '''Chadayan Govindan''' (12 May 1929, [[Kambil]] in [[Kannur]] district – 9 September 1998)<ref name="cpim">http://www.cpimkerala.org/eng/chadayangovindan-45.php</ref> was a [[Communism|Communist]] politician and a former minister of [[Kerala]], South [[India]]. He was the secretary of the Kerala State Committee of [[Communist Party of India]] (Marxist) (CPI(M)) until his death on 9 September 1998.<ref name="cpim"/> | ||
== Earlier life == | == Earlier life == | ||
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After the Padikkunnu shooting, Chadayan Govindan was arrested and tortured in the police camp for one week. News came out that he was dead and hearing this people assembled in front of the camp. Later police informed that he was alive. He was arrested in 1965 as part of the nationwide assault on left wing leaders framing them as ‘Chinese Agents’. He has spent many years in the underground for party work.<ref name=":0" /> | After the Padikkunnu shooting, Chadayan Govindan was arrested and tortured in the police camp for one week. News came out that he was dead and hearing this people assembled in front of the camp. Later police informed that he was alive. He was arrested in 1965 as part of the nationwide assault on left wing leaders framing them as ‘Chinese Agents’. He has spent many years in the underground for party work.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
Chadayan Govindan became Communist Party Irikkur Farka Committee Member in 1952 and became a full-time party worker in 1962. In 1964, he was Kannur Taluk Committee Member and District Council member of CPI. Later he became a member of CPI (M) Kannur district committee. In 1977 he was elected as Kannur District Committee Secretariat member and State Committee Member in 1978. He became Kannur District Secretary in 1979 and a member of the State Secretariat in 1985. Later he became the state secretary of CPI (M) in Kerala. He was a member of Narath Panchayat Board in 1954. He was elected to the Kerala Assembly from Azheekode Constituency in 1977.<ref name=":0" /> He was elected as the State Secretary of CPI (M) in 1996, when the then Secretary and former [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister of Kerala]] [[E. K. Nayanar]] stepped down to become the Chief Minister for the third time. He suffered from [[cancer]] during his final days, and had frequent admissions in the [[Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram|R. C. C.]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. He was admitted there for the final time on 25 August 1998, and died at 2:40 AM on 9 September, aged 69. He was survived by his wife and four sons. | Chadayan Govindan became Communist Party Irikkur Farka Committee Member in 1952 and became a full-time party worker in 1962. In 1964, he was Kannur Taluk Committee Member and District Council member of CPI. Later he became a member of CPI (M) Kannur district committee. In 1977 he was elected as Kannur District Committee Secretariat member and State Committee Member in 1978. He became Kannur District Secretary in 1979 and a member of the State Secretariat in 1985. Later he became the state secretary of CPI (M) in Kerala. He was a member of Narath Panchayat Board in 1954. He was elected to the Kerala Assembly from Azheekode Constituency in 1977.<ref name=":0" /> He was elected as the State Secretary of CPI (M) in 1996, when the then Secretary and former [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister of Kerala]] [[E. K. Nayanar]] stepped down to become the Chief Minister for the third time. He suffered from [[cancer]] during his final days, and had frequent admissions in the [[Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram|R. C. C.]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. He was admitted there for the final time on 25 August 1998, and died at 2:40 AM on 9 September, aged 69. He was survived by his wife and four sons. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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