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| name = Azhikodan Raghavan | |||
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1919|07|01}}<ref name="azh" /> | |||
| birth_place = South Bazar, [[Kannur]] | |||
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1972|||1919|7|1}}<ref name = "Hindu">{{cite news |title=Arrangements for polls complete in Thrissur district |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/23/stories/2010102359580300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110005035/http://www.hindu.com/2010/10/23/stories/2010102359580300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=23 October 2010 |accessdate=25 June 2012 }}</ref> | |||
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| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] | |||
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| spouse = Meenakshi<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography - Azhikodan Raghavan|url=http://azhikodan.com/biography.html}}</ref> | |||
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'''Azhikodan Raghavan''' was a leader of the [[Communist Party of India]] ([[Marxist]]) ([[CPI(M)]]). | '''Azhikodan Raghavan''' was a leader of the [[Communist Party of India]] ([[Marxist]]) ([[CPI(M)]]). | ||
In 1940, he was groomed into a true communist by [[comrade]]s [[P. Krishna Pillai]] and N.C.Shekhar. He was chosen to be the secretary of the Kannur town branch committee in 1946. In June 1951, he was chosen to be the member of the [[Malabar District|Malabar]] Committee of the Communist party and re-elected to the post.<ref name=azh/> By that time | == Personal life == | ||
He was born on 1 July 1919, in South Bazar, Kannur.<ref name="azh">{{cite web|url=http://www.cpimkerala.org/eng/kannur-96.php?n=1|title=Kannur District|website=CPIM Kerala}}</ref> | |||
== Political life == | |||
In 1940, he was groomed into a true communist by [[comrade]]s [[P. Krishna Pillai]] and N. C. Shekhar. He was chosen to be the secretary of the Kannur town branch committee in 1946. In June 1951, he was chosen to be the member of the [[Malabar District|Malabar]] Committee of the Communist party and re-elected to the post.<ref name="azh" /> By that time [[Azhikode and Azhikkal|Azhikodan]] had left his mark in Kerala [[politics]]. He was the secretary of the co-ordination committee of the coalition ministry of 1967.<ref>{{cite book |title=Marxist state governments in India: politics, economics and society |last=Nossiter |first=Thomas Johnson |page=88 |year=1988 |publisher=[[Pinter Publishers|Pinter]] |isbn=9780861874569 }}</ref> | |||
== Death == | |||
Com. Azhikodan was stabbed to death in 1972. <ref name = "Hindu" /><ref name=":0" /> It is believed that [[fake news]] spread in [[Thrissur]] may have led to the murder of Azhikodan. There are also allegations raised by [[Nawab Rajendran]] that [[K. Karunakaran]] had a role in the murder.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2018-02-22|title=Azhikodan murder still remains a conundrum|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/220218/azhikodan-murder-still-remains-a-conundrum.html|access-date=2022-01-28|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> | |||
He was cremated in the public graveyard of [[Payyambalam]] beach, [[Kannur district]], [[Kerala]], where a column has been erected in his memory.<ref>{{cite news |title=Govt. failed to take precaution against contagious diseases: Pinarayi |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2479448.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=23 September 2011 |accessdate=25 June 2012 }}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| Born | 1 July 1919[1] South Bazar, Kannur |
| Died | 1972 (aged 52–53)[2] |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse(s) | Meenakshi[3] |
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Azhikodan Raghavan was a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)).
Personal life[edit | edit source]
He was born on 1 July 1919, in South Bazar, Kannur.[1]
Political life[edit | edit source]
In 1940, he was groomed into a true communist by comrades P. Krishna Pillai and N. C. Shekhar. He was chosen to be the secretary of the Kannur town branch committee in 1946. In June 1951, he was chosen to be the member of the Malabar Committee of the Communist party and re-elected to the post.[1] By that time Azhikodan had left his mark in Kerala politics. He was the secretary of the co-ordination committee of the coalition ministry of 1967.[4]
Death[edit | edit source]
Com. Azhikodan was stabbed to death in 1972. [2][5] It is believed that fake news spread in Thrissur may have led to the murder of Azhikodan. There are also allegations raised by Nawab Rajendran that K. Karunakaran had a role in the murder.[5]
He was cremated in the public graveyard of Payyambalam beach, Kannur district, Kerala, where a column has been erected in his memory.[6]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kannur District". CPIM Kerala.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Arrangements for polls complete in Thrissur district". The Hindu. 23 October 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ↑ "Biography - Azhikodan Raghavan".
- ↑ Nossiter, Thomas Johnson (1988). Marxist state governments in India: politics, economics and society. Pinter. p. 88. ISBN 9780861874569.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Azhikodan murder still remains a conundrum". Deccan Chronicle. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ↑ "Govt. failed to take precaution against contagious diseases: Pinarayi". The Hindu. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2012.