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'''Kuruvannil Govindan Marar''' (17 September 1934 – 25 April 1995) was an Indian social worker | '''Kuruvannil Govindan Marar''' (17 September 1934 – 25 April 1995) was an Indian social worker and politician, who served as the State president of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He was also known as Mararji.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bharatiya Janata Party, Kerala State |url=http://bjpkerala.org/mararji.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414072814/http://www.bjpkerala.org/mararji.htm |archive-date=14 April 2009 |access-date=7 October 2009}}</ref> He was the third son among four children of Narayana Marar and Nayan Marsyar. By profession, he was a teacher at Government School [[Parassinikkadavu|Parassinikadavu]], located near the famous [[Muthappan Temple|Parassinikadavu Muthappan Temple]] in Kannur. He left his profession to become a full-time social worker. Arrested during the [[The Emergency (India)|Indian Emergency]] from 25 June 1975 to 21 March 1977, he was imprisoned for 18 months. After his release, Marar became the leader of the Janata party and the District President of Kannur. In 1980, Marar became the State Secretary of the BJP.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} He was very active in [[Politics of Kerala|Kerala politics]] and held various positions, including State General Secretary and State President of the BJP. He actively represented the BJP in various elections, the last one being in 1991 where he was defeated by a margin of 1000 votes from the [[Manjeshwar Assembly constituency|Manjeshwar]] constituency. His body was cremated at [[Kannur Beach|Payyambalam beach]], Kannur. | ||
Kummanam Rajashekharan became the second full-time worker for the RSS after Marar to hold the party state president portfolio. | Kummanam Rajashekharan became the second full-time worker for the RSS after Marar to hold the party state president portfolio. The state committee office of the Kerala BJP is named after K G Marar as Mararji Smruthi Mandiram. | ||
The state committee office of Kerala BJP is named after K G Marar as Mararji | |||
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[[Category:1995 deaths]] | [[Category:1995 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Malayali politicians]] | [[Category:Malayali politicians]] | ||
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Kerala]] | [[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Kerala]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Indian people imprisoned during the Emergency (India)]] | ||
[[Category:People from Kannur district]] | [[Category:People from Kannur district]] | ||
[[Category:Bharatiya Lok Dal politicians]] | [[Category:Bharatiya Lok Dal politicians]] | ||
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K. G. Marar | |
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| Former State president of BJP in Kerala. | |
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| Born | 17 September 1934 Kannur, Kerala, India |
| Died | 25 April 1995 (aged 60) |
| Political party | BJP |
Kuruvannil Govindan Marar (17 September 1934 – 25 April 1995) was an Indian social worker and politician, who served as the State president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala, India. He was also known as Mararji.[1] He was the third son among four children of Narayana Marar and Nayan Marsyar. By profession, he was a teacher at Government School Parassinikadavu, located near the famous Parassinikadavu Muthappan Temple in Kannur. He left his profession to become a full-time social worker. Arrested during the Indian Emergency from 25 June 1975 to 21 March 1977, he was imprisoned for 18 months. After his release, Marar became the leader of the Janata party and the District President of Kannur. In 1980, Marar became the State Secretary of the BJP.[citation needed] He was very active in Kerala politics and held various positions, including State General Secretary and State President of the BJP. He actively represented the BJP in various elections, the last one being in 1991 where he was defeated by a margin of 1000 votes from the Manjeshwar constituency. His body was cremated at Payyambalam beach, Kannur.
Kummanam Rajashekharan became the second full-time worker for the RSS after Marar to hold the party state president portfolio. The state committee office of the Kerala BJP is named after K G Marar as Mararji Smruthi Mandiram.
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- ↑ "Bharatiya Janata Party, Kerala State". Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2009.