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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox Indian politician
{{Family name hatnote|Melathu Veettil|lang=Malayali}}
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| birth_place         = [[Kannur district|Cannanore]], [[Malabar District]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />(present day [[Kannur district|Kannur]], [[Kerala]], India)
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{{Unbulleted_list|[[Communist Party of India]]<br>(1949 – 1964)|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]<br>(1964 – 1986)|[[Communist Marxist Party]]}}
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| children           = 4 (incl. [[M. V. Nikesh Kumar]])
| children           = 4 (incl. [[M. V. Nikesh Kumar]])
| spouse             = Janaki
| spouse             = Janaki
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'''Melathu Veettil Raghavan''' (5 May 1933 – 9 November 2014) was a veteran Communist leader and a former Minister in [[Kerala]] state of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://niyamasabha.org/codes/min19.htm |title=Minister for Co-operation|publisher=Kerala Legislative Assembly, Thiruvananthapuram |accessdate=2009-07-25}}</ref> He was the General Secretary of the [[Communist Marxist Party]], an alliance partner in the [[United Democratic Front (India)|United Democratic Front]]. Prior to the formation of the CMP he was a prominent leader of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref>http://www.firstpost.com/politics/marxist-communist-party-founder-mv-raghavan-passes-away-1794239.html</ref><ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/m-v-raghavan-communist-leader-who-took-on-cpm-in-kerala-dead/</ref>
'''Melathu Veettil Raghavan''' (5 May 1933 – 9 November 2014) was a veteran Communist leader and a former Minister in [[Kerala]] state of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://niyamasabha.org/codes/min19.htm |title=Minister for Co-operation|publisher=Kerala Legislative Assembly, Thiruvananthapuram |accessdate=2009-07-25}}</ref> He was the General Secretary of the [[Communist Marxist Party|CMP]], an alliance partner in the [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]. Prior to the formation of the CMP he was a prominent leader of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/marxist-communist-party-founder-mv-raghavan-passes-away-1794239.html|title=Marxist Communist Party founder MV Raghavan passes away|date=9 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/m-v-raghavan-communist-leader-who-took-on-cpm-in-kerala-dead/|title = M V Raghavan, Communist leader who took on CPM in Kerala, passes away|date = 10 November 2014}}</ref>


He was expelled from the CPI(M) following an inner party struggle in which he advocated alliance with the [[Kerala Congress]] and [[Indian Union Muslim League]] against the official line of keeping these two parties out of [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF). He then formed the CMP and later joined the [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|United Democratic Front]] (UDF). He was a minister in UDF governments a number of times.
He was expelled from the CPI(M) following an inner party struggle in which he advocated alliance with the [[Kerala Congress]] and the [[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]] against the official line of keeping these 2 parties out of [[Left Democratic Front|LDF]]. He then formed the [[Communist Marxist Party|CMP]] and later joined the [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]. He was a minister in UDF governments a number of times.


He belongs to [[Kannur district]] in the [[North Malabar]] area of Kerala.  His district is one of the developing zones in the country. Raghavan set up the first co-operative sector medical college in the country, [[Pariyaram Medical College]] in [[Kannur District]]. He was the key person to build the first Visha Chikitsa Kendram (Snake Venom Removal Centre) in [[Pappinisseri]], Kannur district. His other major achievement has been the setting up of a Snake Park in Dharmasala, which has become a major tourist attraction.
He belongs to [[Kannur district]] of Kerala.  His district is one of the developing zones in the country. Raghavan set up the first co-operative sector medical college in the country, [[Government Medical College, Kannur|Government Medical College]] in [[Kannur district|Kannur District]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2025}} He was the key person to build the first Visha Chikitsa Kendram (Snake Venom Removal Centre) in [[Pappinisseri]], Kannur district. His other major achievement has been the setting up of a Snake Park in Dharmasala, which has become a major tourist attraction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nairscharity.org/activities.html |title=Nair's Charity, Kannur, Kerala, South India - Nair and Nambiar Marriage Bureau &#124; Nair & Nambiar Brides and Grooms in Kerala |accessdate=2010-01-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911050120/http://nairscharity.org/activities.html |archivedate=11 September 2009 }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nairscharity.org/activities.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-01-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911050120/http://nairscharity.org/activities.html |archivedate=11 September 2009 }}</ref>


==Positions held==
==Positions held==
* Member, 4th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Madayi – CPI(M)  
* Member, 4th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Madayi – CPI(M)  
* Member, 5th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Thaliparamba – CPI(M)  
* Member, 5th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Thaliparamba – CPI(M)  
* Member, 6th Kerala Legislative Assemble from Kuthuparamba – CPI(M)  
* Member, 6th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kuthuparamba – CPI(M)  
* Member, 7th Kerala Legislative Assemble from Payyannur – CPI(M)
* Member, 7th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Payyannur – CPI(M)
* Member, 8th Kerala Legislative Assemble from Azhikode – CMP  
* Member, 8th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Azhikode – CMP  
* Member, 9th Kerala Legislative Assemble from Kazhakkootam – CMP  
* Member, 9th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kazhakkootam – CMP  
*Member, 11th Kerala Legislative Assemble from Trivandrum-West-CMP<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m533.htm |title = Members - Kerala Legislature}}</ref>
*Member, 11th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Trivandrum-West-CMP<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m533.htm |title = Members - Kerala Legislature}}</ref>
* Minister for Co-Operation, [[Government of Kerala]], 24 June 1991 to 9 May 1996  
* Minister for Co-Operation, [[Government of Kerala]], 24 June 1991 to 9 May 1996  
* Minister for Co-Operation and Ports, [[Government of Kerala]], 17 May 2001 to 20 April 2006
* Minister for Co-Operation and Ports, [[Government of Kerala]], 17 May 2001 to 20 April 2006
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==


Raghavan was born to Shankaran Nambiar on 5 May 1933 in [[Kannur]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ceokerala.nic.in/SE/115/M_V_RAGHAVAN/MVRAGHAVAN_CR1.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410140215/http://ceokerala.nic.in/SE/115/M_V_RAGHAVAN/MVRAGHAVAN_CR1.htm |archive-date=10 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was married to Janaki. The couple have three sons,<ref>http://www.marunadanmalayali.com/index.php?page=newsDetail&id=29875</ref> notable being [[M. V. Nikesh Kumar]], a journalist<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/02/04/stories/2005020402070200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604104547/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/02/04/stories/2005020402070200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 June 2011 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Writing with light | date=4 February 2005}}</ref> and a daughter.
Raghavan was born to Shankaran Nambiar on 5 May 1933 in [[Kannur]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ceokerala.nic.in/SE/115/M_V_RAGHAVAN/MVRAGHAVAN_CR1.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410140215/http://ceokerala.nic.in/SE/115/M_V_RAGHAVAN/MVRAGHAVAN_CR1.htm |archive-date=10 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was married to Janaki. The couple have three sons,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marunadanmalayalee.com/|title=MarunadanMalayalee.com|website=www.marunadanmalayalee.com}}</ref> notable being [[M. V. Nikesh Kumar]], a journalist<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/02/04/stories/2005020402070200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604104547/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/02/04/stories/2005020402070200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 June 2011 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Writing with light | date=4 February 2005}}</ref> and a daughter.


Since 2005, Raghavan was bed-ridden with advanced Parkinson's disease. He died on 9 November 2014.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.marunadanmalayali.com/news/keralam/raghavan-died-6958 |title = എം വി രാഘവൻ അന്തരിച്ചു; യാത്രയായത് കേരളം കണ്ട ഏറ്റവും തന്റേടിയായ രാഷ്ട്രീയ നേതാവ്; അവ}}</ref> at the age of 81.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cmp-leader-mv-raghavan-passes-away/article6580210.ece | title= CMP leader M.V. Raghavan passes away | date=9 November 2014 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=26 November 2019 }}</ref> He was cremated with full state honours at Payyambalam Beach Crematorium, near the memorials of [[Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai]], [[A. K. Gopalan]], [[K. G. Marar]] and [[E. K. Nayanar]].
Since 2005, Raghavan was bed-ridden with advanced Parkinson's disease. He died on 9 November 2014<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.marunadanmalayali.com/news/keralam/raghavan-died-6958 |title = എം വി രാഘവൻ അന്തരിച്ചു; യാത്രയായത് കേരളം കണ്ട ഏറ്റവും തന്റേടിയായ രാഷ്ട്രീയ നേതാവ്; അവ}}</ref> at the age of 81.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cmp-leader-mv-raghavan-passes-away/article6580210.ece | title= CMP leader M.V. Raghavan passes away | date=9 November 2014 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=26 November 2019 }}</ref> He was cremated with full state honours at Payyambalam Beach Crematorium, near the memorials of [[Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai]], [[A. K. Gopalan]], [[K. G. Marar]] and [[E. K. Nayanar]]. Janaki, his wife, died in 2021.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.rediff.com/news/aug/07ragha.htm Rediff On The NeT: Communist Marxist Party leader M V Raghavan in a no-holds-barred interview about his recent arrest]
*[http://www.rediff.com/news/aug/07ragha.htm Rediff On The NeT: Communist Marxist Party leader M V Raghavan in a no-holds-barred interview about his recent arrest]
* http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m533.htm
* [http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m533.htm Members - Kerala Legislature]


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Latest revision as of 16:23, 30 November 2025


In this article, the surname is Melathu Veettil.
M. V. Raghavan
Personal details
Born(1933-05-05)5 May 1933
Cannanore, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India
(present day Kannur, Kerala, India)
Died9 November 2014(2014-11-09) (aged 81)
NationalityIndian
Political party
Spouse(s)Janaki
Children4 (incl. M. V. Nikesh Kumar)

Melathu Veettil Raghavan (5 May 1933 – 9 November 2014) was a veteran Communist leader and a former Minister in Kerala state of India.[1] He was the General Secretary of the CMP, an alliance partner in the UDF. Prior to the formation of the CMP he was a prominent leader of the CPI(M).[2][3]

He was expelled from the CPI(M) following an inner party struggle in which he advocated alliance with the Kerala Congress and the IUML against the official line of keeping these 2 parties out of LDF. He then formed the CMP and later joined the UDF. He was a minister in UDF governments a number of times.

He belongs to Kannur district of Kerala. His district is one of the developing zones in the country. Raghavan set up the first co-operative sector medical college in the country, Government Medical College in Kannur District.[citation needed] He was the key person to build the first Visha Chikitsa Kendram (Snake Venom Removal Centre) in Pappinisseri, Kannur district. His other major achievement has been the setting up of a Snake Park in Dharmasala, which has become a major tourist attraction.[4]

Positions held[edit | edit source]

  • Member, 4th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Madayi – CPI(M)
  • Member, 5th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Thaliparamba – CPI(M)
  • Member, 6th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kuthuparamba – CPI(M)
  • Member, 7th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Payyannur – CPI(M)
  • Member, 8th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Azhikode – CMP
  • Member, 9th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kazhakkootam – CMP
  • Member, 11th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Trivandrum-West-CMP[5]
  • Minister for Co-Operation, Government of Kerala, 24 June 1991 to 9 May 1996
  • Minister for Co-Operation and Ports, Government of Kerala, 17 May 2001 to 20 April 2006
  • President, Pappinissery Panchayat, Kannur (16 years)

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Raghavan was born to Shankaran Nambiar on 5 May 1933 in Kannur.[6] He was married to Janaki. The couple have three sons,[7] notable being M. V. Nikesh Kumar, a journalist[8] and a daughter.

Since 2005, Raghavan was bed-ridden with advanced Parkinson's disease. He died on 9 November 2014[9] at the age of 81.[10] He was cremated with full state honours at Payyambalam Beach Crematorium, near the memorials of Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai, A. K. Gopalan, K. G. Marar and E. K. Nayanar. Janaki, his wife, died in 2021.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Minister for Co-operation". Kerala Legislative Assembly, Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Marxist Communist Party founder MV Raghavan passes away". 9 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "M V Raghavan, Communist leader who took on CPM in Kerala, passes away". 10 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nair's Charity, Kannur, Kerala, South India - Nair and Nambiar Marriage Bureau | Nair & Nambiar Brides and Grooms in Kerala". Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "Members - Kerala Legislature".
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "MarunadanMalayalee.com". www.marunadanmalayalee.com.
  8. ↑ "Writing with light". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 4 February 2005. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "എം വി രാഘവൻ അന്തരിച്ചു; യാത്രയായത് കേരളം കണ്ട ഏറ്റവും തന്റേടിയായ രാഷ്ട്രീയ നേതാവ്; അവ".
  10. ↑ "CMP leader M.V. Raghavan passes away". The Hindu. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2019.

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