C. P. John

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C. P. John
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Personal details
Born (1957-04-22) 22 April 1957 (age 66)
Kunnamkulam, Thrissur
NationalityIndian
Political partyCommunist Marxist Party
Parent(s)C.I. Poulose & Rosa
OccupationPolitician & Social Worker

C. P. John (born 22 April 1957) is an Indian politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Marxist Party.[1][2][3][4][5] He is the National executive member of Hind Mazdoor Sabha.[6] He was a Vice President of Students' Federation of India (SFI) Central committee during 1978 and the youngest President of Kerala State committee of SFI.[citation needed] He served two terms as a member of Kerala State Planning Board.[7][8]

John is a prominent leader of the United Democratic Front, and acts as spokesperson on behalf of the UDF.[9][10] He was one of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leadership that sided with M.V. Raghavan when the latter broke with CPI(M) in 1986 and founded the Communist Marxist Party.[11] When M.V. Raghavan died in 2014, the party had split and with the C.P. John-led faction staying with UDF.[12][13] In 2016 C.P. John was elected general secretary of the Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ The Hindu. LDF govt.’s priorities skewed, says C.P. John
  2. ↑ "C.P. John CMP faction leader". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2014-12-02. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-02-17.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ↑ "CMP general secretary CP John's biography of Rosa Luxemburg launched". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  4. ↑ "C P John(Communist Marxist Party Kerala State Committee):Constituency- KUNNAMKULAM(THRISSUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  5. ↑ "CMP 10th party congress from Sunday". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
  6. ↑ "HMS promises funds for reconstruction". The Hindu. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  7. ↑ The Statesman. UDF partner CMP on verge of split
  8. ↑ The Telegraph. ‘Equating Trinamul with BJP is the CPM’s second historic blunder’ says Communist leader CP John
  9. ↑ Kerala Kaumudi. UDF trying to bring C P John to assembly, likely to give a strong constituency in Malabar
  10. ↑ Deccan Chronicle. Birds to break shackles, fly higher
  11. ↑ Tehelka. Demise of the Old Left
  12. ↑ Outlook. CMP General Secretary Aravindakshan passes away
  13. ↑ Madhaymam. CMP splits within hours of MV Raghavan's cremation
  14. ↑ Mathrubhumi. സി.പി. ജോണ്‍ കമ്മ്യൂണിസ്റ്റ് കോണ്‍ഫെഡറേഷന്‍ ജനറല്‍ സെക്രട്ടറി


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