N. Peethambara Kurup

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N. Peethambara Kurup
Peethambarakurup mp.jpg
Portrait of N. Peethambara Kurup
MP Now Chairman of Guruvayoor Devaswam Board
ConstituencyKollam
Personal details
Born24 May 1942 (1942-05-24) (age 81)
Navaikulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Political partyIndian National Congress
ResidenceThiruvananthapuram

N. Peethambara Kurup is a former MP of Kollam Parliament constituency. He was born in Navaikulam in Thiruvananthapuram district and has completed his B.A. and B.L. from Law Academy, Trivandrum. He was the Vice President of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee.[1] He was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time in the 2009 elections defeating P. Rajendran of CPI(M) by a margin of 17531 votes.[2] He was a Teacher in the Kadambattukonam High School and in 1964 he resigned and entered as an active Politician. He is known for his oratorical skills and is the author of two books in Malayalam, Kiranangal, a play and Sahithya Dhara, an essay anthology.[3]

Controversies[edit]

In 2013, South Indian actress Shweta Menon alleged that Kurup had molested her while the two were attending a function.[4] Shweta later dropped her complaint against Kurup, after he made a "personal apology" to her hours after FIR was lodged against him.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Biodata of N. Peethambara Kurup
  2. ↑ N Peethambara Kurup (Cong) wins the Kollam LS seat - Yahoo News, India
  3. ↑ "Campaigners run the show". The Hindu. 26 April 2001.[dead link]
  4. ↑ Actress Shweta Menon alleges molestation, MP denies charges, NDTV, 2 November 2013
  5. ↑ "Actress Shweta Menon withdraws Molestation Charges against Congress MP". Retrieved 3 November 2013.

External links[edit]

Preceded by
P. Rajendran 		Member of Parliament from Kollam
2009 – 2014 		Succeeded by
N.K. Premachandran


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