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[[File:Nicolae Ceaușescu and E. M. S. Namboodiripad.jpg|thumb|EMS with Romanian President [[Nicolae Ceauşescu]] in 1979.]] | [[File:Nicolae Ceaușescu and E. M. S. Namboodiripad.jpg|thumb|EMS with Romanian President [[Nicolae Ceauşescu]] in 1979.]] | ||
'''Elamkulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad''' (13 June 1909 – 19 March 1998), popularly '''EMS''', was an Indian communist politician and theorist, who served as the first [[Chief Minister of Kerala]] in | '''Elamkulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad''' (13 June 1909 – 19 March 1998), popularly known as '''EMS''', was an Indian communist politician and theorist, who served as the first [[Chief Minister of Kerala]] in 1957–1959 and then again in 1967–1969. As a member of the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI), he became the first non-[[Indian National Congress|Congress]] [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister]] in the Indian republic. In 1964, he led a faction of the CPI that broke away to form the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)). He completed his graduation from [[St. Thomas College, Thrissur]]. | ||
As chief minister, EMS pioneered radical land and educational reforms in Kerala, which helped it become the country's [[Kerala model|leader in social indicators]]. It is largely due to his commitment and guidance that the CPI(M), of which he was Politburo member and general secretary for 14 years, has become such a domineering political force, playing a vital role in India's new era of coalition politics.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-e-m-s-namboodiripad-1153957.html | newspaper=[[The Independent]] | first=Kuldip | last= Singh | date=1 April 1998 | title=Obituary: E. M. S. Namboodiripad | access-date=20 May 2018 }}</ref> | As chief minister, EMS pioneered radical land and educational reforms in Kerala, which helped it become the country's [[Kerala model|leader in social indicators]]. It is largely due to his commitment and guidance that the CPI(M), of which he was Politburo member and general secretary for 14 years, has become such a domineering political force, playing a vital role in India's new era of coalition politics.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-e-m-s-namboodiripad-1153957.html | newspaper=[[The Independent]] | first=Kuldip | last= Singh | date=1 April 1998 | title=Obituary: E. M. S. Namboodiripad | access-date=20 May 2018 }}</ref> | ||
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