He was born on 1 July, 1919, in South Bazar, Kannur.[1]
Political lifeedit
In 1940, he was groomed into a true communist by comradesP. Krishna Pillai and N.C.Shekhar. He was chosen to be the secretary of the Kannur town branch committee in 1946. In June 1951, he was chosen to be the member of the Malabar Committee of the Communist party and re-elected to the post.[1] By that time Azhikodan had left his mark in Kerala politics. He was the secretary of the co-ordination committee of the coalition ministry of 1967.[4]
Deathedit
Com. Azhikodan was stabbed to death in 1972. [2][5] It is believed that fake news spread in Thrissur may have led to the murder of Azhikodan. There are also allegations raised by Nawab Rajendran that K. Karunakaran had a role in the murder.[5]
azhikodan, raghavan, leader, communist, party, india, marxist, personal, detailsborn, 1919, july, 1919, south, bazar, kannurdied1972, political, partycommunist, party, india, marxist, spousemeenakshi, parentskuruvanprickachi, contents, personal, life, politica. Azhikodan Raghavan was a leader of the Communist Party of India Marxist CPI M Azhikodan RaghavanAzhikodan RaghavanPersonal detailsBorn 1919 07 01 1 July 1919 1 South Bazar KannurDied1972 2 Political partyCommunist Party of India Marxist SpouseMeenakshi 3 ParentsKuruvanPrickachi Contents 1 Personal life 2 Political life 3 Death 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life editHe was born on 1 July 1919 in South Bazar Kannur 1 Political life editIn 1940 he was groomed into a true communist by comrades P Krishna Pillai and N C Shekhar He was chosen to be the secretary of the Kannur town branch committee in 1946 In June 1951 he was chosen to be the member of the Malabar Committee of the Communist party and re elected to the post 1 By that time Azhikodan had left his mark in Kerala politics He was the secretary of the co ordination committee of the coalition ministry of 1967 4 Death editCom Azhikodan was stabbed to death in 1972 2 5 It is believed that fake news spread in Thrissur may have led to the murder of Azhikodan There are also allegations raised by Nawab Rajendran that K Karunakaran had a role in the murder 5 He was cremated in the public graveyard of Payyambalam beach Kannur district Kerala where a column has been erected in his memory 6 See also editA K Gopalan E K Nayanar E K Imbichi Bava List of assassinated Indian politiciansReferences edit a b c Kannur District CPIM Kerala a b Arrangements for polls complete in Thrissur district The Hindu 23 October 2010 Archived from the original on 10 November 2010 Retrieved 25 June 2012 Biography Azhikodan Raghavan Nossiter Thomas Johnson 1988 Marxist state governments in India politics economics and society Pinter p 88 ISBN 9780861874569 a b Azhikodan murder still remains a conundrum Deccan Chronicle 22 February 2018 Retrieved 28 January 2022 Govt failed to take precaution against contagious diseases Pinarayi The Hindu 23 September 2011 Retrieved 25 June 2012 External links editOfficial website nbsp This article about a Communist Party of India Marxist politician from Kerala is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Azhikodan Raghavan amp oldid 1220284004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
