Azhikodan Raghavan

Azhikodan Raghavan was a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)).

Azhikodan Raghavan
Azhikodan Raghavan
Personal details
Born(1919-07-01)1 July 1919[1]
South Bazar, Kannur
Died1972[2]
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
SpouseMeenakshi[3]
Parents
  • Kuruvan
  • Prickachi

Personal life

He was born on 1 July, 1919, in South Bazar, Kannur.[1]

Political life

In 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

Com. Azhikodan died in 1972. [2]

It is believed that fake news spread in Thrissur that A. V. Aryan was murdered 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

References
  1. "Kannur District". CPIM Kerala.
  2. "Arrangements for polls complete in Thrissur district". The Hindu. 23 October 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  3. "Biography - Azhikodan Raghavan".
  4. Nossiter, Thomas Johnson (1988). Marxist state governments in India: politics, economics and society. Pinter. p. 88. ISBN 9780861874569.
  5. "Azhikodan murder still remains a conundrum". Deccan Chronicle. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  6. "Govt. failed to take precaution against contagious diseases: Pinarayi". The Hindu. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2012.


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