R. Viswanathan (CPI politician)

R. Viswanathan is an Indian politician and leader of Communist Party of India. He served as the Minister for Agriculture from 1996 to 1999.[1] He was elected to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly four times from Reddiarpalayam constituency.[2] He had been state secretary of CPI, state general secretary of AIKS, president of AITUC and CPI national council member.[3]

References
  1. "CPI contest polls after 47 years in Puducherry, announce R Vishvanathan as party candidate". March 20, 2014.
  2. "CPI fields former Minister Viswanathan for Puducherry". The Hindu. March 20, 2014 – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. "CPI Fields Viswanathan for Puducherry Seat". The New Indian Express.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.