M. V. Raghavan

M. V. Raghavan
Minister for Co-Operation and Ports, Government of Kerala
In office
17 May 2001 - 20 April 2006
Minister of Co-operation, Government of Kerala and
In office
22 March 1995 - 09 May 1996
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byPinarayi Vijayan
In office
24 June 1991 - 16 March 1995
Preceded byT. K. Ramakrishnan
Succeeded byHimself
Personal details
Born(1933-05-05)5 May 1933
Cannanore, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India
(present day Kannur, Kerala, India)
Died9 November 2014(2014-11-09) (aged 81)
Party
SpouseJanaki
Children4 (incl. M. V. Nikesh Kumar)

Melathu Veettil Raghavan (5 May 1933 – 9 November 2014) was a veteran Communist leader and a former Minister in Kerala state of India. He was the General Secretary of the CMP, an alliance partner in the UDF. Prior to the formation of the CMP he was a prominent leader of the CPI(M).

He was expelled from the CPI(M) following an inner party struggle in which he advocated alliance with the Kerala Congress and the IUML against the official line of keeping these 2 parties out of LDF. He then formed the CMP and later joined the UDF. He was a minister in UDF governments a number of times.

He belongs to Kannur district of Kerala. His district is one of the developing zones in the country. Raghavan set up the first co-operative sector medical college in the country, Government Medical College in Kannur District.[citation needed] He was the key person to build the first Visha Chikitsa Kendram (Snake Venom Removal Centre) in Pappinisseri, Kannur district. His other major achievement has been the setting up of a Snake Park in Dharmasala, which has become a major tourist attraction.

Positions held

Personal life

Raghavan was born to Shankaran Nambiar on 5 May 1933 in Kannur. He was married to Janaki. The couple have three sons, notable being M. V. Nikesh Kumar, a journalist and a daughter.

Since 2005, Raghavan was bed-ridden with advanced Parkinson's disease. He died on 9 November 2014 at the age of 81. He was cremated with full state honours at Payyambalam Beach Crematorium, near the memorials of Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai, A. K. Gopalan, K. G. Marar and E. K. Nayanar. Janaki, his wife, died in 2021.

References

  1. ↑ "Minister for Co-operation". Kerala Legislative Assembly, Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Marxist Communist Party founder MV Raghavan passes away". 9 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "M V Raghavan, Communist leader who took on CPM in Kerala, passes away". 10 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nair's Charity, Kannur, Kerala, South India - Nair and Nambiar Marriage Bureau | Nair & Nambiar Brides and Grooms in Kerala". Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "Members - Kerala Legislature".
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "MarunadanMalayalee.com". www.marunadanmalayalee.com.
  8. ↑ "Writing with light". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 4 February 2005. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "എം വി രാഘവൻ അന്തരിച്ചു; യാത്രയായത് കേരളം കണ്ട ഏറ്റവും തന്റേടിയായ രാഷ്ട്രീയ നേതാവ്; അവ".
  10. ↑ "CMP leader M.V. Raghavan passes away". The Hindu. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2019.