M. V. Govindan

M. V. Govindan, also known as Govindan Master, is a Central Committee member[1] of CPI(M) and a prominent political leader from Kerala. He is the Chief Editor of Malayalam newspaper Deshabhimani. He is also an accomplished author with more than three books in his credit.[2]

Political life

He became the member of CPI(M) in 1970. He was one of the founding members of DYFI, the youth organisation associated with CPI(M). Earlier to that he was KSYF Kannur President and Secretary. He was one of the five members from Kerala in the all India preparatory committee of DYFI formation. He became DYFI's first Kerala State President and later as its secretary. He participated in 1986 Moscow Youth conference.

He was the Kasaragod area secretary of CPI(M) when it was still part of Kannur district. Govindan Master was arrested during emergency and put in jail.[3] He was tortured by police during that time. In 1991, he became CPI(M) state committee member after the state conference in Kozhikkode. He was elected to CPI(M) state secretariat during 2006. He had represented Thaliparamba constituency in Kerala legislative assembly during 1996 and 2001. He was Kannur district secretary of CPIM between 2002-2006. He had also became Ernakulam district secretary of CPI(M). At present he is the Chief Editor of Deshabhimani.[3]

Personal life

He was born to late K. Kunjambu and M. V. Madhavi at Morazha in Kannur on 23 April 1953.[4] His spouse, P. K. Shyamala is the Chairperson of Anthoor Municipality and Kannur district committee member of CPI(M). He has two sons named Shyamjith & Rangeeth. He was working as Physical Education Teacher at Iringal UP School when he became active in politics and took voluntary retirement from the job.

References
  1. "New Central Committee Elected at the 22nd Congress". Communist Party of India (Marxist). 22 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  2. KeralaBookStore.com. "About Author M V Govindan Master". keralabookstore.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  3. "M V Govindan's elevation highlights Kannur's importance for communist party". Express News Service. Hyderabad. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. "KERALA LEGISLATURE - MEMBERS". 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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