Comrade:
V S Achuthananthan (Velikkakathu
Sankaran Achuthanandan) is a fighter leader of Kerala. He is one among the founder leaders of Communist Party of
India (Marxist) CPIM, has
played a major role in building the party cadre in the state of Kerala.
He is commonly known as V S ( We Yes).
Born on 20 October
1923 to Sankaran and Accamma in Alappuzha district of Kerala state, He lost his mother
when he was four years old and subsequently lost his father at age 11. This
forced him to quit his studies after finishing 8th standard in school. He
started working by helping his elder brother in a village tailoring shop. Later
he took up the job of meshing coir to make ropes at a coir factory.
V.S started his
early political life by organizing the agricultural workers in Kuttanadu. He
was a well dedicated organizer of coir factory workers at the age of 16 under
A.K. Gopalan and A.V. Kunjambu. Even though V.S. Achuthanandan lack formal
education, he was noted for his simplicity, dedication and deep reading. He was
initiated into the political movement by Com. Krishna Pillai. Later he
participated in the freedom movement and the Communist Movement. V.S was in the
forefront of the Punnapra-Vayalar uprising and
Freedom Struggle against
the policies for C.P Ramaswamy Iyer, Divan of Travancore who wanted to
establish an American model government in Travancore. He was arrested on 28th
October 1946 and was taken to Poonjar police station. He was beaten up severely
in the lock – up. Policemen pierced his sole in both legs with bayonet. Com.
V.S spent five and half years in jails and four years underground during his
political life.
V.S Achuthanandan
was in the forefront of the land struggles in Kerala starting with the
Alappuzha declaration in 1970 demanding implementation of the Land Reforms Act
passed by the EMS Government in 1967. Later his activities as the leader of the
Opposition in the Kerala Assembly had evoked good public response. He has
always stood with people and people’s movement. He has fought against all kinds
of corruption. He has taken strong stand against Land Mafia, Mining Mafia,
Lottery Mafia, Real Estate Mafia, Sand Mafia, and Water Mafia etc...
He was
Chief Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011.
Achuthanandan
initiated various actions as the Chief Minister including: the demolition drive
in Munnar which
claimed back acres of illegally occupied land,the demolition drive in Kochi M. G. Road which
claimed back the long lost shoulder of
the road, anti-piracy drive
against film-piracy, his struggle
against the Lottery mafia
in the state. He was instrumental in convicting former minister R. Balakrishna Pillai on
charges of corruption.Achuthanandan also took the lead in promoting Free Software in
the state, and especially in adopting free software in the public education
system of the state. He was one of the best Chief Minister of Kerala. He has always taken strong stand against Sex Rackets and have always stood with the victims.
He is still fighting against Corruption and today 20th
October 2013 is his birth Day. He has turned 90 years.
Let's wish HIM “ HAPPY BIRTH DAY”
some rare photos:
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