T. K. Ramakrishnan
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T. K Ramakrishnan was a Kerala politician. Mr. Ramakrishnan won the assembly elections seven times. He was the Opposition leader in the fifth Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1979. He was in charge of the Home, Excise, Cultural Affairs and Fisheries Departments during the Left Democratic Front administration at different times.
He hailed from Tripunithura and passed away on April 21, 2006.
Mr. Ramakrishan was a lover of books and arts. He had penned a series of plays, which highlighted the social realities of the time and which propagated the Communist ideology. He also wrote a novel Kallile Theepporikal (Sparks from the rock).
He is credited with the creation of various cultural institutions that enriched Keral society such as Counsil of Historic research, Institute of Heritage etc.
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Aburaj B.
Com. T. K. Ramakrishnan one of the veterans of the communist and peasant movements in Kerala was not a political activist only but a writer and cultural activist too .
Comrade Ramakrishnan born at Eroor in Ernakulam district in 1922 begn his political career by organising boat and quarry workers in Ernakulam district. He became a Communist Party member in 1941. Before formally joining the Party, a unit of the Student Federation was formed in Thripunithura Sanskrit College under his leadership. He was expelled from the college for participating in the Quit India movement.
A gifted organiser, Comrade TK began organising the toddy-tapers and agricultural workers. He was the leader Thiru Kochi Karshaka Sangham and later on became the general secretary of Kerala Karshaka Sangham.
Comrade TK was arrested and jailed several times. After the outbreak of the Second World War when there were large-scale arrests of communists throughout the country, he too was arrested and sent to the Viyyur Jail. He was brutally beaten up in the jail. During the India-China border dispute and later on during the Emergency too he was arrested and jailed.
Comrade TK contested twelve times to the Kerala legislative assembly and won nine times. He represented the constituencies of Kanayannur, Thripunithura and Kottayam. He became a cabinet minister thrice and was entrusted with important portfolios like home, fisheries, cooperation and culture. In 1954 he was also elected as the president of the Thrippunithura panchayat. He served as opposition leader during 1977-1980 and as LDF convenor in 1987. A committed communist Comrade T K Ramakrishnan proved himself as a good administrator and an able parliamentarian. He always worked among the people and loved them. T K Ramakrishnan was the author of a series of plays like Thyagabhavanam, Aradhana, Gramathakarcha etc. He also wrote a novel named “Kallile Theepporikal” (Sparks in the Stone)
