Baby John (1920 - 27 January 2008) was a senior leader of Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John). Previously he was General Secretary of Revolutionary Socialist Party. He was known in the Kerala state political circles as ‘Kerala Kissinger’ for his abilities to manage political crises at time when the state was passing through difficult political phases.[1] John's long legislative career began in the early 1950s when he was elected to the Travancore-Cochin Assembly. After the formation of Kerala state, he was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1960 to 1996, mostly from his home constituency Chavara. He had served as minister handling different portfolios in coalition governments led by the C. Achutha Menon, K. Karunakaran, A. K. Antony, P. K. Vasudevan Nair, and E. K. Nayanar.[2]
His younger son Shibu Baby John is the present General Secretary of Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John)while his elder son Shaji Baby John is a businessman.