P Rajeev
| P. Rajeev | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Meladoor, Annamanada Trichur, Kerala |
| Political party |
CPI(M)  |
| Residence | Kalamassery |
| Website | http://www.rajeevmp.org/ |
P. Rajeev(Malayalam: പി രാജീവ്) is an Indian politician. He was a member of parliament (Rajya Sabha) from 2005 to 2015. Rajeev had been the most active member of the upper house during his stint and had raised several popular issues in the house. When he retired, leaders from most political parties pleaded with CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury to consider getting Rajeev elected again to the parliament.[1]
He was also the secretary of the Ernakulam District committee of the CPI(M).
Rajeev was born in Meladoor, Trichur, Kerala, India. He is CPI(M) state committee member and the Ex- District Secretary (Ernakulam) of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI).
Biography
P. Rajeev was elected to Rajya Sabha on 27 April 2009. He is a native of Meladoor under Trichur District in Kerala State. He was born to Late. Mr. P. Vasudevan (Retired Revenue Inspector) and Mrs. Radha Vasudevan. Com. Rajeev completed his Schooling at Government Samithy High School, Meladoor and then joined for his pre degree education at Christ College, Irinjalakuda. He graduated in Economics from the St. Pauls College, Kalamassery and later took his LLB degree from the Government Law College in Ernakulam. Rajeev also holds a diploma in Chemical Engineering from Government Polytechnic, Kalamassery. He was a practicing lawyer at the High Court of Kerala before taking full-time political and organizational responsibilities. Com. Rajeev is married to Mrs. A. Vani Kesari who is teaching law at the School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology . Blessed with two daughters Hridhya Rajeev and Haritha Rajeev.
Political and organizational responsibilities
Com. P Rajeev started his public life as an organizer of the Students Federation of India (SFI). He was active in the progressive student movement right from his School days. Later he became the President and then Secretary of SFI Kerala State Committee. He also held positions including the Joint Secretary and Vice President of SFI Central Committee. Com. Rajeev led many struggles against the commercialization and saffronisation of education and was brutally assaulted by the police during agitations. After his student life he was active in the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) where he held the post of district secretary. As part of his trade union activities he was involved in organizing the employees of the Cochin International Airport and employees of the Carborundum Universal company. He was also a district joint secretary of CITU in Ernakulam. Comrade Rajeev is now a state committee member of CPI (M) in Kerala.
Other Responsibilities
Com. P. Rajeev is the Resident Editor Deshabhimani Daily, which is third largest news papers in Kerala. He extends his service to the Press Accreditation Committee of Government of Kerala and Currently he is a member of the Board of Studies in Journalism at University of Calicut. Rajeev was the Editor of STUDENT, the monthly journal of SFI and “THE RESEARCHER” biannual research journal of the research sub-committee of SFI.