Baby John
Indian politician
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| Intro | Indian politician | |||||
| Places | India | |||||
| was | Politician | |||||
| Work field | Politics | |||||
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| Birth | 14 September 1920 | |||||
| Death | 27 January 2008 (aged 87 years) | |||||
| Star sign | Virgo | |||||
| Politics: | Revolutionary Socialist Party Kerala Socialist Party Kerala Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John) | |||||
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Biography
Baby John (25 October 1917 – 27 January 2008) was a senior leader of the Kerala Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John). Previously, he was General Secretary of the Revolutionary Socialist Party in India. He was known in the Kerala state political circles as ‘Kerala Kissinger’ for his abilities to manage political crises at times when the state was passing through difficult political phases.
Legislative career
Baby's 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.