M. V. Raghavan

In this Malayali name, the surname is Melathu Veettil.
M. V. Raghavan
Personal details
Born(1933-05-05)5 May 1933
Cannanore, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India
(present day Kannur, Kerala, India)
Died9 November 2014(2014-11-09) (aged 81)
Political party
SpouseJanaki
Children4 (incl. M. V. Nikesh Kumar)

Melathu Veettil Raghavan (5 May 1933 – 9 November 2014) was a veteran Communist leader and a former Minister in Kerala state of India.[1] He was the General Secretary of the CMP, an alliance partner in the UDF. Prior to the formation of the CMP he was a prominent leader of the CPI(M).[2][3]

He was expelled from the CPI(M) following an inner party struggle in which he advocated alliance with the Kerala Congress and the IUML against the official line of keeping these 2 parties out of LDF. He then formed the CMP and later joined the UDF. He was a minister in UDF governments a number of times.

He belongs to Kannur district of Kerala. His district is one of the developing zones in the country. Raghavan set up the first co-operative sector medical college in the country, Government Medical College in Kannur District. He was the key person to build the first Visha Chikitsa Kendram (Snake Venom Removal Centre) in Pappinisseri, Kannur district. His other major achievement has been the setting up of a Snake Park in Dharmasala, which has become a major tourist attraction. [4]

  1. ^ "Minister for Co-operation". Kerala Legislative Assembly, Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  2. ^ "Marxist Communist Party founder MV Raghavan passes away". 9 November 2014.
  3. ^ "M V Raghavan, Communist leader who took on CPM in Kerala, passes away". 10 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Nair's Charity, Kannur, Kerala, South India - Nair and Nambiar Marriage Bureau | Nair & Nambiar Brides and Grooms in Kerala". Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2010.