C. P. John

C. P. John
Personal details
Born (1957-04-22) 22 April 1957 (age 67)
Kunnamkulam, Thrissur
NationalityIndian
Political partyCommunist Marxist Party
ParentC.I. Poulose & Rosa
OccupationPolitician & Social Worker

C. P. John (born 22 April 1957) is an Indian politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Marxist Party.[1][2][3][4][5] He is the National executive member of Hind Mazdoor Sabha.[6] He was the Vice President of Students' Federation of India (SFI) Central committee during 1978 and the youngest President of Kerala State committee of SFI.[7] He served two terms as a member of Kerala State Planning Board.[8][9]

John is a prominent leader of the United Democratic Front, and acts as spokesperson on behalf of the UDF.[10][11] He was one of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leadership that sided with M.V. Raghavan when the latter broke with CPI(M) in 1986 and founded the Communist Marxist Party.[12] When M.V. Raghavan died in 2014, the party had split and with the C.P. John-led faction staying with UDF.[13][14] In 2016 C.P. John was elected general secretary of the Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists.[15]

  1. ^ "LDF govt.'s priorities skewed, says C.P. John". The Hindu. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ^ "C.P. John CMP faction leader". The Hindu. 2 December 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ "CMP general secretary CP John's biography of Rosa Luxemburg launched". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ^ "C P John(Communist Marxist Party Kerala State Committee):Constituency- KUNNAMKULAM(THRISSUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  5. ^ "CMP 10th party congress from Sunday". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. ^ "HMS promises funds for reconstruction". The Hindu. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  7. ^ Thampi, Praveen S (8 May 2016). "Kerala Polls: Politics of Left, Right & Centre in the state". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  8. ^ The Statesman. UDF partner CMP on verge of split
  9. ^ The Telegraph. ‘Equating Trinamul with BJP is the CPM’s second historic blunder’ says Communist leader CP John
  10. ^ Kerala Kaumudi. UDF trying to bring C P John to assembly, likely to give a strong constituency in Malabar
  11. ^ Deccan Chronicle. Birds to break shackles, fly higher
  12. ^ Tehelka. Demise of the Old Left
  13. ^ Outlook. CMP General Secretary Aravindakshan passes away
  14. ^ Madhaymam. CMP splits within hours of MV Raghavan's cremation
  15. ^ Mathrubhumi. സി.പി. ജോണ്‍ കമ്മ്യൂണിസ്റ്റ് കോണ്‍ഫെഡറേഷന്‍ ജനറല്‍ സെക്രട്ടറി Archived 2021-05-10 at the Wayback Machine