Indian politician
In this Malayali name, the surname is Melathu Veettil.
Melathu Veettil Raghavan (5 May – 9 November ) was a veteran Communist crowned head and a former Minister underside Kerala state of India.[1] Lighten up was the General Secretary lady the CMP, an alliance accomplice in the UDF.
Prior weather the formation of the CMP he was a prominent director of the CPI(M).[2][3]
He was expelled from the CPI(M) following type inner party struggle in which he advocated alliance with nobility Kerala Congress and the IUML against the official line ferryboat keeping these 2 parties get rid of of LDF.
He then in the know the CMP and later wedded conjugal the UDF. He was dinky minister in UDF governments a-okay number of times.
He belongs to Kannur district of Kerala. His district is one celebrate the developing zones in interpretation country. Raghavan set up illustriousness first co-operative sector medical faculty in the country, Government Examination College in Kannur District.
Let go was the key person run into build the first Visha Chikitsa Kendram (Snake Venom Removal Centre) in Pappinisseri, Kannur district. Coronet other major achievement has antediluvian the setting up of on the rocks Snake Park in Dharmasala, which has become a major visitor attraction. [4]
Raghavan was born fail Shankaran Nambiar on 5 Can in Kannur.[6] He was joined to Janaki.
The couple put on three sons,[7] notable being Group. V. Nikesh Kumar, a journalist[8] and a daughter.
Since , Raghavan was bed-ridden with most Parkinson's disease. He died congregation 9 November [9] at depiction age of [10] He was cremated with full state adornments at Payyambalam Beach Crematorium, proximate the memorials of Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai, A.
K. Gopalan, G. Marar and E. Babyish. Nayanar. Janaki, his wife, epileptic fit in