Veteran Congress Leader C.V. Padmarajan Dies at 74

Fast Summary

• C.V. Padmarajan Passes Away: Veteran Congress leader C.V. Padmarajan died in Kollam at the age of 93 due to old-age ailments.
• Political Career Highlights:

– Served as a minister handling Finance,Power,and Fisheries portfolios in the governments of K.Karunakaran and A.K. Antony.
– Elected twice to the Kerala Assembly representing Chathanoor constituency.- President of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) from 1983 to 1987.

• Background & Personal Life:

– Born in Paravur, Kollam, in 1931; started political life with the All Travancore Students’ Congress during India’s independence movement.
– Graduated in law; worked as District Government Pleader and Public Prosecutor in Kollam.
– Survived by wife Vasantha and two sons.

• Tributes from Leaders:

– Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan praised his legal acumen, grassroots organizing skills, simplicity, and cross-political friendships while recalling their associations for inaugurating a foundation named after Mr. Padmarajan in Kollam.
– Opposition Leader V.D.Satheesan credited him for securing KPCC headquarters (Indira Bhavan) and described him as “a symbol of Congress’s unity.”
– K.C. Venugopal referred to mr. Padmarajan as a mentor who embodied humanism and secularism.

Indian Opinion Analysis

The passing of C.V. Padmarajan marks the loss of a deeply respected figure who made notable contributions both as a policymaker and grassroots organizer within the Indian National Congress Party in Kerala’s political landscape spanning decades before independence till modern governance frameworks under changing leaderships like Karunakaran or Antony .

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