Vakkom Purushothaman, an architect of landmark legislations
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In his seven-decade-long political profession, positions and places of work got here searching for Vakkom Purushothaman. He had served as lieutenant governor, governor, longest serving meeting speaker in Kerala, three-time minister, and pro-tem speaker of Lok Sabha to say a couple of. However, the working class in Kerala will keep in mind him for a unique purpose.
Veteran Congress chief Vakkom B Purushothaman, who handed away on the age of 96, right here on Monday, was the architect of two landmark legislations that went a great distance in defending the rights of the working class. In his seven-year-long stint as minister for agriculture and labour from September 1971 to March 1977, he initiated steps for the laws of the Kerala Agriculture Workers Act and the Kerala Headload Workers Act.
A stern politician, who dared to stroll his personal path, Vakkom all the time stood out from the remainder of Congress politicians within the state. From a humble starting as a ward member from Vakkom, he went on to grow to be one of many tallest leaders of the get together within the state.
In a uncommon act, he returned to state politics after serving as Governor. One who by no means shies away from duties, Vakkom harboured hopes of succeeding A Okay Antony because the chief minister in 2004. When he realised that almost all of legislators and the Congress excessive command favoured Oommen Chandy, he withdrew in a dignified method, with out inflicting any inner bickering.
Vakkom strongly opposed group politics in get together
The A gaggle gave him an honest berth within the type of finance minister within the Chandy cabinet from 2004 to 2006. Earlier whereas serving as Speaker from 2001 to 2004, Vakkom emulated stipulations introduced by the Lok Sabha secretariat when it got here to masking the meeting proceedings.
With an iron hand, he managed the meeting with out deviating from the laid-down norms and adhering to requisite procedural formalities. In his get together, Vakkom was by no means a hardcore group fanatic. Though he was initially near Karunakaran, he moved near the Antony camp later. However, as a frontrunner, he was above group politics. Vakkom’s demise marks the tip of a unique style of chief within the state’s Congress politics.
KPCC’s mourning
KPCC has determined to watch three days of mourning as a mark of respect to the departed chief. Vakkom’s physique will likely be delivered to the Thiruvananthapuram DCC workplace and in addition to Indira Bhavan on Tuesday.
The programmes scheduled by the Congress and UDF for the subsequent three days have been postponed. The assembly referred to as by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on Tuesday to debate preparations for the Lok Sabha has been postponed. The Congress leaders from the state who reached Delhi on Monday will likely be returning to Thiruvananthapuram.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In his seven-decade-long political profession, positions and places of work got here searching for Vakkom Purushothaman. He had served as lieutenant governor, governor, longest serving meeting speaker in Kerala, three-time minister, and pro-tem speaker of Lok Sabha to say a couple of. However, the working class in Kerala will keep in mind him for a unique purpose.
Veteran Congress chief Vakkom B Purushothaman, who handed away on the age of 96, right here on Monday, was the architect of two landmark legislations that went a great distance in defending the rights of the working class. In his seven-year-long stint as minister for agriculture and labour from September 1971 to March 1977, he initiated steps for the laws of the Kerala Agriculture Workers Act and the Kerala Headload Workers Act.
A stern politician, who dared to stroll his personal path, Vakkom all the time stood out from the remainder of Congress politicians within the state. From a humble starting as a ward member from Vakkom, he went on to grow to be one of many tallest leaders of the get together within the state.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
In a uncommon act, he returned to state politics after serving as Governor. One who by no means shies away from duties, Vakkom harboured hopes of succeeding A Okay Antony because the chief minister in 2004. When he realised that almost all of legislators and the Congress excessive command favoured Oommen Chandy, he withdrew in a dignified method, with out inflicting any inner bickering.
Vakkom strongly opposed group politics in get together
The A gaggle gave him an honest berth within the type of finance minister within the Chandy cabinet from 2004 to 2006. Earlier whereas serving as Speaker from 2001 to 2004, Vakkom emulated stipulations introduced by the Lok Sabha secretariat when it got here to masking the meeting proceedings.
With an iron hand, he managed the meeting with out deviating from the laid-down norms and adhering to requisite procedural formalities. In his get together, Vakkom was by no means a hardcore group fanatic. Though he was initially near Karunakaran, he moved near the Antony camp later. However, as a frontrunner, he was above group politics. Vakkom’s demise marks the tip of a unique style of chief within the state’s Congress politics.
KPCC’s mourning
KPCC has determined to watch three days of mourning as a mark of respect to the departed chief. Vakkom’s physique will likely be delivered to the Thiruvananthapuram DCC workplace and in addition to Indira Bhavan on Tuesday.
The programmes scheduled by the Congress and UDF for the subsequent three days have been postponed. The assembly referred to as by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi on Tuesday to debate preparations for the Lok Sabha has been postponed. The Congress leaders from the state who reached Delhi on Monday will likely be returning to Thiruvananthapuram.
