He was for a while the chief of Janata Dal (Secular) in Kerala, but differences with the Left Front over seat-sharing forced him to form his own party, the Socialist Janata (Democratic), which eventually merged with Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), a constituent of the UDF. Kumar was born to Marudevi Avva and Padmaprabha Gowder, a leader of Socialist Party and former MLA, on 22 July 1936 in a popular Jain family in Kalpetta. MP Veerendra Kumar's body will be taken to Wayanad from Kozhikode by 11 am. He was the first person from the hill district to become a legislator, a member of Parliament and a State and Central Minister. Higher Education minister KT Jaleel, who is in quarantine, cast his franchise, but did not participate in the assembly proceedings, which debated the opposition UDF's no confidence motion against the Pinarayi Vijayan government. It’s a support for truth and fairness in journalism. From the mofussil town of Kalpetta in Wayanad he worked his way up to make his voice heard in the national capital. Gujral Cabinet in 1997. Kumar was born to Marudevi Avva and Padmaprabha Gowder, a leader of Socialist Party and former MLA, on 22 July 1936 in a popular Jain family in Kalpetta. Did You Know, Android Phones And Apple iPhone Can Alert You To Sounds Around You? M.P. File photo of MP Veerendra Kumar. died on 28th May 2020 due to cardiac arrest at Kozhikode in Kerala. File photo of MP Veerendra Kumar. The Hindu has always stood for journalism that is in the public interest. One of Kerala's tallest socialist leaders M.P. He was also the chairman and managing director of the Malayalam daily newspaper Mathrubhumi. Veerendra Kumar Born on 15th August 1937 at Kalpetta, Wayanad District, Kerala, India. 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He is the state president of … He was in the Kerala Assembly from 1987-1991 and was sworn in as Forest Minister in the cabinet of Left Democratic Front leader E.K. He was also Minister of State in the I.K. A nominee of his party was given a Cabinet post when the Oommen Chandy-led UDF government assumed office in 2011. No-confidence motion against Pinarayi govt in Kerala defeated. Antony said he has lost a close friend and a "teacher". However, the UDF kept him happy by offering him a Rajya Sabha seat in 2016 and when he had decided to quit it late next year, he put in his resignation from the Upper House. Veerendra Kumar openly challenged the liberalism of the neo-capitalist, perhaps driven by an ideological trait he acquired from socialist stalwarts Jayaprakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia during his formative days. Veerendra Kumar lost the 2014 Lok Sabha polls by over one lakh votes and since then he was unhappy with the UDF. He was a member of the Loktantrik Janata Dal political party and was the president of Kerala state unit of the party. Of the total of 136 votes, 130 were polled and six MLAs were not present. Sunday, Sep 13, 2020 | Last Update : 08:35 PM IST Copyright © 2015 - 2020 Deccan Chronicle. He was more a Left liberal, though many disliked his esoteric doomsayer’s arguments against globalisation. It may be recalled that the RJD and the JD (U) in Bihar have merged in the Janata Parivar and will contest the polls unitedly under one symbol. He was 84. He became the Forest Minister in the E.K. During 1987–91 he was elected member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. But he soon returned to State politics. During 1987–91 he was elected member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The lone BJP MLA O Rajagopal kept away, while the vote of the other MLA of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), PC George, was declared invalid. Nayanar Cabinet only to step down within 48 hours after his order that no trees inside forests should be felled rattled party leadership. [4], Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, http://www.mpveerendrakumar.in/profile.html, "Minister calls for schemes to promote khadi", "Veerendra Kumar, Nanjil Nadan among Sahitya Akademi winners", https://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/news-national-28-05-2020/873941, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=M._P._Veerendra_Kumar&oldid=966973968, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 10 July 2020, at 10:53. File photo of MP Veerendra Kumar. From the LDF, nonagenarian and former Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan and George M Thomas did not cast their votes, while from the UDF camp, Kerala Congress Jose K Mani faction members -- Roshi Augustine and N Jeyaraj were not present. If you continue to use our site, you agree to the updated Policies. 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