20 Oct 1923 Born in Paravur to Venthalathara Sankaran and Akkamma
1927 Lost his mother to smallpox
1934 Lost his father; discontinued studies in the 7th grade
1939 Joined the state congress
Mar 1940 Joined the communist party at the age of 17
1946 Took part in Punnapra-Vayalar protest preparations; arrested by Poonjar police while
underground
1948 Released from prison; went into hiding as the communist party was banned
1952 Became Alappuzha division secretary of the communist party
1954 Inducted into the party state committee
1956 Appointed Alappuzha district secretary
1959 Became a member of the communist party national council
1962 Arrested during the India-China war on charges of being a 'Chinese spy': imprisoned
for a year
1964 Walked out of the national council, co-founded the CPM
1965 Contested Assembly elections from Ambalappuzha (lost)
1965 & 1970 Won from Ambalappuzha in Assembly elections
18 Jun 1967 Married K Vasumathi
1980 - 1991 Elected three terms as CPI (M) state secretary
1986 Inducted into the CPM politburo
1991 Elected from Mararikulam; became Leader of the Opposition in 1992
1996 Lost Mararikulam seat
1998 - 2001 Served as LDF convener
2000 - 2016 Elected from Malampuzha constituency for four consecutive terms
2006 - 2011 Served as chief minister of Kerala
03 Aug 2016 Served as Chairman, State Administrative Reforms Commission
2019 Incapacitated following a stroke
21 Jul 2025 Passed away at the age of 101 yrs
Om Shanti! Sadgati.
Tailpiece.
Fifty six years back, man landed on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin walked on the Moon after the landing of the Lunar Module from the mothership, Apollo 11 at the Sea of Tranquility on the Moon!
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