Azhikodan Raghavan

July 1, 1919 (age 53)

He had his primary education from the "Model Primary School" attached to Kannur Government Training school.After passing Vth std he was forced to discontinue his formal education. He had to take up some job to eke out his living. In 1940, he was groomed into a true communist by comrades P. Krishna Pillai and North.C.Shekhar. He was chosen to be the secretary of Kannur town branch committee in 1946. By that time Com:Azhikodan had left his mark in Kerala politics. He was the secretary of the co-ordination committee of the coalition ministry of 1967. On the night of September 23, 1972 Committee He was cremated in the public graveyard of Payyambalam beach, Kannur district, Kerala, where a column has been erected in his memory.

Azhikodan Raghavan

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Background

He was born on July 1, 1919 at South Bazar, Kannur.

Career

He had his primary education from the "Model Primary School" attached to Kannur Government Training school.After passing Vth std he was forced to discontinue his formal education. He had to take up some job to eke out his living.

In 1940, he was groomed into a true communist by comrades P. Krishna Pillai and North.C.Shekhar.

He was chosen to be the secretary of Kannur town branch committee in 1946. By that time Com:Azhikodan had left his mark in Kerala politics.

He was the secretary of the co-ordination committee of the coalition ministry of 1967. On the night of September 23, 1972 Committee

He was cremated in the public graveyard of Payyambalam beach, Kannur district, Kerala, where a column has been erected in his memory.

Membership

In June 1951, he was chosen to be the member of the Malabar Committee of the Communist party and re-elected to the post. Azhikodan was assassinated by the members of an extremist group, at Chettiyangadi Junction in Thrissur.

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