Background
He was born in a village Kakkad/ Kathikkudam near Chalakudy and started his lawyer practice there as a junior to Adviser.
He was born in a village Kakkad/ Kathikkudam near Chalakudy and started his lawyer practice there as a junior to Adviser.
Saint Thomas College, Thrissur.
M. C. Joseph (a rationalist). He was the first treasurer of Kerala Yukthivadi Sangham. He moved his practice to Ernakulam afterwards.
Later in the 1930s he became prominent in the politics of the Kingdom of Cochin and served briefly as the Prime minister of Cochin state in 1947.
After the union of Travancore and Cochin, he served as minister for education under Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai and minister for finance under A. J. John, Anaparambil. He was the Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin in 1955–1956.
He represented Mukundapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) from 1962 till his death. He became Union Minister for Law and Railways (1969–1970) and Minister of state for Food and Agriculture.
He was also the political mentor of K. Karunakaran.