K. Varadarajan

K. Varadarajan
Personal details
Born(1946-10-04)4 October 1946
Died16 May 2020(2020-05-16) (aged 73)
Karur, Tamilnadu
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)

K. Varadarajan (October 4, 1946 – May 16, 2020) was a Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from Tamil Nadu of India.[1]

Life

K. Varadharajan was born on 4 October 1946.[2] He died at Karur, Tamil Nadu on 16 May 2020.[2]

He had a Diploma in Civil Engineering.[3]

Political career

Peasant Leader

K. Varadharajan was a peasant activist and the leader of All India Kisan Sabha.

He gave leadership to numerous struggles of the Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangham (or Tamil Nadu State Kisan Sabha) and took to organising the Peasantry particularly in Trichy District.[4]

  • Elected as the Secretary of Trichy District Kisan Sabha in 1974.[5]
  • Elected as the Secretary of Tamil Nadu State Kisan Sabha in 1986[5]
  • Elected as the General Secretary of All India Kisan Sabha in 1998.[6]

Communist Leader

K. Varadharajan became a member of CPI(M) in 1968.[2]

  • Elected as the Trichy District Secretary of CPI(M) in 1978.[5]
  • Elected to the Tamil Nadu State Committee of CPI(M) in 1972.[5]
  • Elected to the State Secretariat of CPI(M) in 1986.[5]
  • Elected to the Central Committee of CPI(M) in 1998.[2]
  • Elected to the Central Secretariat of CPI(M) in 2002.
  • Elected to the Polit Bureau of CPI(M) in 2005.[2][7]

During the Emergency he was underground from 1975 to 1977.[3]

He was the All India Vice President of AIKS and member of the Central Committee of the CPI-M till his death.[2]

References

  1. ^ "A combination of class, caste struggle must for Dalits' emancipation, says CPI(M)". The Hindu. 28 February 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2008. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "മുതിര്‍ന്ന സി.പി.എം. നേതാവ് കെ. വരദരാജന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "തമിഴ്നാട്ടിലെ സിപിഎമ്മിന്‍റെ പ്രമുഖനേതാവ് കെ വരദരാജൻ അന്തരിച്ചു". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. ^ Gaur, Mahendra. (2006). Indian affairs annual, 2006 : chronology of events (1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006). Delhi: Kalpaz Publications. ISBN 81-7835-529-9. OCLC 476698479.
  5. ^ a b c d e "മുതിർന്ന സിപിഐ എം നേതാവ് കെ വരദരാജൻ അന്തരിച്ചു". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. ^ "All India Kisan Sabha General Secretary, K. Varadarajan addressing a public meeting in Hyderabad on... | The Hindu Images". thehinduimages.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. ^ "500 activists held at Kaverirajapuram". Deccan Herald. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2020.