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Kummanam Rajasekharan
18th Governor of Mizoram
In office
29 May 2018 – 08 March 2019
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byNirbhay Sharma
Succeeded byJagdish Mukhi
President of Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
2015–2018
Preceded byV. Muraleedharan
Succeeded byP. S. Sreedharan Pillai
Personal details
Born (1952-12-23) 23 December 1952 (age 71)
Kummanam, Travancore-Cochin, India
OccupationPolitician, social worker
Websitekummanamrajasekharan.in

Kummanam Rajasekharan (born 23 December 1952) is an Indian politician and former Governor of Mizoram. He began his political career as an activist of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Sangh Parivar in the state of Kerala in 1970. From 2015 to 2018, he was the state president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kerala.

In 1987, he resigned from government service and became a full-time Sangh Parivar worker, while being instrumental in spearheading Kerala's Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), Kshetra Samrakshana Samiti, Balasadanams, and Ekal Vidyalayas. Rajaseharan has been the secretary of Hindu Aikya Vedi,[1] Sabarimala Ayyappa Sewa Samajam, General-Secretary and Chairman of Janmabhumi.

In 2019, he was conferred with a Doctor of Letters degree by the Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabrmal Tibrewala University for honouring his contributions to the field of social work.[2][3]

Early life

Rajasekharan was born on 23 December 1952 to advocate V. K. Ramakrishna Pillai and P. Parukkutty Amma in Kummanam village of Kottayam district in Travancore-Cochin (present-day Kerala), India. He completed his school education from Government Upper Primary School in Kummanam and N.S.S. High School in Kottayam. He completed pre-degree education from Baselius College, Kottayam and later joined CMS College Kottayam and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in botany. He then took a postgraduate diploma in journalism and began a career in journalism as sub-editor in various newspapers.[4][5][6][7]

Professional career

In 1974, Rajasekharan joined Deepika news-daily as sub-editor, embarking a career in journalism. He later worked in different new-dailies such as Rastravaartha, Keraladesam, Kerala Bhooshanam, and Kerala Dwani. In 1976, he took a break from journalism and joined Food Corporation of India (FCI) as a government servant. In 1979, he became Kottayam district Secretary of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and later became its state Joint Secretary in 1981. He resigned the job from FCI in 1987 and became a pracharak (full-time worker) in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).[6][8][9]

In 1983, He participated in the movement against 'Nilakkal land encroachment' and worked for 'Paliyam declaration' pronounced by prominent Hindu religious scholars.[10] In 2012, he participated in the agitation against KGS Aranmula International Airport. He was the Chief Patron of Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council which protested against this airport.[11]

Ideology and public roles

Kummana Rajasekharan with Venkaiah Naidu
Kummanam Rajasekharan with Rajnath Singh

He came into contact with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh during his student days. In 1979, he became the district-secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and later was associated with many Hindu organisations in Kerala in various capacities.[12][13]

  • In 1981, became State Joint-Secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
  • In 1983, was appointed as General-Convener of Nilakkal Action Council and lead the mass agitation against the encroachment in Nilakkal.[10]
  • In 1985, became General-Secretary of Hindu Munnani (Hindu Front)
  • In 1987, he contested from Thiruvananthapuram constituency as Hindu Munnani candidate.
  • In 1988, he was appointed General-Secretary of Guruvayoor Temple Action Council and led agitation to take out Jacob Thampi from managing committee of Guruvayoor Temple.
  • In 1989, was appointed Editor of Janmabhumi daily, Kochi.
  • In 1992, was designated General-Convenor of Hindu Aikya Vedi.
  • In 1996, was appointed Organising-Secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad
  • In 1998, was appointed General-Convener of Sivagiri Samara Sahaya Samithi to assist the agitations led by Swami Prakashananda protesting against his removal from presidency of Sivagiri Madom.
  • In 2003, lead a mass agitation against the Marad massacre.
  • In 2007, was designated as Managing Director of Janmabhumi daily.
  • In 2009, was selected as General-Secretary of Sabarimala Ayyappa Sewa Samajam.[14]
  • In 2010, was appointed General-Secretary of Hindu Aikya Vedi.
  • In 2011, was appointed as Chairman, Janamabhumi daily.[15]
  • In 2012, was appointed as Chief Patron (Mukhya Rakshadhikari) of Aranmula Heritage Village Action Council.
  • In 2015, was appointed as President, BJP Kerala State Unit from 18 December.
  • In 2018, was appointed as the Governor of Mizoram on May 25.[16] He resigned from the post on 8 March 2019.[17]
  • In 2019, contested Lok Sabha elections 2019 from Thiruvananthapuram constituency against former Union minister Shashi Tharoor and former state minister C. Divakaran.[18] Tharoor emerged the winner with a margin of 99989 votes and Kummanam became second.[19]

Marad massacre

On the evening of 2 May 2003, a group of fishermen were attacked by a mob armed with swords and deadly weapons with the help of local political support. Nine people were killed in that attack. Many were seriously wounded.[20] Mass protests were carried out by various Hindu organisations under the banner of the Hindu Aikya Vedi, against the violence. Kerala government decided to announce compensation for victims' families and ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident. As the General-Secretary of Hindu Aikya Vedi, RSS, Kummanam Rajasekharan helped the victims of the massacre.[21]

References

  1. ^ Ananthakrishnan, G. (26 October 2010). "Sabarimala a cash cow, but Kerala won't allow its symbols". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. ^ Rajasekharan, Kummanam (26 February 2019). "The degree of D. Litt in the field of social work". Twitter. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Doctorate for Kummanam Rajasekharan". Kerala Kaumudi. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Kummanam Rajasekharan's mother passed away". Haindava Keralam. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ^ ഡി., ബിനു (19 December 2015). "ബി.ജെ.പിയുടെ കടിഞ്ഞാൺ കുമ്മനത്തിന്‍റെ കൈകളിൽ". Madhyamam Daily. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Kummanam Rajasekharan is BJP Kerala state president". Deccan Chronicle. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Kummanam Rajasekharan". Governor of  Mizoram. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |publisher= at position 14 (help)
  8. ^ "About | Kummanam Rajasekharan". www.kummanamrajasekharan.in. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ^ Philip, Shaju (19 December 2015). "Stirs to protect temples powered Rajasekharan's rise". The Indian Express. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  10. ^ a b http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19981220/35450384.html
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "Kummanam Rajasekharan". Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  13. ^ "India News, Latest Sports, Bollywood, World, Business & Politics News – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Sabarimala – Saranashramam". Sabarimala. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  15. ^ ജന്മഭൂമി. "About Janmabhumi Daily". ജന്മഭൂമി. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  16. ^ "President Kovind appoints Odisha, Mizoram Governors". ANI News. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Ex-Kerala BJP Chief Rajasekharan Resigns as Mizoram Governor, Fuels Buzz of Poll Fight vs Shashi Tharoo". news18. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  18. ^ www.thenewsminute.com https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kummanam-rajasekharan-resigns-mizoram-governor-contest-bjp-tpuram-97954. Retrieved 26 May 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ^ "Election Results 2019: Shashi Tharoor Wins From Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram". HuffPost India. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Marad Massacre Investigation Report". New Indian Express.
  21. ^ "The Hindu : Kerala News : Marad case: Kummanam refutes Antony's statement". Retrieved 21 December 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Lt General (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma
 Governor of Mizoram
29 May 2018 - 8 March 2019 		Succeeded by
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