Mullappally Ramachandran

For Tamil Nadu Politician (MLA with DMK), see M. Ramachandran.

In this Malayali name, the surname is Mullappally.

• Government Law College, Kozhikode
  (Bachelor of Laws)
• Kerala University
  (Master of Arts)

Mullappally Ramachandran
President, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
In office 19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) –16 June 2021 (2021-06-16)
Website	mullappallyramachandran.com

Mullappally Ramachandran (born 7 November 1944) is an Indian politician and former president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). He is a member of the Indian National Congress, and the son of Congress leader Mullappally Gopalan.

Mullappally Ramachandran has returned five times consecutively to the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Lok Sabha from Kannur constituency, a strong fortress of rival party CPI(M). From 2009 to 2019, he was the Member of Parliament for Vatakara constituency. In the 15th Lok Sabha, he was Minister of State for Home Affairs, Govt. of India. ^[1]

Early Life

He was born on 7 November 1944 in Chombala village in Vadakara taluk of Kozhikode district into a prominent Thiyya ^[2] family, the son of Mullappally Gopalan, a freedom fighter, and Paru Amma. His educational qualification is M.A.L.L.B. After primary education, he obtained a degree in history from Madappally Government College and a law degree from Government Law College, and a post-graduate degree in history from Kerala University. ^[3]

Positions held

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• 1969-70: Chairman, Congress Forum for Socialist Action
• 1970-71: President, Youth Congress, Calicut district
• 1977-82: President, Kerala Pradesh Youth Congress
• 1984-89: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
• 1984-: General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee
• 1987-88: Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
• 1987-89: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
• 1987-90 :Member, Rules Committee
• 1988-95: Joint-Secretary, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)]
• 1990-91: Member, Committee on Estimates
• Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce; and Ministry of Tourism
• 1991-93: Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Cooperation
• 1993-96: Member, Committee on Industry
• Member, Central Advisory Committee on Light Houses
• Member, Select Committee on Transplantation of Human Organs Bill, 1993
• Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
• 1996-97: Member, Committee on Commerce
• Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances Of Members of Parliament
• Member, Sub-Committee on Agricultural Exports
• Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
• 1998-99: Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Convenor of its Sub-Committee-I on Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment; and Sub-Committee on Action Taken
• Member, Committee to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertakings
• Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
• Member, Railway Convention Committee
• Member, South Zone Railway Advisory Committee
• 2000: General Secretary, KPCC
• 2005: Vice President, KPCC
• 2009-2014: Minister of State (Home)
• 2015: Chairman, Indian National Congress Central Election Authority
• 2018-2021: President, KPCC

Preceded by P. Satheedevi

Member of Parliament from Vatakara 2009 – 2019

Succeeded by K. Muraleedharan

Controversy

In June 2020, he made some controversial comments against the health minister K.K Shailaja, calling her Covid Rani (Covid Queen). ^[4] In November 2020, he entered into controversy again as he stated "women with self respect will die if she is raped, or else try not to be sexually assaulted again". ^[5] Later, he claimed that his remarks on rape survivors are being 'portrayed as anti-women by others. ^[6]

References

1. "Member of Parliament (16th Lok Sabha) Mullappally Ramachandran". Member of Parliament (16th Lok Sabha) Mullappally Ramachandran. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
2. https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/states/kerala/2018/May/19/will-congress-high-command-disturb-the-fine-balance-of-religion-and-caste-1816531.html
3. http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3085&lastls=16
4. "Mullappally defends himself, but Chennithala asks him to stop tirade". The New Indian Express. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
5. "'Woman with self-respect will die if raped': Congress leader Mullappally at it again". The News Minute. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
6. P. S. Gopikrishnan Unnithan (1 November 2020). "Shocker: Self-respecting women will die if raped, says Kerala Congress chief, later clarifies". India Today. Retrieved 10 March 2021.