V. T. Balram

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V. T. Balram
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Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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2011 (2011)–2021 (2021)
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V. T. Balram (born 21 May 1978) is an Indian politician from Kerala and a member of the INC and vice-president of KPCC. He was a member of the KLA representing Thrithala constituency for two consecutive terms. Later he was defeated by M. B. Rajesh of CPIM by a vote margin of 3173. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Balram was born to K. Sreenarayanan and V. T. Saraswathy on 21 May 1978, in Othalur near Thrithala in Palakkad district, Kerala. He did his schooling from JNV Palakkad and JNV Jhalawar.

He was University Union Councillor, Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur (1997) and Government Engineering College, Thrissur (2002); Senate Member, University of Calicut (1999–2000 and 2006–07); Editor, KSU State Kalasala (2007-08); State Secretary, IYC (2009-10); State General Secretary, Indian Youth Congress (2010–13). [3]

He was elected a second time to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election from the once communist bastion, Thrithala, at a time when his front, the UDF, managed to win only 47 seats out of the total 140. In 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Balram lost the election to Former Lok Sabha Member of Palakkad M. B. Rajesh.

Cultural and political image

In 2016, he supported Amnesty International in the controversy against Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. [4] He has admitted his son to a government school and declared that he does not want to raise him in any religion or caste. [5] [6] He is noted for his strong opposition to Hindutva and economic reservation for forward castes implemented by the LDF Government of Kerala. [7] A vegetarian for 19 years, he protested against the beef ban in India by eating beef with his friends and shared the video on social media. [8]

He was mocked by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) sympathizers for taking a photograph with transgender activist Sheethal Shyam during a pride parade, for which then Lok Sabha Member M. B. Rajesh tendered an unconditional apology. [9]

In January 2018, he faced an attack for his unsavory comments in social media on the late communist leader A. K. Gopalan, accusing him of child abuse for falling in love with a 14-year-old girl. [10] [11]

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  2. ↑ "UDF's Balram, who breached Left stronghold in Thrithala, confident of another victory". The News Minute. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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  4. ↑ Aravind (16 August 2016). "Anti National slogans at Amnesty international meet". Bangalore Wishesh. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Chauhan, Chanchal (2 June 2017). "Kerala leaders VT Balram, MB Rajesh leave column blank in school forms, say their children have no default religion". India.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "My children have no default religion: 2 Kerala leaders refuse to fill in column in school form". The News Minute. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Not economic reservation but savarna reservation: Congress MLA V T Balram". Madhyamam.
  8. ↑ "Vegetarian for 19 years, Kerala Congress MLA VT Balram eats beef to lodge protest". India Today. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Party cadres mock transgender activist, CPI(M) MP apologises". The News Minute.
  10. ↑ "CPI(M) workers hurl rotten eggs at Kerala Congress MLA V.T. Balram". The Hindu. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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