A. K. Saseendran

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A.K.Saseendran
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Minister for Forests, Wild Life Protection Government of Kerala
Assumed office
20 May 2021
Residence(s) Chovva, Kannur

A. K. Saseendran (born 29 January 1946) is an Indian politician who has served as the Minister for Forests and Wildlife Protection of Kerala since 2021. [1] He previously served as the Minister for Transport of Kerala from 2018 to 2021 and from 2016 to 2017. He is a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Elathur since 2011. He previously represented Peringalam from 1980 to 1982, Edakkad from 1982 to 1987 and Balussery from 2006 to 2011 in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Nationalist Congress Party.

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Personal life

He is the son of K. Kunhambu and M. K. Janaki. He was born in Kannur on 29 January 1946. He is married to Anitha Krishnan N T and has one son Varun Saseendran. He resides at Mele Chovva, Kannur.

Hobbies : Reading and Travelling

Recreation : Watching Football [2]

Political life

One among the senior leaders in Kerala politics. A native of Elayavoor in Kannur, Saseendran started his political career through KSU in 1962. After holding various party posts, he joined Congress (S) in 1978. Later he joined NCP and currently he is a member of national working committee since 2006. He was elected to the Assembly in 1980 from Peringalam, 1982 from Edakkad, 2006 from Balussery and three times consecutively from Elathur during 2011,2016 and 2021 elections.

Positions held

Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
YearConstituencyClosest RivalMajority

(Votes)

Won/Lost
1980PeringalamK. C. Marar (JNP)5890Won [4]
1982EdakkadK. Sudhakaran (Janata-G)7543Won [5]
1987CannanoreP. Bhaskaran (INC)8048Lost [6]
1991CannanoreN. Ramakrishnan (INC)14805Lost [7]
2006BalusseriK Balakrishnan Kidavu(INC)14160Won [8]
2011ElathurShaik P Harriz (SJD)14654Won [9]
2016ElathurKishen Chand (JD(U))29057Won [10]
2021ElathurSulphikar Mayoori (IND)38502Won [11]
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In office
Shri. A K Saseendran swearing-in as Minister of Forests, Wild Life protection. AKSaseendran.jpg
Shri. A K Saseendran swearing-in as Minister of Forests, Wild Life protection.

Controversy

On 26 March 2017, Saseendran resigned as minister after a newly launched malayalam television channel, Mangalam TV, aired a telephonic audio clip in which he is allegedly heard speaking in a sexually explicit way to a person, whom the channel claimed was a housewife. [12] [13] [14]

Later, the channel CEO apologised and admitted that it was a sting operation done using a woman journalist of the channel [15] after having denied it earlier. [16]

On April 4, the CEO and four mediapersons of the channel were arrested by the police for airing “obscene conversation” and criminal conspiracy. [17] [18]

Later, Saseendran was acquitted in the case after the complainant, who had earlier alleged sexual harassment turned hostile in court and he returned as minister. [19] [20] Saseendran was the second Minister to resign from the first Pinarayi Vijayan ministry. [21]

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