J. Chitharanjan was an India

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n labor leader, politician, a leader of the Communist Party of India

Communist Party of India

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. He was the president of CPI

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's Trade Union wing AITUC, a Minister in the state and was a member of the Rajya Sabha

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Chitharanjan was elected to Kerala Assembly in 1977, 1980 and 1987 from his home district of Kollam

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His parents were Janardhanan Asan and Meenakshi Amma. His electoral life started with a contest with his uncle Divakarappanikker who was an important Congress leader.