Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
Indian politician and newspaper editor (1953–2022)
Kodiyeri Balakrishnan
Kodiyeri Balakrishnan (16 November 1953 – 1 October 2022) was an Indian politician of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was the secretary of the CPI(M) Kerala State Committee from 2015 to 2022. He stepped down from the position of state secretary due to his failing health. He was the chief editor of the Malayalam newspaper Deshabhimani, the organ of the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M). Balakrishnan was the deputy leader of the opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006 and again from 2011 to 2016, and also served as the state minister of home affairs and tourism from 2006 to 2011 under the Achuthanandan ministry. He represented Thalassery Assembly constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1991 and again from 2001 to 2016.
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