Mullappally Ramachandran

Mullappally Ramachandran
Mullappally Ramachandran
President, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 19 September 2018
Preceded by	M. M. Hassan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 2009 – 2019
Preceded by	P. Satheedevi
Succeeded by	K. Muraleedharan
Constituency	Vatakara
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 1984 – 1999
Preceded by	K. Kunhambu
Succeeded by	A. P. Abdullakutty
Constituency	Kannur
Personal details
Born	7 November 1944; Kozhikode, Madras Presidency, British India; (present day Kerala, India)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Usha Ramachandran
Alma mater	Government Law College, Kozhikode; (Bachelor of Laws); Kerala University; (Master of Arts);
Website	mullappallyramachandran.com

Mullappally Ramachandran (born 7 November 1944) is an Indian politician and 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]

Positions held

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: President, KPCC

Preceded by P. Satheedevi	Member of Parliament from Vatakara 2009 – 2019	Succeeded by K. Muraleedharan

Controversy

Misogynist remarks

Mullappally Ramachandran during a protest rally against the LDF Government in Kerala said, "Any woman with self-respect would end her life if raped or prevent being raped again". His remarks were aimed at a woman involved in the solar scandal who recently accused an Indian National Congress leader of rape.[2][3][4] [5]

His remarks were criticised by several political leaders and activists. K. K. Shailaja, Kerala cabinet minister, called his statements ‘dangerous’ and ‘inappropriate’. He had referred to Kerala's Minister for Health and Family Welfare, K. K. Shailaja as 'COVID Rani' (COVID Queen) and 'Nipah Rajkumari' (Nipah Princess).[6]

References

External links

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[1] "Member of Parliament (16th Lok Sabha) Mullappally Ramachandran". Member of Parliament (16th Lok Sabha) Mullappally Ramachandran. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

[2] ttps://www.livemint.com/politics/news/-a-woman-with-self-respect-would-end-her-life-if-raped-says-kerala-congress-chief-11604245257833.html

[3] ttps://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala/kerala-congress-rape-mullappally-ramachandran-misogynist-remarks-solar-scandal-6912538/

[4] ttps://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/misogynist-comment-lands-mullappally-in-trouble/article32998347.ece

[5] ttps://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/rape-victim-with-self-esteem-will-die-kerala-state-congress-president-mullappally-ramachandran-sparks-a-row/articleshow/78982121.cms

[6] ttps://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-cm-hits-out-at-state-cong-chief-over-covid-queen-remark-6468681/

Members of the 16th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 2014	K. C. Venugopal P. K. Biju A. Sampath Innocent K. V. Thomas Joice George P. K. Sreemathy P. Karunakaran N. K. Premachandran Jose K. Mani M. K. Raghavan E. Ahamed Kodikunnil Suresh M. B. Rajesh Anto Antony E. T. Mohammed Basheer Shashi Tharoor C. N. Jayadevan Mullappally Ramachandran M. I. Shanavas
Bye-elections 2017	PK Kunhalikutty Pre-bye poll: E. Ahamed - death
15th LS members 17th LS members Members of the 16th Lok Sabha from States AP BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH OR PB RJ TN TG UP UT WB Northeastern states AR AS MN ML MZ NL SK TR Union territories AN CH DD JK LA LD DL PY

Members of the 15th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 2009	P. Karunakaran K. Sudhakaran Mullappally Ramachandran M. I. Shanavas M. K. Raghavan E. Ahammed E. T. Muhammed Basheer M. B. Rajesh P. K. Biju P. C. Chacko K. P. Dhanapalan K. V. Thomas P. T. Thomas Jose K Mani K. C. Venugopal Kodikunnil Suresh Anto Antony N. Peethambara Kurup A. Sampath Shashi Tharoor
14th LS members 16th LS members Members of the 15th Lok Sabha from States AP BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH OR PB RJ TN TG UP UT WB Northeastern states AR AS MN ML MZ NL SK TR Union territories AN CH DD JK LA LD DL PY

Members of the 12th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 1998	T. Govindan Mullappally Ramachandran A. K. Premajam P. Sankaran E. Ahamed G. M. Banatwala N. N. Krishnadas S. Ajaya Kumar V. V. Raghavan A. C. Jose George Eden P. C. Thomas K. Suresh Kurup P. C. Chacko V. M. Sudheeran P. J. Kurien Chengara Surendran N. K. Premachandran Varkala Radhakrishnan K. Karunakaran
11th LS members 13th LS members Members of the 12th Lok Sabha from States AP BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH OR PB RJ TN TG UP UT WB Northeastern states AR AS MN ML MZ NL SK TR Union territories AN CH DD JK LA LD DL PY

Members of the 11th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 1996	T. Govindan Mullappally Ramachandran O. Bharathan M. P. Veerendra Kumar E. Ahamed G. M. Banatwala N. N. Krishnadas S. Ajaya Kumar V. V. Raghavan P. C. Chacko Xavier Arackal P. C. Thomas Ramesh Chennithala A. C. Jose V. M. Sudheeran P. J. Kurien Kodikunnil Suresh N. K. Premachandran A. Sampath K. V. Surendranath
10th LS members 12th LS members Members of the 11th Lok Sabha from States AP BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH OR PB RJ TN TG UP UT WB Northeastern states AR AS MN ML MZ NL SK TR Union territories AN CH DD JK LA LD DL PY

Members of the 10th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 1991	Ramanna Rai Mullappally Ramachandran K. P. Unnikrishnan K. Muraleedharan E. Ahamed Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait V. S. Vijayaraghavan K. R. Narayanan P. C. Chacko Savithri Lakshmanan K. V. Thomas P. C. Thomas Ramesh Chennithala K. M. Mathew T. J. Anjalose P. J. Kurien Kodikunnil Suresh S. Krishna Kumar Susheela Gopalan A. Charles
9th LS members 11th LS members Members of the 10th Lok Sabha from States AP BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH OR PB RJ TN TG UP UT WB Northeastern states AR AS MN ML MZ NL SK TR Union territories AN CH DD JK LA LD DL PY