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20 unusual facts about Communist Party of India


Accamma Cherian

Accamma, along with her sister Rosamma Punnose (also a freedom fighter, M.L.A., and a C.P.I. leader from 1948), was arrested and jailed on 24 December 1939.

Daniel Selvaraj

He published his first short story in Janasakthidaily's weekly magazine, the official magazine of Communist Party of India (CPI).

Dhanushkodi Ramasamy

In 1990, the Communist Party of India's (CPI) publishing arm - New century Book house - awarded him the best Tamil short story writer award.

Esplanade, Kolkata

The growing influence of the Left, particularly the Communist Party of India in organising urban protest was strongly felt from around 1957.

G. Palanisamy

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Tiruthuraipundi constituency in 1989, 1991, 1996 and 2001 elections.

K. Thangamani

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Manamadurai constituency in 1996 election.

Kiranmoy Nanda

Kiranmoy Nanda began his political activism in the All India Students Federation (the student wing of the Communist Party of India).

Koodali

Among the members of the family are KT Kunhikammaran Nambiar, a member of the Madras Legislative Council and KT Kunhiraman Nambiar, volunteer of Indian National Congress and participant in Salt Satyagraha in Malabar, and later president of Kerala's Pradesh Congress Committee, and member of the undivided Communist Party of India.

L. Ayyalusamy

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Kovilpatti constituency in 1996 election.

Mukhamukham

But he makes an unexpected comeback almost 10 years later, after the first communist ministry gained and lost power in Kerala and after the Communist Party of India has split.

N. K. Palanisamy

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Perundurai constituency in 1957, and 1971 elections.

N. Marudachalam

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate from Perur constituency in 1967 election and as a Communist Party of India in 1971 election.

Nallakannu

R.Nallakannu is an Indian politician and also Senior Communist Party of India (CPI) leader.

S. Rajasekaran

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Alangudi constituency in 2006 election.

S. Rajendran

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Kovilpatti constituency in 2001 election.

Shaukat Kaifi

She is an integral part of the Indian People's Theatre Association, and member of the Communist Party of India.

T. S. Arthanari

He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly as a Communist Party of India candidate from Tiruchengode constituency in 1952 election.

Thoppil Bhasi

Once a staunch supporter and activist of the Indian Congress party, Thoppil Bhasi soon distanced himself from the same on matters of principles and found his direction in the neo movement of Communism via the Communist Party of India.

V. R. Krishna Iyer

Justice Krishna Iyer was Home Minister and minister for law, power, prisons, irrigation and social welfare in the Government of the State of Kerala following the victory of the Communist Party of India under E. M. S. Namboodiripad in the 1957 elections.

Valambal

She was also partly responsible for the impressive performance of the Communist Party of India in the Thanjavur region.


Communalism Combat

In a 1999 interview, Javed Anand said that before the 1999 Lok Sabha elections Communalism Combat requested and received funds from the Congress Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India and ten individuals to run advertisements attacking the Sangh Parivar and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Communist Ghadar Party of India

The party opposed the policies of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) at the time, which according to CGPI had both adopted a policy of parliamentarianism and support for the Soviet Union and the Naxalbari were fragmented.

Controversies surrounding the Indian National Army

Other political forces, including the communist party and its members viewed the INA as fascist-collaborators, and was instrumental in helping the British Indian police and security forces track down INA agents landed in India by submarine or Parachute during the war.

E. V. K. Sampath

Moreover, Annadurai was politically inclined towards Rajagopalachari’s Swatantra Party, whereas Sampath was keen to ally with the Communist Party of India.

Indian Union Muslim League

In 1969 the party left the CPI(M)-led government and participated in the formation of a new government, led by Communist Party of India leader Achutha Menon as Chief Minister, together with CPI, RSP, KSP and Kerala Congress.

Madras State Legislative Assembly election, 1962

It won three city elections of the five largest cities, Madras, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Coimbatore in Madras state in alliance with the Communist Party of India in 1959 capitalising on its powerful urban base.

Parvathi Krishnan

Parvathi contested for the Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat as a Communist Party of India candidate in the 1952 by-election (caused by the death of T. A. Ramalingam Chettiar).

Red Terror

The Nandigram violence in Nandigram, West Bengal in November 2007 was called "Red Terror" by critics of the actions by the local administration alluding at the Communist Party of India ruling in West Bengal.

Vinod Mishra

Guests at the funeral included former Union Minister Chaturanan Mishra (of the Communist Party of India) and the Nepalese communist leader Madhav Kumar Nepal.