E.K. Nayanar
| E. K. Nayanar | |
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| ഇ കെ നായനാർ | |
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| Chief Minister of Kerala | |
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In office 20 May 1996 – 13 May 2001 |
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| Preceded by | A.K. Antony |
| Succeeded by | A.K. Antony |
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In office 26 March 1987 – 17 June 1991 |
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| Preceded by | K. Karunakaran |
| Succeeded by | K. Karunakaran |
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In office 25 January 1980 – 20 October 1981 |
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| Preceded by | President's Rule |
| Succeeded by | K. Karunakaran |
| Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Kerala State Committee | |
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In office 1992-1996 |
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| Preceded by | V.S. Achuthanandan |
| Succeeded by | Chadayan Govindan |
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In office 1972-1980 |
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| Preceded by | C.H. Kanaran |
| Succeeded by | V.S. Achuthanandan |
| Member of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
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In office 1992–2004 |
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| Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
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In office 1964–2004 |
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| Secretary of the Communist Party of India Kozhikode District Committee | |
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In office 1956–1964 |
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| Personal details | |
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9 December 1919 Kalliasseri, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 19 May 2004 (aged 85) |
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Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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| Spouse(s) | K. P. Sarada |
| Children | 2 sons and 2 daughters |
| Parents | M. Govindan Nambiar, E. Narayani Amma |
| Residence | Kalliasseri |
| Religion | Atheism |
| As of 2 November, 2007 Source: Government of Kerala |
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Erambala Krishnan Nayanar (Malayalam: ഏറമ്പാല കൃഷ്ണന് നായനാര്; 9 December 1919 – 19 May 2004) was a prominent Indian political leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He held the post of Chief Minister of Kerala three times - during 1980–81, 1987–91 and 1996–2001.
He holds the honour of having been the longest-serving Chief Minister of Kerala, having been in office for a total of 4000 days, spanning 11 years. He was a member of the Politburo of CPI(M).
E K Nayanar was born on 9 December 1919 in Kalliasseri. Despite his father, Govindan Nambiar, being a believer in the feudalism, Nayanar took to the national movement of the time at a very young age under the influence of his cousin, K.P.R. Gopalan. Nayanar was influenced by the events following the admission of a Dalit girl to local school under the leadership of K.P.R. Gopalan. Nayanar was a participant in student movements in the Malabar region as a part of Balasangham and consequently dropped out of school. He also faced severe opposition from his father. He was drawn towards the socialist ideology guided by leaders like P. Krishna Pillai. Nayanar famously helped in the establishment of a library and named it Shri Harshan Library, after Harshan, a member of the oppressed caste who was tortured to death at the Kannur Central Jail for his participation in the national movement.
Nayanar joined Communist Party of India in 1939. As a youth leader, Nayanar organized several movements. He led the forty-six-day-long Aaron Mill workers' protest against dismissal of thirty workers by the mill management in 1940. He was jailed for six months as a consequence. Nayanar was one of the organizers of Morazha rally on 15 September 1940 in protest of rising prices. Two policemen were killed in the rally and Nayanar went into hiding for six years without knowing that he was not one of the accused. He also organized peasant uprisings in Kayyur. A policeman was stoned by protesters and subsequently died in Kayyur. Communist leaders were actively pursued by police following the incident, forcing Nayanar to go into hiding in forest areas in Eleri. Later on, as Chief Minister, he set up a Government College in the area in 1981. The college was renamed to E.K.Nayanar Memorial Government college. While in hiding in Travancore, he worked as a journalist for Kerala Kaumudi.
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