Jyothikumar Chamakkala
Jyothikumar Chamakkala | |
|---|---|
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Office Bearer of KSU at St. John's College Anchal | |
| In office 1987–1989 | |
| Unit Chairman of KSU at M.G College | |
| In office 1989–1992 | |
| State General Secretary for Indian Youth Congress | |
| In office 2004–2007 | |
| District Congress Committe (DCC) General Secretary for Kollam | |
| In office 2007–2012 | |
| Syndicate Member of Kerala University | |
| In office 2011–2018 | |
| Secretary for Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) | |
| In office 2012–2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1972 Anchal Kollam, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Gayathri Nair |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents | G Bhaskara Kurup Saraswatiyamma |
| Alma mater | Mahatma Gandhi College Thiruvananthapuram, |
Jyothikumar Chamakkala is an Indian politician, belonging to the Indian National Congress and is currently the General Secretary of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).[1][2]. He is the former State General Secretary of Indian Youth Congress (Kerala), and has previously served as a Syndicate member of the Kerala University[3].
Personal Life[edit]
Jyothikumar Chamakkala was born on 3rd May 1972, to Smt Saraswatiyamma and Shri G BhaskaraKurup in the small town of Anchal, Kollam[4]. He is married to Gayathri Nair G and have two daughters[5]
Political Career[edit]
Jyothikumar Chamakkala started his political life from his early school days. In 1981, he joined Kerala Students Union(KSU). Soon after his completion of college, Jyothikumar became the General Secretary of Congress Block Committee in Anchal from 2002. From 2004 to 2007, he served as the State General Secretary of Youth Congress..He was the General Secretary of DCC for Kollam District from 2007 to 2012[6]. From 2012 to 2020, he served as the Secretary of KPCC and subsequently became KPCC General Secretary from 2020[7][8]. During his tenure as KPCC secretary, he simultaneously served as a senate member of Kerala University from 2010 and later elected as a syndicate member of Kerala University from 2011 till 2018[9]. In 2012, he was elected as convenor of recreational committee for Kerala University Platinum – Jubilee Year and additionally served as the convener of Syndicate’s Finance Committee from 2011 to 2014[10]
Jyothikumar Chamakkala has been an active spokesman[11][12][13][14] for Congress Party in Kerala through the years and is acclaimed for his superior debating prowess. His on-the-point debate strategy has forced his counterparts to retreat on many occasions in the prime-time[15][16] channel debates.
Controversy[edit]
- May 18, 2019: During a debate in Mathrubhumi News, a prominent Malayalam news channel, Jyothikumar Chamakkala criticised Narendra Modi citing anomalies on his educational qualifications which triggered a social media outrage[17]
- May 6, 2015: Kerala University syndicate decided to withdraw the affiliation of the BEd College run by Chamakkala trust on the basis of a report submitted by pro-vice chancellor Veeramanikandan that the trust did not have the required extent of land when the university gave Bachelor of Education(BEd) affiliation in 2005[18][19]
References[edit]
- ↑ "KPCC reconstituted with 12 vice presidents". The Hindu.
- ↑ "No working presidents, new list of KPCC office bearers announced". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ↑ "UDF gets brute majority in university Syndicate". The Hindu. 2015-02-06.
- ↑ "ജ്യോതികുമാർ ചാമക്കാല". www.oneindia.com (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 2021-03-20. Unknown parameter
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|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "12 VP's figure in pruned KPCC list". The New Indian Express. 2020-01-25.
- ↑ "Congress president restructures KPCC". OutlookIndia.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09. Unknown parameter
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|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Jyothikumar Chamakkala on kerala assembly election". Oneindia.com (in മലയാളം).
- ↑ "Jyothikumar Chamakkala against CM office in gold trafficking case". Asianetnews.com (in മലയാളം).
- ↑ "ബൂര്ഷ്വ രാജ്യകമ്പനിക്ക് പിണറായി സര്ക്കാര് മലയാളിയുടെ തലയെണ്ണി വിറ്റു-ജ്യോതികുമാര് ചാമക്കാല". Mathrubhumi.com (in മലയാളം).
- ↑ "Jyothikumar Chamakkala slams chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan". News18 (in മലയാളം).
- ↑ "സര്ക്കാര് വിലാസം കോടാലി നിര്മാണ ഫാക്ടറി, പി.കെ ശശി, ഉണ്ണിത്താന്... റഹീം - ചാമക്കാല വാക്പോര്". Mathrubhumi (in മലയാളം). 2020-02-21.
- ↑ "ഉത്തരവാദിത്വത്തില് നിന്ന് മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിക്ക് ഒഴിഞ്ഞുമാറാന് കഴിയില്ല,മറുപടി പറയണം: ചാമക്കാല". Mathrubhumi (in മലയാളം). 2020-07-07.
- ↑ "Congress leader's comment on Narendra Modi triggers social media outrage in Kerala". ibtimes.
- ↑ "Chamakkala trust's BEd college to lose affiliation with KU".
- ↑ "Kerala University VC asked to probe complaint against Syndicate member". The Hindu.
External links[edit]
- "Kerala University PVC's thesis highly plagiarized". Indiatimes.
- "Split in Kerala University over pro vice-chancellor appointment". DeccanChronicle.
- "Jyothikumar criticizes writers"
- "Jyothikumar Chamakkala slams K B Ganesh Kumar(MLA)"
- "Against state government over back door appointments"
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