The politics of family affairs in the Kerala Cabinet
The recent Kerala Cabinet features several members with strong political family ties. Notable figures include K. Muraleedharan, son of a former Chief Minister, and Shibu Baby John, son of a prominent RSP leader. This trend of familial political legacy is common in Indian politics and is evident in the current Cabinet composition.
- ▪K. Muraleedharan is the son of the late K. Karunakaran, a former Chief Minister of Kerala.
- ▪Shibu Baby John represents the RSP and is the son of the late RSP leader Baby John.
- ▪Anoop Jacob is the son of former Minister T.M. Jacob and represents the Kerala Congress in the Cabinet.
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Politics being family affairs has become so common in India that it rarely raises eyebrows these days. Several members of the V.D. Satheesan Cabinet which took charge on Monday also come with strong family legacies in Kerala politics.Congress Minister K. Muraleedharan is the son of the late K. Karunakaran, the Congress veteran who was Chief Minister of Kerala on four occasions. Mr. Muraleedharan is a former president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). Although he was appointed Power Minister in the A.K. Antony Ministry in 2004 despite not being an MLA, he had to resign when he lost the by-election from Wadakancherry. His sister Padmaja Venugopal had made news when she left the Congress to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Shibu Baby John.
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