Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy

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Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi
Abbreviation	JSS
President	A. V. Thamarakshan[1]
General Secretary	A. N. Rajan Babu[2]
Founder	K. R. Gouri Amma
Founded	20 March 1994 (30 years ago) (1994-03-20)
Split from	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Headquarters	Kerala State Committee Office, Iron Bridge P.O., Alleppey-688011, Kerala
Ideology	Communism Marxism[citation needed]
National affiliation	UDF(1994-2013, 2021-Present) LDF(2013-2021)[3]
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Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi ( translation: Association for Defence of Democracy) is a political party in the Indian state of Kerala. The party was formed in 1994 when the CPI(M) leader K.R. Gowri Amma was expelled from Communist Party of India (Marxist).^[4]

JSS Sathjith group is allianced with United Democratic Front in Kerala led by Indian National congress. JSS won four seats in the 2001 Legislative Assembly election in Kerala (the party had launched candidates in five constituencies). K.R. Gowri Amma, elected from the Aroor constituency, was the Minister for Agriculture in the A.K. Antony state government.