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Born | Kunnamkulam, Thrissur | 22 April 1957
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Communist Marxist Party |
Parent | C.I. Poulose & Rosa |
Occupation | Politician & Social Worker |
C. P. John (born 22 April 1957) is an Indian politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Marxist Party.[1][2][3][4][5] He is the National executive member of Hind Mazdoor Sabha.[6] He was the Vice President of Students' Federation of India (SFI) Central committee during 1978 and the youngest President of Kerala State committee of SFI.[7] He served two terms as a member of Kerala State Planning Board.[8][9]
John is a prominent leader of the United Democratic Front, and acts as spokesperson on behalf of the UDF.[10][11] He was one of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leadership that sided with M.V. Raghavan when the latter broke with CPI(M) in 1986 and founded the Communist Marxist Party.[12] When M.V. Raghavan died in 2014, the party had split and with the C.P. John-led faction staying with UDF.[13][14] In 2016 C.P. John was elected general secretary of the Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists.[15]
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