V. T. Balram
| V. T. Balram | |
|---|---|
| വി.ടി. ബൽറാം | |
| Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly for Thrithala | |
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Assumed office 01 June 2011 | |
| Constituency | Thrithala |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 May 1978 Thrithala, Palakkad District, Kerala |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Anupama Balram |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur Government Engineering College, Thrissur Dept. Of Commerce & Management Studies, University of Calicut Government Law College, Thrissur |
| Religion | Agnostic[1] |
| Website |
vtbalram |
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As of April 9, 2014 Source: | |
VT Balram (Malayalam: വി.ടി. ബൽറാം) (born May 21, 1978) is an Indian politician and is the current MLA of Thrithala Constituency since May 2011.[2] [3]
Early life and education
V.T.Balram was born to K sree narayanan and V.T.Saraswathy on May 21, 1978, in Othalur near Thrithala in Palakkad District, Kerala. He was University Union Councillor, Sreekrishna College, Guruvayoor (1997) and Government Engineering College, Thrissur (2001); Senate Member, University of Calicut (1999–2000 and 2006–2007); Editor, KSU State Kalasala (2007–2008); State Secretary, Youth Congress (2009–2010); State General Secretary, Youth Congress (2010-2013). He is one of the few young Keralite Congress (I) leaders who oppose Hindutva and Communist ideologies strongly. He once stated on Facebook that he only endorses the post emergency politics of Indira Gandhi, not her pre-emergency stance. He was elected a second time to the Legislative Assembly in 2016 May elections from the once communist bastion, Thrithala, at a time when his front, the UDF, managed to win only 47 seats out of the total 140.
Amnesty International
In 2016, he supported Amnesty international in the controversy against ABVP.[4]
References
- ↑ "http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article427885.ece?service=print/publisher=new indian express". External link in
|title=(help); - ↑ "VT Balram MLA".
- ↑ http://abbasiyatoday.com/videos/v-t-balram.html
- ↑ http://www.bangalorewishesh.com/378-news-headlines/41220-anti-national-slogans-at-amnesty-international-meet.html