About Azhikodan Raghavan
Lived 1919 – 1972 (aged 53). Azhikodan Raghavan was an Indian politician.
Azhikodan Raghavan was a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)).
Personal life He was born on 1 July 1919, in South Bazar, Kannur.
Political life In 1940, he was groomed into a true communist by comrades P. Krishna Pillai and N. C. Shekhar. He was chosen to be the secretary of the Kannur town branch committee in 1946. In June 1951, he was chosen to be the member of the Malabar Committee of the Communist party and re-elected to the post.
Death Com. Azhikodan was stabbed to death in 1972.
He was cremated in the public graveyard of Payyambalam beach, Kannur district, Kerala, where a column has been erected in his memory.
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Who was Azhikodan Raghavan?
politician (1919-1972)
When was Azhikodan Raghavan born?
Azhikodan Raghavan was born on 1 July 1919 in Kannur.
When did Azhikodan Raghavan die?
Azhikodan Raghavan died on 23 September 1972.
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Azhikodan Raghavan was a politician.
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Azhikodan Raghavan was Indian.
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