About R.C.Unnithan
Lived 1936 – 2015 (aged 79). R.C.Unnithan was an Indian activist and trade unionist.
Ramachandran Unnithan; born 21 January 1936), popularly known as R. C. Unnithan or simply R.C., was a Malayalam political activist and trade union leader. he was one of the early leaders of the Communist Party of India in the southern districts and eastern plantations of Kerala, India.
He contested on CPI(M) party tickets for the state legislative election in 1965 from Adoor constituency and from the nearby Konni constituency in 1970 and 1977. He was a political prisoner at the state prison along with several leading opposition leaders who were imprisoned in Kerala and elsewhere all across India during the Emergency regime when fundamental democratic rights were curtailed for twenty-one months between 1975 and 1977.
He published several books and articles. Notable among them was a personal/political diary penned while being imprisoned during emergency years.
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Who was R.C.Unnithan?
Indian Malayalam politician
When was R.C.Unnithan born?
R.C.Unnithan was born on 21 January 1936 in Adoor.
When did R.C.Unnithan die?
R.C.Unnithan died on 25 August 2015 in India, Kerala.
What was R.C.Unnithan's occupation?
R.C.Unnithan was an activist and trade unionist.
What nationality was R.C.Unnithan?
R.C.Unnithan was Indian.
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