About Vayalar Ravi
Born 1937. Vayalar Ravi is an Indian politician.
Vayalar Ravi (born 4 June 1937 ) is an Indian politician, who served as the Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs from 2006 to 2014. He is a former member of the Rajya Sabha.
Political life Ravi was born in Vayalar, Cherthala, in the present-day Alappuzha District of Kerala. He was the first General Secretary of the Kerala Students Union (KSU), the students' wing of Indian National Congress in Kerala. Ravi was elected to the 5th Lok Sabha in 1971
In February 2010, Vayalar Ravi along with Indian Ambassador Shamma Jain were injured in a car accident in Monrovia, Liberia, while on an official visit to African countries.
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Indian politician
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Vayalar Ravi was born on 4 June 1937 in Alappuzha.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vayalar Ravi. https://biography.guide/vayalar-ravi/
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