M. P. Veerendra Kumar

M. P. Veerendra Kumar
M. P. Veerendra Kumar
Minister of State for Finance,; Government of India
	In office; 21 February 1997 – 09 June 1997
President	Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Prime Minister	H. D. Devegowda
Preceded by	P. Chidambaram
Succeeded by	Satpal Maharaj
Minister of state for Labour and Employment (Independent charge), Urban Development, Parliamentary Affairs,; Government of India
	In office; 10 June 1997 – 19 March 1998
Prime Minister	I. K. Gujral
Preceded by	S. R. Balasubramaniam
Succeeded by	Ram Naik
Minister of Forest ,; Government of Kerala
	In office; 1987–1987
Chief Minister	E. K. Nayanar
Preceded by	K. P. Nooruddin
Succeeded by	Pinarayi Vijayan
Constituency	Kalpetta
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	In office; 2016–2020
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	M. V. Shreyams Kumar
Constituency	Kerala
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 05 May 2004 – 05 May 2009
Prime Minister	Dr. Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	K. Muraleedharan
Succeeded by	M. K. Raghavan
	In office; 10 May 1996 – 3 March 1998
Preceded by	K. Muraleedharan
Succeeded by	K. Muraleedharan
Constituency	Kozhikode
Member of Legislative Assembly, Kerala
	In office; 1987–1991
Chief Minister	E. K. Nayanar
Preceded by	M. Kamalam
Succeeded by	K. K. Ramachandran
Constituency	Kalpetta
President of Loktantrik Janata Dal Kerala state
	In office; 2016–2020
Preceded by	Position Created
Succeeded by	Position Abolished, Merged to RJD
Personal details
Born	15 August 1937 ; Kalpetta,Wayanad, Kerala, India
Died	28 May 2020 (aged 83) ; Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Party	Loktantrik Janata Dal; (from 24 March 2018)
Other political; affiliations	Janata Dal (United); (till 20 December 2017),; Socialist Janata (Democratic),; Janata Dal (Secular)
Parents	M. K. Padmaprabha Goudar; Marudevi Avva;
Alma mater	Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College, Chennai; (Master of Philosophy); University of Cincinnati, Ohio; (Master of Business Administration);
	As of 23 September, 2006Source:

Maniyankode Padmaprabha Veerendra Kumar (15 August 1937 — 28 May 2020) was an Indian politician, writer and journalist, Former Union Minister of state for Finance in Devegowda Ministry and Union Minister of state for Labour and Employment (Independent charge ), Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development in Gujral Ministry. He was as a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha and Representing the state of Kerala and member of the 14th Lok Sabha. During the period of 1987 Virendra kumar elected member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from Kalpetta Constituency. He was a member of the Loktantrik Janata Dal political party and president of the Kerala state branch of the party. He was also the chairman and managing director of the Malayalam daily newspaper Mathrubhumi.

Life

Veerendra Kumar was born on 22 July 1936 to Marudevi Avva and M. K. Padmaprabha Goudar, a leader of Socialist Party and former MLA, in Kalpetta. Veerendra Kumar belonged to a family with deep roots in the Jain community of Kerala.^[3] The eldest of their eight children, he had six younger sisters and a younger brother. After schooling in Kalpetta and Kozhikode, he did his master's in philosophy from the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College.

As a politician, he was treasurer and a national committee member of the former Samyukta Socialist Party, state secretary of the Kerala Unit of the Socialist Party, one of the all India secretaries of the former Socialist Party, convener of the Opposition Co-ordination Committee in Kerala, vice president of the former Janata Party, and its president. He was arrested during The Emergency. From 1987–91 he was a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. Later, in 1996 he was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Kozhikode constituency and served as Union Minister of State for Finance in Deve Gowde Ministry from 21 February 1997 to 7 June 1997. He also served as Union Minister for Labour (Independent charge) with additional charges as Minister of State, Urban Affairs & Employment (Independent charges) and Parliamentary Affairs in I.K.Gujral Ministry from 10 June 1997 to March.

He died on 28 May 2020 due to cardiac arrest at Kozhikode in Kerala.^[4] He was aged 83 when he died, and was suffering from many age-related illnesses. He was cremated with full state honours at the premises of his ancestral home in Kalpetta. He is survived by his daughters Asha, Nisha and Jayalakshmi, son M.V. Sreyamskumar (Also a politician, currently serving as the Managing Director of Mathrubhumi), and many grandchildren. Usha Veerandrakumar, his wife, too outlived for two years, dying on 28 October 2022.

Electoral History

Lok Sabha

Year	Constituency		Votes	%	Opponent		Votes	%	Result	Margin	%
1971	Kozhikode	SSP	44,758	12.33	Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait	IUML	195,206	53.76	Lost	150,448	41.43
1991	Calicut	JD	339,229	45.40	K. Muraleedharan	INC	355,113	47.53	Lost	15,884	2.13
1996	Calicut	JD	355,565	47.89	K. Muraleedharan	INC	316,862	42.68	Won	38,703	5.21
1998	Calicut	JD	337,735	42.89	Adv. P. Sankaran	INC	356,392	45.26	Lost	18,657	2.37
2004	Calicut	JD(S)	340,111	43.54	Adv V Balaram	INC	274,785	35.18	Won	65,326	8.36
2014	Palakkad	SJ(D)	307,597	33.78	M. B. Rajesh	CPI(M)	412,897	45.35	Lost	105,300	11.57

Rajya Sabha

Position	Party		Constituency	From	To	Tenure
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (1st Term)		JD(U)	Kerala	3 April 2016	20 Dec 2017	1 year, 261 days
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (2nd Term)		IND	Kerala	26 March 2018	28 May 2020	2 years, 63 days

Publications

His works as an author include:

Samanwayathinte Vasantham
Buddhante Chiri
Gattum Kanacharadukalum
Atmavilekkoru Theerthayathra
Prathibhayute Verukal Thedi
Changampuzha: Vidhiyute Vettamrigam
Thirinjhunokkumbol
Lokavyapara Samkhadanayum Oorakkudukkukalum (Gattinu Seshamulla Oranweshanam)
Roshathinte Vithukal
Adhinivesathinte Adiyozhukukal
Hymavathabhoovil
Ramantedhukkam
Vivekanandan: Sanyasiyum Manushyanum

Awards

V. R. Krishnan Ezhuthachan Janmasadabdi Award (2009)^[5]
Kendra Sahitya Academy Award (2010) - for Haimavatha bhoovil^[6]

References

↑ https://amp/s/theprint.in/india/born-comrade-with-feudal-roots-veerendra-kumar-had-one-last-wish-united-socialist-party/431732/%3famp
↑ "Profile : M P Veerendra Kumar".
↑ "Veteran socialist leader and media doyen Veerendra Kumar cremated with state honours". The News Minute. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2026. rituals were performed by his son M V Shreyams Kumar as per Jain religious traditions.
↑ "എം പി വീരേന്ദ്രകുമാർ എം പി അന്തരിച്ചു". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
↑ "Minister calls for schemes to promote khadi". The Hindu online. 14 May 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
↑ "Veerendra Kumar, Nanjil Nadan among Sahitya Akademi winners". The Hindu. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

External links

Official website

[1] ttps://amp/s/theprint.in/india/born-comrade-with-feudal-roots-veerendra-kumar-had-one-last-wish-united-socialist-party/431732/%3famp

[2] "Profile : M P Veerendra Kumar".

[TNM_Obit-3] "Veteran socialist leader and media doyen Veerendra Kumar cremated with state honours". The News Minute. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2026. rituals were performed by his son M V Shreyams Kumar as per Jain religious traditions.

[4] "എം പി വീരേന്ദ്രകുമാർ എം പി അന്തരിച്ചു". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[5] "Minister calls for schemes to promote khadi". The Hindu online. 14 May 2009. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

[6] "Veerendra Kumar, Nanjil Nadan among Sahitya Akademi winners". The Hindu. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

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Sahitya Akademi Award for Malayalam
1955–1975	R. Narayana Panickar (1955) Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (1957) K. P. Kesava Menon (1958) Uroob (1960) G. Sankara Kurup (1963) P. Kesavadev (1964) Balamani Amma (1965) Kuttikrishna Marar (1966) P. Kunhiraman Nair (1967) Edasseri Govindan Nair (1969) M. T. Vasudevan Nair (1970) Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon (1971) S. K. Pottekkatt (1972) Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri (1973) Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup (1974) O. N. V. Kurup (1975)
1976–2000	Cherukad (1976) Lalithambika Antharjanam (1977) Sugathakumari (1978) N. V. Krishna Warrier (1979) Punathil Kunjabdulla (1980) Vilasini (1981) V. K. N. (1982) S. Guptan Nair (1983) Ayyappa Paniker (1984) Sukumar Azhikode (1985) M. Leelavathy (1986) N. Krishna Pillai (1987) C. Radhakrishnan (1988) Olappamanna (1989) O. V. Vijayan (1990) M. P. Sankunni Nair (1991) M. Mukundan (1992) N. P. Mohammed (1993) Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri (1994) Thikkodiyan (1995) T. Padmanabhan (1996) Anand (1997) Kovilan (1998) C. V. Sreeraman (1999) R. Ramachandran (2000)
2001–present	Attoor Ravi Varma (2001) K. G. Sankara Pillai (2002) Sara Joseph (2003) Zacharia (2004) Kakkanadan (2005) M. Sukumaran (2006) Sethu (2007) K. P. Appan (2008) U. A. Khader (2009) M. P. Veerendra Kumar (2010) M. K. Sanu (2011) K. Satchidanandan (2012) M. N. Paloor (2013) Subhash Chandran (2014) K. R. Meera (2015) Prabha Varma (2016) K. P. Ramanunni (2017) S. Ramesan Nair (2018) V. Madhusoodanan Nair (2019) Omchery N. N. Pillai (2020) George Onakkoor (2021) M. Thomas Mathew (2022) E. V. Ramakrishnan (2023) K. Jayakumar (2024)

Members of the 14th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 2004	P. Karunakaran A. P. Abdullakutty P. Satheedevi M. P. Veerendra Kumar T. K. Hamza E. Ahammed N. N. Krishnadas S. Ajaya Kumar C. K. Chandrappan Lonappan Nambadan Sebastian Paul P. C. Thomas K. Suresh Kurup K. Francis George K. S. Manoj C. S. Sujatha Chengara Surendran P. Rajendran Varkala Radhakrishnan P. K. Vasudevan Nair
Bye-elections 2005	Pannyan Raveendran Pre-bye poll: P. K. Vasudevan Nair - death
13th LS members 15th LS members Members of the 14th Lok Sabha from States AP AR AS BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH ML MN MZ NL OR PB RJ SK TG TN TR UP UT WB Union territories AN CH DH DL JK LA LD PY

Members of the 11th Lok Sabha from Kerala State
GE 1996	T. Govindan Mullappally Ramachandran O. Bharathan M. P. Veerendra Kumar E. Ahamed G. M. Banatwala N. N. Krishnadas S. Ajaya Kumar V. V. Raghavan P. C. Chacko Xavier Arackal P. C. Thomas Ramesh Chennithala A. C. Jose V. M. Sudheeran P. J. Kurien Kodikunnil Suresh N. K. Premachandran A. Sampath K. V. Surendranath
10th LS members 12th LS members Members of the 11th Lok Sabha from States AP AR AS BR CT GA GJ HR HP JH KA KL MP MH ML MN MZ NL OR PB RJ SK TG TN TR UP UT WB Union territories AN CH DH DL JK LA LD PY

Vayalar Award
1970s	Lalithambika Antharjanam - Agnisakshi (1977) P. K. Balakrishnan - Ini Njan Urangatte (1978) Malayattoor Ramakrishnan - Yanthram (1979)
1980s	Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai - Kayar (1980) Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon - Makarakoythu (1981) O. N. V. Kurup - Uppu (1982) Vilasini (M. K. Menon) - Avakasikal (1983) Sugathakumari - Ambalamani (1984) M. T. Vasudevan Nair - Randamoozham (1985) N. N. Kakkadu - Saphalameeyathra (1986) N. Krishna Pillai - Prathipathram Bhashanabhedam (1987) Thirunalloor Karunakaran - Thirunalloor Karunakarante Kavithakal (1988) Sukumar Azhikode - Thathwamasi (1989)
1990s	C. Radhakrishnan - Munpe Parakkunna Pakshikal (1990) O. V. Vijayan - Gurusagaram (1991) M. K. Sanu - Changambuzha: Nakshathrangalude Snehabhajanam (1992) Anand - Marubhoomikal Undakunnathu (1993) K. Surendran - Guru (1994) Thikkodiyan - Arangu Kanatha Nadan (1995) Perumbadavam Sreedharan - Oru Sankeerthanam Pole (1996) Madhavikutty (Kamala Surayya) - Neermathalam Pootha Kalam (1997) S. Guptan Nair - Srishtiyum Srishtavum (1998) Kovilan - Thattakam (1999)
2000s	T. Padmanabhan - Puzha Kadannu Marangalude Idayilekku (2000) M. V. Devan - Devaspandanam (2001) K. Ayyappapanicker - Ayyappapanickerude Krithikal (2002) M. Mukundan - Kesavante Vilapangal (2003) Sarah Joseph - Alahayude Penmakkal (2004) K. Satchidanandan - Sakshyangal (2005) Sethu - Adayalangal (2006) M. Leelavathy - Appuvinte Anweshanam (2007) M. P. Veerendra Kumar - Haimavathabhuvil (2008) M. Thomas Mathew - Marar: Lavanyanubhavathinte Yuktishilpam (2009)
2010s	Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri - Charulatha (2010) K. P. Ramanunni - Jeevithathinte Pusthakam (2011) Akkitham - Anthimahakalam (2012) Prabha Varma - Shyama Madhavam (2013) K. R. Meera - Aarachaar (2014) Subhash Chandran - Manushyanu Oru Aamukham (2015) U. K. Kumaran - Thakshankunnu Swaroopam (2016) T. D. Ramakrishnan - Sugandhi Enna Andal Devanayaki (2017) K. V. Mohan Kumar - Ushnarashi (2018) V. J. James - Nireeshwaran (2019)
2020s	Ezhacherry Ramachandran - Oru Virginian Veyilkaalam (2020) Benyamin - Manthalirile 20 Communist Varshangal (2021) S. Hareesh - Meesa (2022) Sreekumaran Thampi - Jeevitham Oru Pendulum (2023)