Former Kerala Minister Sivadasa Menon to be commemorated on June 28

Former Minister and Communist leader T. Sivadasa Menon will be remembered on June 28, his fourth death anniversary.

“Remembering Sivadasa Menon means honouring a major chapter in the history of Palakkad’s revolutionary movement,” said N.N. Krishnadas, former MP and senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leader.

Mr. Krishnadas will lead a commemorative function at Sivadasa Menon Square near Government Victoria College here on Sunday. Floral tributes will be offered at 8 a.m., followed by a memorial meeting.

Sivadasa Menon played a key role in strengthening the Communist movement in Palakkad, serving as Mannarkkad local secretary, taluk secretary, district secretary and State secretariat member. He also organised private-sector teachers and helped expand the teachers’ movement in the State.

A founding leader of the Kerala Socialist Youth Federation (KSYF), the precursor to the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), he later served two terms as a Minister in the E.K. Nayanar Cabinet.

“Palakkad witnessed significant development during Sivadasa Menon’s tenure as Minister,” Mr. Krishnadas said.