VS Achuthanandan

Politician

Birthday October 20, 1923

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Kerala, India

Age 100 years old

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About

Known for his membership in the Communist Party of India, this politician held office as Chief Minister of Kerala from 2006 until 2011.

Before Fame

At the age of eleven, he was forced to drop out of school to support his family; he quickly involved himself in the organization of agricultural workers' unions in the Kerala State.

Trivia

During the 1980s and early 1990s, he served as Secretary of State of Kerala.

Family Life

He married K. Vasumathy in 1967; the couple raised two children.

Associated With

He played a key role in bringing corruption charges against former Kerala Minister R. Balakrishna Pillai.