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VT Balaram is an Indian politician who represented the Thrithala state assembly constituency in Kerala from 2011 to 2021. He is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) and the vice-president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).
Wiki/Biography
VT Balaram was born on Sunday, 21 May 1978 (age 44 years; as of 2022) in Othalur near Thrithala in Palakkad district of Kerala. He completed his schooling from Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Palakkad, Kerala and Pachpahar, Jhalawar district, Rajasthan. He holds a BSc Chemistry degree from Sri Krishna College, Guruvayoor, Thrissur (1998). Balram then did B.Tech in EEE (Electrical and Electronics Engineering) from Government Engineering College, Thrissur, Kerala (2002). He completed Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Government Law College, Thrissur (2009). Balram completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Calicut University – Department of Commerce and Management Studies (2005). Balaram was the editor of Kalasala, the magazine of the Kerala Students’ Union, during 2007–2008.
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
VT Balaram’s family hails from Othalur near Thrithala in Palakkad district of Kerala.
parents and siblings
His father, K. Srinarayanan, a retired upper primary school teacher, died on 11 December 2019. His mother’s name is VT Saraswati.
wife and children
VT Balram is married to Anupama Balram, a government employee. High school teacher. They have two children, a son named Advaita Manav and a daughter named Avantika.
VT Balram with his wife Anupama
While enrolling his children in Arikkad Government LP School, Thrithala (Palakkad), Kerala, Balram refused to fill the religion column as he wanted them to choose their own religion.
VT Balram with his children
Address
Rathnalayam, Ottalur. PO Trithala, Palakkad-679534
livelihood
Politics
VT Balram was a member of the Kerala Students Union (KSU), the student wing of the Indian National Congress in the state, since his college days. Balaram, in 1998, became the University Union Counselor at Sri Krishna College, Guruvayur, Kerala. During his tenure at the Government Engineering College, Thrissur (2002), VT Balaram became the University Union Councilor for the second time. He was a Senate member at the University of Calicut during 1999–2000 and from 2006 to 2007. He is one of the young politicians of the Congress who has been vocal about the shortcomings and authoritarianism of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and has openly opposed it. Hindutva ideology promoted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was the State Secretary of the Youth Congress (the youth wing of the Indian National Congress) in Kerala during 2009–2010. Balaram was elected as the State General Secretary of Youth Congress (Kerala) in 2010 and held the post for three years (2010–2013).
VT Balram with Rahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Yatra
Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)
In 2011, Balaram was declared as the United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate from Thrithala Assembly constituency in Palakkad, Kerala. Thrithala has been a CPI(M) stronghold for more than two decades, with the Congress registering its previous victory in 1987. Balaram defeated Mammikutty of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in his first election (2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election). By about 3000 votes, the constituency was regained for the Congress after 20 years of LDF rule. He retained his seat in the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election; However, in 2021, he lost to former Palakkad MP, MB Rajesh of CPI(M), who was then appointed as the 23rd Speaker of the Kerala Assembly and later made a minister in the second Pinarayi Vijayan ministry. Balram lost to MB Rajesh by over 2000 votes, ending his 10-year (2011-2021) tenure as MLA from Thrithala Assembly constituency. During his tenure as a member of the Legislative Assembly, Balram convinced the state government to provide a government college in his constituency. Balram was the architect behind the plan to set up two skill development institutes in Trithala constituency. Skill Center and Community Skill Park in Trithala constituency were implemented during his tenure. Pattambi taluk in Palakkad district of Kerala was formed during his tenure as the MLA of the area.
VT Balram addressing a protest after lathicharge by police
controversies
pending cases
- 2 charges relating to voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty (IPC Section 332)
- 1 Charge relating to punishment for criminal intimidation (IPC section 506)
- 1 charge related to attempt to commit culpable homicide (IPC section 308)
Cases where convicted
- 3 charges related to punishment for being a member of an unlawful assembly (IPC Section 143)
- 3 charges related to riot punishment (IPC section 147)
- 3 charges relating to each member of an unlawful assembly guilty of an offense committed in prosecution of a common object (IPC Section 149)
- 2 charges related to rioting while armed with a deadly weapon (IPC Section 148)
- 2 charges relating to causing danger or obstruction to public way or line of navigation (IPC Section 283)
- 1 Charge relating to assault or criminal force to prevent a public servant from discharging his duty (IPC Section 353)
- 1 Charge relating to joining or continuing an unlawful assembly, knowing that it has been ordered to disperse (IPC Section 145)
Controversial remarks on communist icon and leader AK Gopalan (AKG)
VT Balram created a stir in 2018 when he made unflattering remarks about communist icon and leader of the opposition in the first Lok Sabha, the late AK Gopalan. Through a Facebook post, Balram hinted that AKG was a pedophile who fell in love with a girl several years younger than him, while he was still legally married to his first wife. Balram’s remarks did not go down well with CPI(M) leaders and party workers. Senior CPI(M) leaders like Pinarayi Vijayan, Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, MM Mani and Kadakampally Surendran strongly criticized the Congress MLA, raising questions whether insulting great leaders like AK Gopalan has become a Congress party tradition, and demanded That Balram should apologize for his comments. He did not get the support of his leaders and former Kerala Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Oommen Chandy, then Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President, MM Hassan and then Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala were among the prominent Congress leaders who rejected Balaram’s comments. And he stressed that insulting or portraying someone like AK Gopalan in this manner is not in line with the culture of the Congress party. He reiterated that the Congress party does not approve of such statements. Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) activists vandalized VT Balram’s MLA office in Trithala following his remarks on AKG. Balram refused to apologize for his comments but confirmed that he wanted the incident to end. CPM’s protest was by completely boycotting VT Balram in Thrithala. In an interview, Balram said that after making comments about AK Gopalan, he was not invited to any official program in CPIM ruled panchayats since 2018. During the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) highlighted Balaram’s comments on AKG as part of its election campaign in the Thrithala assembly constituency, where Balaram was nominated for his third term as MLA by the CPI. (M) faced MB Rajesh. Of the constituency. VT Balram was unwilling to apologize for his comments about AKG, even when the Congress leadership left him alone. He changed his stance during the campaign for the 2021 assembly elections. In an interview, Balram said that he accepted the revolutionary AK Gopalan and then used AKG and his politics to attack the CPI(M) leadership and its shortcomings. CPI(M)’s MB Rajesh dedicated the victory to AKG and took a dig at Balram. Balaram has also criticized Kerala’s first Chief Minister and communist icon Elamkulam Manakkal Sankaran Namboodiripad (EMS) and other senior CPI(M) leaders and has found himself at odds with sections of the Left in Kerala.
In 2019, following the murder of two Youth Congress workers (Periya double murder) allegedly by CPI(M) workers in Kasargod, Kerala, VT Balaram attacked the literary circles of the state and criticized that they adopted double standards on the murder. Is. On which matter the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award winning novelist responded through his Facebook handle. Earlier, Meera had made an emotional Facebook post in which she recalled her time as a journalist and how difficult it was for her to face the families of the dead and how the killings have been happening in the state for a long time. The role was criticized by various political parties. Time. However, some Congress party workers criticized that she was taking a soft stance towards the CPI(M), and Balram personally called out Meera for her silence; This led to a verbal spat between the two and things turned sour when a comment made in an objectionable tone by the then MLA acted as an invitation to a section of agitated Congress party workers who were socially Come forward. The writer’s media page and misbehaved with her. After being heavily trolled on social media, Meera mentioned the indecent words used by Congress workers and slammed VT Balram. The online result was condemned by CPI(M) leaders and other popular literary figures from the state. KR Meera, in 2021, joined the election campaign for CPI(M)’s MB Rajesh, who contested and defeated VT Balram in the state assembly elections.
property and properties
movable property
- Deposits in banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies: Rs. 9,78,402
- Bonds, debentures and shares in companies: Rs. 15,000
- Motor Vehicle: Rs. 11,82,396
Immovable property
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 2,40,000
- Non-agricultural land: Rs. 4,60,000
- Residential Building: Rs. 9,16,666
Note: The given estimate of movable and immovable assets is as per the year 2021. It does not include property owned by his wife and dependents (minors).
net worth
In 2021, Balram’s net worth was estimated to be Rs. 41,47,000. This does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
Facts/General Knowledge
- Balram supported the Brazil national football team at the FIFA 2022 Qatar World Cup.
- He likes reading, drawing cartoons and traveling in his free time.
- Balram owns a Toyota Innova Crysta (Diesel) automatic.
VT Balram with his car
Categories: Biography
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