C. P. John Explained
C. P. John (born 22 April 1957) is an Indian politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Marxist Party.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He is the National executive member of Hind Mazdoor Sabha.[6] He was the Vice President of Students' Federation of India (SFI) Central committee during 1978 and the youngest President of Kerala State committee of SFI.[7] He served two terms as a member of Kerala State Planning Board.[8] [9]
John is a prominent leader of the United Democratic Front, and acts as spokesperson on behalf of the UDF.[10] [11] He was one of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leadership that sided with M.V. Raghavan when the latter broke with CPI(M) in 1986 and founded the Communist Marxist Party.[12] When M.V. Raghavan died in 2014, the party had split and with the C.P. John-led faction staying with UDF.[13] [14] In 2016 C.P. John was elected general secretary of the Confederation of Indian Communists and Democratic Socialists.[15]
Notes and References
- News: The Hindu . LDF govt.’s priorities skewed, says C.P. John . 26 January 2019 . 3 August 2024.
- News: 2014-12-02. C.P. John CMP faction leader. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-02-17. 0971-751X.
- Web site: CMP general secretary CP John's biography of Rosa Luxemburg launched. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203141243/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/jan/16/rosa-luxemburg-set-benchmarks-for-the-functioning-of-left-collectives-in-world-1925636.html. dead. 3 February 2019. 2021-02-17. The New Indian Express.
- Web site: C P John(Communist Marxist Party Kerala State Committee):Constituency- KUNNAMKULAM(THRISSUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. 2021-02-17. myneta.info.
- Web site: CMP 10th party congress from Sunday. 2019-01-26. The New Indian Express. 2019-02-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190203143343/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/jan/26/cmp-10th-party-congress-from-tomorrow-1930090.html. dead.
- Web site: HMS promises funds for reconstruction . The Hindu . 10 September 2021 . 24 August 2018.
- News: The Economic Times . Kerala Polls: Politics of Left, Right & Centre in the state . Praveen S . Thampi . 8 May 2016 . 3 August 2024.
- The Statesman. UDF partner CMP on verge of split
- The Telegraph. ‘Equating Trinamul with BJP is the CPM’s second historic blunder’ says Communist leader CP John
- Kerala Kaumudi. UDF trying to bring C P John to assembly, likely to give a strong constituency in Malabar
- Deccan Chronicle. Birds to break shackles, fly higher
- Tehelka. Demise of the Old Left
- Outlook. CMP General Secretary Aravindakshan passes away
- Madhaymam. CMP splits within hours of MV Raghavan's cremation
- Mathrubhumi. സി.പി. ജോണ് കമ്മ്യൂണിസ്റ്റ് കോണ്ഫെഡറേഷന് ജനറല് സെക്രട്ടറി