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KR Gouri, Kerala’s first Revenue Minister and veteran politician, died at 102
Gouri Amma, as she was popularly known in the state, passed away at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.
NEW DELHI: KR Gouri, who was Kerala’s first Revenue Minister and a veteran politician from the southern state, died on Tuesday morning. She was 102. Gouri Amma , as she was popularly known in the state, passed away at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.
A rebel all throughout her life, the veteran politician was one of the founding members of the Communist movement in Kerala.
First Revenue Minister of Kerala, KR Gouri Amma passes away at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. She was 102 years old. pic.twitter.com/OWCab7gPRK
KR Gouri Amma, Kerala’s seniormost Communist leader, dies at 101
Kerala s seniormost Communist leader and the member of the first elected government, KR Gouri Amma has passed away at the age of 101 years.
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Gouri Amma with Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan. (File photo)
Kerala s seniormost Communist leader and the member of the first elected government, KR Gouri Amma has passed away at the age of 101 years. Gouri Amma was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram for age-related ailments.
Gouri Amma was the last surviving member of the first Kerala government. Gouri Amma was the first revenue minister of Kerala in the EMS cabinet of 1957. After the Communist Party split in 1964, she became part of CPI(M). In 1994, she was expelled from CPI(M) following internal rifts.
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K.R. Gouri, or Gouri Amma as she is affectionately called, the most adored and resilient woman leader of Kerala.
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Gouri Amma a true legend, says CPI(M) MP Ariff
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“No other politician in the history of Kerala politics had sacrificed so much in life,” says CPI(M) leader A.M. Ariff
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A file picture of A.M. Ariff with K.R. Gouri Amma. Photo: Special Arrangement
“No other politician in the history of Kerala politics had sacrificed so much in life,” says CPI(M) leader A.M. Ariff In his tribute to veteran Communist K.R. Gouri Amma, CPI (M) leader and Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) from Alappuzha A.M. Ariff called the late leader a synonym of sacrifice and endurance.