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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|4|12}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|4|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mallappally, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala
| birth_place = Mallappally, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|06|20|1947|04|12|df=yes}}
| death_place = Kochi, [[Eranakulam district]], Kerala
| death_place = Kochi, [[Eranakulam district]], Kerala
| office = Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes
| office = Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes
| term_start = May 26, 2001
| term_start = 26 May 2001
| term_end= August 29, 2004
| term_end= 29 August 2004
| predecessor = [[K. Radhakrishnan]]
| predecessor = [[K. Radhakrishnan]]
| successor = [[A.P. Anil Kumar]]
| successor = [[A.P. Anil Kumar]]
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| children = 2
| children = 2
| year = 2023
| year = 2023
| date = August 9
| date = 9 August
| source = http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/m_a_kuttappan.php stateofkerala
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'''M. A. Kuttappan''' (1947-2023) was an [[Indian National Congress]] politician from [[Kerala]], India. Elected as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] four times, he also served as the Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes in the [[Third Antony ministry]] from 2001 to 2004 and as the Chief Whip of the Congress in the 10th [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Assembly]].
'''M. A. Kuttappan''' (12 April 1947 – 20 June 2023) was an [[Indian National Congress]] politician from [[Kerala]], India. Elected as [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] four times, he also served as the Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes in the [[Third Antony ministry]] from 2001 to 2004 and as the Chief Whip of the Congress in the 10th [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Assembly]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Kuttappan was born on April 12, 1947 to Ayyappan and Kalyani in a [[Dalit]] family in Valakkuzhy, [[Mallappally Taluk|Mallappalli Taluk]] in present-day [[Pathanamthitta District]] of Kerala.<ref name="Manorama">{{Cite web |title=Former minister, Congress veteran MA Kuttappan no more |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2023/06/21/former-minister-congress-veteran-ma-kuttappan-dead.html |access-date=2023-08-08 |website=OnManorama |publisher=[[Malayala Manorama]]}}</ref> He received his [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] from [[Kottayam Medical College]] in 1977 and his [[Master of Surgery|MS]] from [[Thiruvananthapuram Medical College]] in 1979.<ref name="Mathrubhumi 2">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-21 |title=രാഷ്ട്രീയക്കാരനാകാൻ ഡോക്ടർജോലി രാജിവെച്ചു; അയിത്തത്തോടും വിശപ്പിനോടും പൊരുതിയ ജീവിതം |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/amp/news/kerala/congress-leader-former-minister-ma-kuttappan-passes-away-life-story-profile-1.8662294 |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]]}}</ref>
Kuttappan was born on 12 April 1947, to Ayyappan and Kalyani in a [[Dalit]] family in Valakkuzhy, [[Mallappally Taluk|Mallappalli Taluk]] in present-day [[Pathanamthitta District]] of Kerala.<ref name="Manorama">{{Cite web |title=Former minister, Congress veteran MA Kuttappan no more |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2023/06/21/former-minister-congress-veteran-ma-kuttappan-dead.html |access-date=8 August 2023 |website=OnManorama |publisher=[[Malayala Manorama]] |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230905/https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2023/06/21/former-minister-congress-veteran-ma-kuttappan-dead.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He received his [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] from [[Kottayam Medical College]] in 1977 and his [[Master of Surgery|MS]] from [[Thiruvananthapuram Medical College]] in 1979.<ref name="Mathrubhumi 2">{{Cite web |date=21 June 2023 |title=രാഷ്ട്രീയക്കാരനാകാൻ ഡോക്ടർജോലി രാജിവെച്ചു; അയിത്തത്തോടും വിശപ്പിനോടും പൊരുതിയ ജീവിതം |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/amp/news/kerala/congress-leader-former-minister-ma-kuttappan-passes-away-life-story-profile-1.8662294 |access-date=9 August 2023 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]] |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230126/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/amp/news/kerala/congress-leader-former-minister-ma-kuttappan-passes-away-life-story-profile-1.8662294 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Before joining politics, he served as a tutor in [[pediatric surgery]] from 1973 to 1975 in [[Government T D Medical College, Alappuzha]], for five years from 1975 to 1980 as an assistant surgeon in the Kerala health services department and four years as a medical officer in the Cochin Port Trust Hospital, from 1983 to 1987.<ref name="Mathrubhumi">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/former-minister-ma-kuttappan-passed-away-1.8660313|title=മുൻ മന്ത്രി എം.എ.കുട്ടപ്പൻ അന്തരിച്ചു|access-date=2023-08-08|date=2023-06-20|publisher=[[Mathrubhumi]]|language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Suresh |first=Sreelakshmi |last2=stateofkerala.in |title=Kerala State - Everything about Kerala |url=http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/m_a_kuttappan.php |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=www.stateofkerala.in |language=en}}</ref>
Before joining politics, he served as a tutor in [[pediatric surgery]] from 1973 to 1975 in [[Government T D Medical College, Alappuzha]], for five years from 1975 to 1980 as an assistant surgeon in the Kerala health services department and four years as a medical officer in the Cochin Port Trust Hospital, from 1983 to 1987.<ref name="Mathrubhumi">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/former-minister-ma-kuttappan-passed-away-1.8660313|title=മുൻ മന്ത്രി എം.എ.കുട്ടപ്പൻ അന്തരിച്ചു|access-date=8 August 2023|date=20 June 2023|publisher=[[Mathrubhumi]]|language=ml|archive-date=17 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817005636/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/former-minister-ma-kuttappan-passed-away-1.8660313|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Suresh |first=Sreelakshmi |last2=stateofkerala.in |title=Kerala State - Everything about Kerala |url=http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/m_a_kuttappan.php |access-date=9 August 2023 |website=www.stateofkerala.in |language=en |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230619/http://www.stateofkerala.in/niyamasabha/m_a_kuttappan.php |url-status=live }}</ref>


He has also served as a member of the [[Khadi and Village Industries Commission]], a member of the Southern Railway Recruitment Board, a member of the [[Calicut University]] Senate and a member of the [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee|KPCC]] Executive Committee.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/>
He has also served as a member of the [[Khadi and Village Industries Commission]], a member of the Southern Railway Recruitment Board, a member of the [[Calicut University]] Senate and a member of the [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee|KPCC]] Executive Committee.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/>


===Personal life and death===
===Personal life and death===
Kuttappan and his wife Beeby John have 2 sons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members - Kerala Legislature |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m369.htm |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref> After leaving Pathanamthitta, he lived with his family in Saket, Nivya Nagar, Perandur in [[Ernakulam district]].<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> He died on June 20, 2023, in a private hospital in [[Kochi]].<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/>
Kuttappan and his wife Beeby John have two sons.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members - Kerala Legislature |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m369.htm |access-date=9 August 2023 |website=www.niyamasabha.org |archive-date=22 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122100433/http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m369.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> After leaving Pathanamthitta, he lived with his family in Saket, Nivya Nagar, Perandur in [[Ernakulam district]].<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> He died on 20 June 2023, in a private hospital in [[Kochi]].<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/>


==Political career==
==Political career==
Kuttappan got attracted to mainstream politics and became active in organizational activities while serving as house surgeon at [[Ernakulam General Hospital]] from [[Government Medical College, Kottayam|Kottayam Medical College]].<ref name="India Today">{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.indiatoday.in/keralam/story/ma-kuttappan-former-minister-ma-grandfather-passed-away-culture-today-601669-2023-06-21|title=MA Kuttappan: മുൻമന്ത്രി എം.എ. കുട്ടപ്പൻ അന്തരിച്ചു; സംസ്കാരം ഇന്ന്|access-date=2023-08-08|publisher=[[India Today]]|language=ml}}</ref> He then resigned from the job to pursue full-time political activity.<ref name="India Today"/> Kuttappan joined the Indian National Congress in 1978 through the Congress Reform Committee.<ref name="Manorama"/>
Kuttappan got attracted to mainstream politics and became active in organizational activities while serving as house surgeon at [[Ernakulam General Hospital]] from [[Government Medical College, Kottayam|Kottayam Medical College]].<ref name="India Today">{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.indiatoday.in/keralam/story/ma-kuttappan-former-minister-ma-grandfather-passed-away-culture-today-601669-2023-06-21|title=MA Kuttappan: മുൻമന്ത്രി എം.എ. കുട്ടപ്പൻ അന്തരിച്ചു; സംസ്കാരം ഇന്ന്|access-date=8 August 2023|publisher=[[India Today]]|language=ml|archive-date=10 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230302/https://malayalam.indiatoday.in/keralam/story/ma-kuttappan-former-minister-ma-grandfather-passed-away-culture-today-601669-2023-06-21|url-status=live}}</ref> He then resigned from the job to pursue full-time political activity.<ref name="India Today"/> Kuttappan joined the Indian National Congress in 1978 through the Congress Reform Committee.<ref name="Manorama"/>


In 1980, Kuttappan was first elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Wandur constituency.<ref name="madhyamam">{{Cite web|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/ma-kuttappan-congress-leader-story-kerala-news/2018/jan/15/415719|title= ആരും അറിയാതെ, ഒന്നും ഓർക്കാതെ എം.എ.കുട്ടപ്പൻ|publisher =Madhyamam|access-date=2023-08-08|last=|first=|date=2018-01-15|language=ml}}</ref> He was then elected as MLA from Chelakara in 1987 and from Njarakkal in 1996 and 2001.<ref name="madhyamam"/> From May 2001 to August 2004, he served as the Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes in the A K Antony cabinet.<ref name="madhyamam"/>
In 1980, Kuttappan was first elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Wandur constituency.<ref name="madhyamam">{{Cite web|url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/ma-kuttappan-congress-leader-story-kerala-news/2018/jan/15/415719|title=ആരും അറിയാതെ, ഒന്നും ഓർക്കാതെ എം.എ.കുട്ടപ്പൻ|publisher=Madhyamam|access-date=8 August 2023|last=|first=|date=15 January 2018|language=ml|archive-date=10 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230245/https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/ma-kuttappan-congress-leader-story-kerala-news/2018/jan/15/415719|url-status=live}}</ref> He was then elected as MLA from Chelakara in 1987 and from Njarakkal in 1996 and 2001.<ref name="madhyamam"/> From May 2001 to August 2004, he served as the Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes in the A. K. Antony cabinet.<ref name="madhyamam"/>


Kuttappan was one of the members of A (lead by [[A. K. Antony]]) group in Congress politics.<ref name="Mathrubhumi 2"/> The fight between the A and I (named after [[Indira Gandhi]], lead by Karunakaran) groups intensified and [[Oommen Chandy]] resigned from [[K. Karunakaran|Karunakaran]]'s cabinet because Kuttappan was denied [[Rajya Sabha]] seat on behalf of the group politics.<ref name="Mathrubhumi 2"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Choudhury |first=Shubhadeep |title=Oommen Chandy: A colossus of Kerala politics |work=Tribune India |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/oommen-chandy-a-colossus-of-kerala-politics-526910}}</ref> Kuttappan, who was in the cabinet when [[A.K. Antony|Antony]] became the chief minister, lost his ministerial post when Oommen Chandy became the chief minister.<ref name="Mathrubhumi 2"/> It is believed that he lost his candidature in Njarakkal due to his later joining the I group.<ref name="Mathrubhumi 2"/>
Kuttappan was one of the members of A (led by [[A. K. Antony]]) group in Congress politics.<ref name="Mathrubhumi 2"/> The fight between the A and I (named after [[Indira Gandhi]], led by Karunakaran) groups intensified and [[Oommen Chandy]] resigned from [[K. Karunakaran|Karunakaran]]'s cabinet because Kuttappan was denied [[Rajya Sabha]] seat on behalf of the group politics.<ref name="Mathrubhumi 2"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Choudhury |first=Shubhadeep |title=Oommen Chandy: A colossus of Kerala politics |work=Tribune India |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/oommen-chandy-a-colossus-of-kerala-politics-526910 |access-date=9 August 2023 |archive-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811020514/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/oommen-chandy-a-colossus-of-kerala-politics-526910 |url-status=live }}</ref> Kuttappan, who was in the cabinet when [[A.K. Antony|Antony]] became the chief minister, lost his ministerial post when Oommen Chandy became the chief minister.<ref name="Mathrubhumi 2"/> It is believed that he lost his candidature in Njarakkal due to his later joining the I group.<ref name="Mathrubhumi 2"/>


In 2013, he suffered a stroke during the MA John memorial speech at Kuryanadu and following that he retired from political life due to ill health.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=ഡോ.എം.എ. കുട്ടപ്പന് അന്ത്യാ‍ഞ്ജലി |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2023/06/21/dr-ma-kuttappan-passed-away.html |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml |publisher=[[Malayala Manorama]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Prajeesh |first=Ram |title=മുൻമന്ത്രി എം എ കുട്ടപ്പൻ അന്തരിച്ചു |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/kerala-news/ex-minister-ma-kuttappan-passes-away-prm-rwkeq6 |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=ml}}</ref> Although he almost recovered his health through treatment, he did not enterd active politics after that.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/>
In 2013, he suffered a stroke during the MA John memorial speech at Kuryanadu and following that he retired from political life due to ill health.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=ഡോ.എം.എ. കുട്ടപ്പന് അന്ത്യാ‍ഞ്ജലി |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2023/06/21/dr-ma-kuttappan-passed-away.html |access-date=9 August 2023 |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml |publisher=[[Malayala Manorama]] |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810231945/https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2023/06/21/dr-ma-kuttappan-passed-away.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Prajeesh |first=Ram |title=മുൻമന്ത്രി എം എ കുട്ടപ്പൻ അന്തരിച്ചു |url=https://www.asianetnews.com/kerala-news/ex-minister-ma-kuttappan-passes-away-prm-rwkeq6 |access-date=9 August 2023 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=ml |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230542/https://www.asianetnews.com/kerala-news/ex-minister-ma-kuttappan-passes-away-prm-rwkeq6 |url-status=live }}</ref> Although he almost recovered his health through treatment, he did not enter active politics after that.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 07:09, 7 November 2023

M. A. Kuttappan
Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes
In office
26 May 2001 – 29 August 2004
Preceded byK. Radhakrishnan
Succeeded byA.P. Anil Kumar
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
1980–1982
Preceded byVella Eacharan
ConstituencyWandoor constituency
In office
1987–1991
Preceded byK. K. Balakrishnan
ConstituencyChelakkara constituency
In office
1996–2001
ConstituencyNjarakkal constituency
In office
2001–2006
ConstituencyNjarakkal constituency
Personal details
Born(1947-04-12)12 April 1947
Mallappally, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala
Died20 June 2023(2023-06-20) (aged 76)
Kochi, Eranakulam district, Kerala
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseBeeby John
Children2
As of 9 August, 2023
Source: stateofkerala

M. A. Kuttappan (12 April 1947 – 20 June 2023) was an Indian National Congress politician from Kerala, India. Elected as Member of the Legislative Assembly four times, he also served as the Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes in the Third Antony ministry from 2001 to 2004 and as the Chief Whip of the Congress in the 10th Kerala Assembly.

Biography

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Kuttappan was born on 12 April 1947, to Ayyappan and Kalyani in a Dalit family in Valakkuzhy, Mallappalli Taluk in present-day Pathanamthitta District of Kerala.[1] He received his MBBS from Kottayam Medical College in 1977 and his MS from Thiruvananthapuram Medical College in 1979.[2]

Before joining politics, he served as a tutor in pediatric surgery from 1973 to 1975 in Government T D Medical College, Alappuzha, for five years from 1975 to 1980 as an assistant surgeon in the Kerala health services department and four years as a medical officer in the Cochin Port Trust Hospital, from 1983 to 1987.[3][4]

He has also served as a member of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, a member of the Southern Railway Recruitment Board, a member of the Calicut University Senate and a member of the KPCC Executive Committee.[3]

Personal life and death

[edit]

Kuttappan and his wife Beeby John have two sons.[5] After leaving Pathanamthitta, he lived with his family in Saket, Nivya Nagar, Perandur in Ernakulam district.[3] He died on 20 June 2023, in a private hospital in Kochi.[3]

Political career

[edit]

Kuttappan got attracted to mainstream politics and became active in organizational activities while serving as house surgeon at Ernakulam General Hospital from Kottayam Medical College.[6] He then resigned from the job to pursue full-time political activity.[6] Kuttappan joined the Indian National Congress in 1978 through the Congress Reform Committee.[1]

In 1980, Kuttappan was first elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Wandur constituency.[7] He was then elected as MLA from Chelakara in 1987 and from Njarakkal in 1996 and 2001.[7] From May 2001 to August 2004, he served as the Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes in the A. K. Antony cabinet.[7]

Kuttappan was one of the members of A (led by A. K. Antony) group in Congress politics.[2] The fight between the A and I (named after Indira Gandhi, led by Karunakaran) groups intensified and Oommen Chandy resigned from Karunakaran's cabinet because Kuttappan was denied Rajya Sabha seat on behalf of the group politics.[2][8] Kuttappan, who was in the cabinet when Antony became the chief minister, lost his ministerial post when Oommen Chandy became the chief minister.[2] It is believed that he lost his candidature in Njarakkal due to his later joining the I group.[2]

In 2013, he suffered a stroke during the MA John memorial speech at Kuryanadu and following that he retired from political life due to ill health.[9][10] Although he almost recovered his health through treatment, he did not enter active politics after that.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Former minister, Congress veteran MA Kuttappan no more". OnManorama. Malayala Manorama. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "രാഷ്ട്രീയക്കാരനാകാൻ ഡോക്ടർജോലി രാജിവെച്ചു; അയിത്തത്തോടും വിശപ്പിനോടും പൊരുതിയ ജീവിതം". Mathrubhumi. 21 June 2023. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "മുൻ മന്ത്രി എം.എ.കുട്ടപ്പൻ അന്തരിച്ചു" (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. 20 June 2023. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. ^ Suresh, Sreelakshmi; stateofkerala.in. "Kerala State - Everything about Kerala". www.stateofkerala.in. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b "MA Kuttappan: മുൻമന്ത്രി എം.എ. കുട്ടപ്പൻ അന്തരിച്ചു; സംസ്കാരം ഇന്ന്" (in Malayalam). India Today. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "ആരും അറിയാതെ, ഒന്നും ഓർക്കാതെ എം.എ.കുട്ടപ്പൻ" (in Malayalam). Madhyamam. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  8. ^ Choudhury, Shubhadeep. "Oommen Chandy: A colossus of Kerala politics". Tribune India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. ^ "ഡോ.എം.എ. കുട്ടപ്പന് അന്ത്യാ‍ഞ്ജലി". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Malayala Manorama. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. ^ Prajeesh, Ram. "മുൻമന്ത്രി എം എ കുട്ടപ്പൻ അന്തരിച്ചു". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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