K. K. Nair, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

K. K. Nair

Indian politician (1931-2013)

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1931

Date of Death: 07-Feb-2013

Profession: politician

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About K. K. Nair

  • Kulappurakkal Karunakaran Nair (2 February 1931 – 7 February 2013) alias K.K.
  • Nair was an Indian politician who was a member of the legislative assembly of Kerala state, India, representing Pathanamthitta for 34 years, from 1972 until 2006.He was born on 2 February 1931.
  • An independent MLA of Pathanamthitta for long time, he joined the Indian National Congress after the establishment of Pathanamthitta district and again won as the MLA of Pathanamthitta.
  • As a member of the Pathanamthitta constituency, he served in the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th session of the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
  • He was a former member of Communist Party from 1959 to 1979. He was President, Pathanamthitta Plantations Labour Union; Chairman and President, Malanadu Trade Union Congress.Nair is fondly remembered by the natives of Pathanamthitta district, for fulfilling their dream.
  • The story goes like this: Once, the parts of current Pathanamthitta district were parts of now-neighbouring Kollam and Alappuzha districts.
  • As a result, people had to go for a long distance for conducting programmes.
  • Nair, who was representing Pathanamthitta for a long time, visited the then Kerala CM K.
  • Karunakaran, and bribed him for making a new district.
  • Karunakaran told Nair that for fulfilling his dream, Nair has to resign his post.
  • Thus Nair resigned, and on 1 November 1982, Pathanamthitta district came to being.
  • Later, he returned as MLA through by-elections.

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