K. Sankaranarayanan

Early life and career

Sankaranarayanan, veteran Congress leader, was born on 15 October 1932 in the city of Palakkad in the state of Kerala as the son of A Sankaran Nair and Smt K Lekshmi Amma.

He entered politics while a student and had been an active member of the Students Organisation since 1946. Sankaranarayanan became elected to 5th KLA from Thrithala, 6th KLA from Sreekrishnapuram, 8th KLA from Ottappalam, and later, also to the 11th KLA, from Palghat constituency as an Indian National Congress member.

From 11 April 1977 to 25 April 1977 he handled the portfolios of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development, and Community Development, in the Ministry headed by K Karunakaran. From 27 April 1977 to 27 October 1978, he handled the same portfolios in the Ministry headed by A K Antony. Again from 26 May 2001 to 29 August 2004, he was the Minister for Finance in the Ministry headed by A K Antony. He held the portfolios of Excise as well, until 10 February 2004. From 1989 to 1991 he served also as the chairman of the committee on Public Accounts and from 1980 to 1982 he was the chairman of the committee on Government Assurances. And from 1985 to 2001, he was the Convenor of the UDF. Along with that, he held various positions in the party as secretary, District Congress Committee, president, KPCC (O), general secretary, KPCC, member, All India Working Committee, and member, Parliamentary Board Congress (O).

Death

Sankaranarayanan died on 24 April 2022 at his home in Sekharipuram, India from complications of a stroke, aged 89. He was cremated with full state honours at the premises of his ancestral home in Painkulam, Thrissur district.

References

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References

1. "മുതിർന്ന കോൺഗ്രസ് നേതാവും മുൻമന്ത്രിയുമായ കെ. ശങ്കരനാരായണൻ അന്തരിച്ചു".
2. "മുതിർന്ന കോൺഗ്രസ് നേതാവ് കെ.ശങ്കരനാരായണൻ അന്തരിച്ചു".
3. (19 January 2010). "Sankaranarayanan to be sworn in as Maha Governor on 22 January". [[Zee News]].
4. (16 January 2010). "Narayanan appointed West Bengal Governor; Shivraj Patil for Punjab". [[The Hindu]].
5. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121014055928/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-01-19/india/27884646_1_nagaland-governor-congress-leader-k-sankaranarayanan "K Sankaranarayanan is new Nagaland Governor"], ''Times of India'', 19 January 2007.
6. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121018055632/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-20/india/27976001_1_nagaland-governor-b-l-joshi-t-n-chaturvedi "Tiwari appointed new Andhra governor"], IST, TNN (''The Times of India''), 20 August 2007.
7. [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200709041866.htm "Sankaranarayan takes additional charge as Arunachal Governor"], PTI (''The Hindu''), 4 September 2007.
8. (22 January 2010). "Sankaranarayanan sworn in Maharashtra Governor". [[Press Trust of India]].
9. (28 April 2012). "Former SPG chief BV Wanchoo new Goa Governor". Daily News and Analysis.
10. "Shri. K. Sankaranarayanan {{!}} Rajbhavan Nagaland".
11. [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sankaranarayanan-passes-away/article65351916.ece Veteran Congress leader K. Sankaranarayanan passes away aged 89]
12. [https://morningexpress.in/former-governor-and-congress-convener-k-sankara-narayanan-has-passed-away/ Former Governor and Congress Convener K Sankara Narayanan has passed away]{{Dead link. (February 2025)