Mullappally Ramachandran

Early Life

He was born on 7 November 1944 in Chombala village in Vadakara taluk of Kozhikode district into a prominent Thiyya family, the son of Mullappally Gopalan, a freedom fighter, and Paru Amma. His educational qualification is M.A.L.L.B. After primary education, he obtained a degree in history from Madappally Government College and a law degree from Government Law College, and a post-graduate degree in history from Kerala University.

Positions held

• 1969-70: Chairman, Congress Forum for Socialist Action
• 1970-71: President, Youth Congress, Calicut district
• 1977-82: President, Kerala Pradesh Youth Congress
• 1984-89: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development
• 1984-: General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee
• 1987-88: Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation
• 1987-89: Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs
• 1987-90 :Member, Rules Committee
• 1988-95: Joint-Secretary, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [A.I.C.C.(I)]
• 1990-91: Member, Committee on Estimates
• Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Commerce; and Ministry of Tourism
• 1991-93: Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Cooperation
• 1993-96: Member, Committee on Industry
• Member, Central Advisory Committee on Light Houses
• Member, Select Committee on Transplantation of Human Organs Bill, 1993
• Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
• 1996-97: Member, Committee on Commerce
• Member, Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances Of Members of Parliament
• Member, Sub-Committee on Agricultural Exports
• Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways
• 1998-99: Member, Committee on Urban and Rural Development and Convenor of its Sub-Committee-I on Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment; and Sub-Committee on Action Taken
• Member, Committee to review the rate of dividend payable by the Railway Undertakings
• Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Civil Aviation
• Member, Railway Convention Committee
• Member, South Zone Railway Advisory Committee
• 2000: General Secretary, KPCC
• 2005: Vice President, KPCC
• 2009-2014: Minister of State (Home)
• 2015: Chairman, Indian National Congress Central Election Authority
• 2018-2021: President, KPCC

Controversy

In June 2020, he made some controversial comments against the health minister K.K Shailaja, calling her Covid Rani (Covid Queen). In November 2020, he entered into controversy again as he stated "women with self respect will die if she is raped, or else try not to be sexually assaulted again". Later, he claimed that his remarks on rape survivors are being 'portrayed as anti-women by others.

References

References

1. "Member of Parliament (16th Lok Sabha) Mullappally Ramachandran".
2. https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/states/kerala/2018/May/19/will-congress-high-command-disturb-the-fine-balance-of-religion-and-caste-1816531.html
3. http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=3085&lastls=16
4. (21 June 2020). "Mullappally defends himself, but Chennithala asks him to stop tirade".
5. (2020-11-01). "'Woman with self-respect will die if raped': Congress leader Mullappally at it again".
6. P. S. Gopikrishnan Unnithan. (November 1, 2020). "Shocker: Self-respecting women will die if raped, says Kerala Congress chief, later clarifies".