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Dr. '''K. George Thomas''' was a journalist, academic, [[Indian National Congress]] politician and former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] of [[Kallooppara]] to [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] in 1967.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://niyamasabha.org/codes/mem_1_3.htm|title=MEMBERS OF PREVIOUS ASSEMBLY&nbsp;— THIRD KLA (1967 - 1970)|publisher= Information System Section, Kerala Legislative Assembly, Thiruvananthapuram.|access-date=2009-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1967/Statistical_Report_Kerala_1967.pdf |title=KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF GENERAL ELECTION, 1967 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF KERALA |publisher=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NEW DELHI |access-date=2009-07-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410020910/http://eci.nic.in/SR_KeyHighLights/SE_1967/Statistical_Report_Kerala_1967.pdf |archive-date=10 April 2009 }}</ref> He was also a founding member of [[Kerala Congress]].<br />
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Thomas was born in March 1926<ref name="nso" /> at Kottayam as son of K G Thomas, a versatile preacher and evangelist in the Christian Brethren Church. He belonged to the Kallarakkal subfamily of [[Pakalomattom]] Ayrookuzhiyil family.<ref name="akc">{{cite book|title=Ayrookuzhiyil Kudumbacharitram|publisher=Ayrookuzhiyil Kudumbam Charithra Committee|date=2005|pages=230|url=http://www.yrookuzhiyil.org}}</ref><br />
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He took his Doctorate in Political Science from the [[University of Washington]]<ref name="nso" /> and later was a teaching fellow at University of Washington.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}<br />
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He was one of the founding members of [[Kerala Congress]].<ref name="nso" /> and moved [[Indian National Congress]] during the splits in Kerala Congress to many factions.<ref name="akc" /><br />
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He became publisher and managing editor of ''Kerala Dhwani'', ''Kerala Bhushanam'', and the Malayalam weekly ''Manorajyam''.<ref name="akc" /> ''Manorajyam'', started by EJ Kanam, was bought by Thomas. Rachel Thomas, his wife, was the editor for some time. After her death it was bought by Goodnight Mohan. Now the weekly have stopped publishing.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}<br />
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He was elected as a MLA to Third Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1967, defeating N.T.George of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]. George Thomas received 17,267 votes while N.T.George received 13,668 votes of the total valid 44,242 votes of the total electorate of 58,804 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kerala.gov.in/ele_rep/1967.pdf |title=ELECTIONS TO THE KERALA ASSEMBLY - 1967 |publisher=[[Government of Kerala]] |access-date=2009-07-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015210859/http://www.kerala.gov.in/ele_rep/1967.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> He was also Deputy Leader, Congress Legislature Party in the Kerala Assembly.<ref name="nso" /><br />
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Thomas and Rachel have one son and one daughter.<ref name="nso">{{cite web|url=http://niyamasabha.org/codes/legislatorsupto2006.pdf|title=Who’s Who of Members From Ist to 11th Kerala Legislative Assembly|access-date=2009-07-02}}</ref><br />
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He died on 17 September 1993.<ref name="nso" /><br />
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[[Category:Malayali politicians]]<br />
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