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'''K. P. Prabhakaran''' (died 11 August 2009) was a [[communist]] politician and [[trade union]]ist from [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He was a senior leader of the [[Communist Party of India]], served as Health Minister of Kerala for one period. At the time of his death, he was the chairman of the State Control Commission of CPI.<ref name="hindu">[http://thehindu.com/2009/08/13/stories/2009081352170300.htm ]{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><br />
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==Early activism==<br />
Prabhakaran became an activist of [[Balasangham]], the [[pioneer movement]] of the Communist Party in Kerala, in the early 1940s.<ref name="hindu"/> He went on to become an active cadre of the CPI. He suffered police violence when engaging in trade union struggles amongst [[Palm toddy|toddy]] workers in [[Enamavu]]. He participated, as a delegate from [[Kochi, India|Kochi]], at the first state conference of CPI, which was held in [[Kozhikode|Calicut]].<ref name="hindu"/> When the party was banned in 1948, he was jailed for a year.<ref name="buz">[https://archive.today/20120505122552/http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=K+P+Prabhakaran:+A+leader+who+fought+for+toddy&artid=DAKhfAgiDRk=&SectionID=1ZkF/jmWuSA=&MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=&SectionName=X7s7i%7CxOZ5Y=&SEO= K P Prabhakaran: A leader who fought for toddy | Kunnath Paran Prabhakaran | Mullakkara Ratnakaran | The New Indian Express<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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==Trade unionism==<br />
Prabhakaran was president of the Enamavu Peringottukara Toddy Workers' Union for 55 years.<ref name="hindu"/> He was also one of the founders of the District Kole Farmers' Sanghom.<ref name="hindu"/><br />
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In his later years, he served as vice-president of the Kerala State Committee of the [[All India Trade Union Congress]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081017070343/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/07/stories/2008100754360400.htm The Hindu : Kerala / Palakkad News : AITUC to intensify stir against SEZs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071018212125/http://hindu.com/2006/08/07/stories/2006080705220400.htm The Hindu : Kerala News : AITUC seeks action plan for industries<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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==Electoral politics==<br />
He was elected to the [[Vidhan Sabha|legislative assembly]] of [[Travancore-Cochin]] in 1951, representing the Manalur constituency. In 1954 he lost the seat to [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] leader [[K. Karunakaran]].<ref name="hindu"/><br />
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In 1977, he was elected to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]], representing the Cherpu seat. After the election, he became Health Minister of the state. He retained the Cherpu assembly seat in the 1980 and 1982 elections.<ref name="hindu"/><br />
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==Death==<br />
Prabhakaran died at his home in [[Anthicad]] on 11 August 2009.<ref name="math">[http://www.mathrubhumi.org/news.php?id=21715&cat=1&sub=14&subit=N Mathrubhumi English - Latest Kerala News, Movies, Health, Women, Automobile, Business, NRI, IT, Sports<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was cremated with full state honours on 12 August 2009 at his residence premises. During the day, his body had been put on display. Thousands of people visited the house to pay their respects. Prominent participants at the funeral included [[Mullappally Ramachandran]] (Union Minister of State for Home Affairs), [[Mullakkara Ratnakaran]] (Kerala Minister of Agriculture), [[Benoy Viswam]] (Kerala Forest Minister), [[Elamaram Kareem]] (Kerala Minister of Industries), [[P. R. Rajan]] ([[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] [[Rajya Sabha]] member), [[P. C. Chacko]] ([[Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thrissur]] [[Lok Sabha]] member) and [[Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhi]] (ex-Archbishop, Thrissur).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090818003518/http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/13/stories/2009081354440400.htm The Hindu : Kerala / Thrissur News : K.P. Prabhakaran cremated<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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==Family==<br />
Prabhakaran was the son of Paran and Lakshmikutty.<ref name="hindu"/> He was survived by five children, K. P. Gopalakrishnan (Engineer), K. P. Rajendran (Politician), K. P. Surendran (Engineer), K. P. Pradeep (Scientist) and K. P. Ajayan (Engineer).<ref name="math"/> His son [[K. P. Rajendran]] was the Revenue Minister of Kerala from 2006-2011.<ref name="hindu"/><br />
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