Kerala Students Union

Indian student organization

KSU

Formation| 1957; 67 years ago (1957)
Founded at| Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Type| Students Political organization
Purpose| Political students organisation of INC
Headquarters| Thiruvananthapuram

Official language

| Malayalam
English

President

| Aloshious Xavier
Affiliations|

* Indian National Congress
* National Students Union of India
* Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee

Website| https://ksu.org.in/

The Kerala Students Union (abbreviated KSU) is the largest students organization in Kerala, India. It functions as the student wing of the INC. Organisation have strong ideology of Indian National Congress party.

KSU was founded in 1957 at Alappuzha, with M. A. John[1][2] as its main organiser and Vayalar Ravi founding general secretary.[3][4][5][6] The original group consisted of M. A. John, Vayalar Ravi, George Tharakan and A. A. Samad. It functioned as the student wing of the Pradesh Congress Committee.[3] While Ravi was the President, KSU took a leading role in the opposition campaign against the communist state government.[7][8] KSU sought to challenge the near-monopoly of the communist-led AISF over campus politics at the time.[9] KSU entered the center stage of student politics in Kerala with the "Orana Samaram", a strike for travel concessions for students in buses and boats owned by the state. KSU also played a key role in the movement that toppled the communist state government. Under the Presidency of K.M. Abhijith, KSU raised a strong protest against the PSC examination scandal involving SFI leaders from University College, and initiated the re-establishment of KSU Unit under the leadership of Amal Chandra after a gap of almost 20 years.[10][3]

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| President

|

1  | George Tharakan
2  | A. C. Jose
3  | Vayalar Ravi
4  | A. K. Antony
5  | Oommen Chandy
6  | Kadannappalli Ramachandran
7  | V. M. Sudheeran
8  | M. M. Hassan
9  | Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
10  | P. M. Suresh Babu
11  | G. Karthikeyan
12  | Benny Behanan
13  | Cherian Philip
14  | M Murali
15  | Ramesh Chennithala
16  | P. T. Thomas
17  | Joseph Vazhackan
18  | T. Sharatchandra Prasad
19  | Punalur Madhu
20  | K. C. Venugopal
21  | J. Joseph
22  | Jaison Joseph
23  | Satheeshan Pacheni
24  | P. C. Vishnunadh
25  | Hibi Eden
26  | Shafi Parambil
27  | V. S. Joy
28  | K. M. Abhijith
29  | Aloshious Xavier

## NSUI

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KSU emerged as the largest political force at high schools and colleges in the state by the early 1960s.[3] KSU became the main force in establishing the National Students Union of India, the new students wing of the Indian National Congress.[4][11]

National Students Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of the Indian National Congress (INC or Congress), was established on 9 April 1971. The organisation was founded by Indira Gandhi after merging the Kerala Students Union and the West Bengal State Chhatra Parishad to form a national students' organisation.[citation needed]

## See also

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* The United Democratic Students' Front (UDSF)

## References

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1. ^ "MA John passes away". The New Indian Express.
2. ^ "Congress Leader M A John Found Dead". www.outlookindia.com/.
3. ^ a b c d Francine R. Frankel (2005). India's Political Economy, 1947-2004: The Gradual Revolution. Oxford University Press. p. 448\. ISBN 978-0-19-565839-2.
4. ^ a b Education World: The Human Development Magazine. D. Thakore. 2005. p. 40.
5. ^ Outlook. Vayalar Ravi's Rise Due to Organizational Skill
6. ^ Niyama Sabha. Vayalar Ravi
7. ^ Kerala Journal of Social Science. Department of Political Science, University of Kerala. 2000. p. 154.
8. ^ The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. Frank Cass. 1986. p. 178.
9. ^ International Congress on Kerala Studies, 27-29 August 1994, Thiruvananthapuram. The Centre. 1994. p. 9.
10. ^ "Kerala Students Union opens unit in University College". The Hindu.
11. ^ Socialist India. Indian National Congress. All India Congress Committee. 1974. p. 14.

"Kerala Students Union opens unit in University College". The Hindu.