Kosala Ramadas (died June 4, 2013) was a

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MLA member,

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assemblist and trade unionist. In 1967 Ramadas was officially elected to lead Kerala Assembly from

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. He quit its membership and later the party amid his pro-

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views. Later on, he quit Naxalism too, and started independent trade union workers' organization. For a short time, he worked as a Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram in the CPI(M) as well. He was awarded

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in 2012.

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2013 deaths 20th-century births Kerala MLAs 1967–1970 Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala {{Kerala-CPIndiaMarxist-politician-stub