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Mathai Chacko (12 May 1959 – 13 October 2006) was a politician from
Kerala state Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Cana ...
. He was member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2001 - 2006. He represented the
Thiruvambadi Thiruvambady is a major hill town and a suburb in southeastern Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. Thiruvambady is a Panchayat headquarters, and a legislative assembly constituency, situated from the district headquarters of Kozhikode. Geog ...
constituency of
Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
and was a member of the
Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in term ...
(CPI(M)) political party. He became the first elected MLA to take oath outside the Kerala Legislative Assembly, having taken oath at Lake Shore Hospital in
Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
, where he was undergoing treatment for
leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or ' ...
, on 29 May 2006.


Political life.

He entered politics through students movement: was an active worker of S.F.I Students Federation of India and
DYFI Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) is a youth organisation in India. It was founded in its inaugural conference held from 1–3 November 1980 at Shaheed Kartar Singh Saraba village in Ludhiana, Punjab. DYFI identifies itself to be an i ...
. He was the secretary of S.F.I of
Devagiri College, Kozhikode St. Joseph's College, Devagiri, also known as Devagiri College, is a college in Kozhikode, Kerala, India, offering graduation and postgraduation courses in arts and science. Students and alumni are called ‘Devagirians’. The college is in the D ...
unit, Mukkam and Kozhikode area committee, Kozhikode district committee and State committee. Was president of D.Y.F.I Kozhikode district committee, Joint secretary , D.Y.F.I state committee. He was involved in various agitations led by S.F.I and DYFI like agitation against privatisation of polytechnic in Kerala state, paralleled college students fare concession struggle etc.


Personal life

Mathai Chacko was born on 12 May 1959 at
Thiruvambadi Thiruvambady is a major hill town and a suburb in southeastern Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. Thiruvambady is a Panchayat headquarters, and a legislative assembly constituency, situated from the district headquarters of Kozhikode. Geog ...
, as the son of A.M Mathai and Smt.Treessia. He was married to Smt.Mercy with one son and one daughter.


Death

Mathai Chacko died on 13 October 2006 at the age of 47 at Lake Shore Hospital in Kochi due to leukaemia. He could not attend any meeting of the 12th Kerala legislative assembly due to his illness. He was cremated with full state honours at the premises of his home. After Mathai Chacko's death,
Paul Chittilapilly Paul Chittilapilly (7 February 1934 – 6 September 2020) was a bishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Chittipilly was born in Mattom in the Thrissur district of Kerala and was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. Following his return f ...
, the bishop of the Diocese of Thamarassery claimed that Mathai Chacko had voluntarily accepted the last communion at his deathbed. This sparked controversy as Mathai Chacko was known to be non-religious and a follower of Communist ideology. Following this, Pinarayi Vijayan who was then the state secretary of the
communist party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A ...
made the infamous remark describing the bishop as a "wretched creature". He had said, "Whoever he may be, the person who said that the late Mathai Chacko, who led the pious life of a Communist, had voluntarily accepted the last communion from a priest is only telling a blatant lie, and he is nothing but a wretched creature". Later, the
Syro-Malabar Catholic Church lat, Ecclesia Syrorum-Malabarensium mal, മലബാറിലെ സുറിയാനി സഭ , native_name_lang=, image = St. Thomas' Cross (Chennai, St. Thomas Mount).jpg , caption = The Mar Thoma Nasrani Sl ...
protested against the CPI(M) leadership for the comments against the bishop. However, Pinarayi Vijayan repeated the same and stuck to his comments."Senior CPI (M) leader speaks out in favour of cross demolition"
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Posts held

* Calicut University Union councillor from
Devagiri college St. Joseph's College, Devagiri, also known as Devagiri College, is a college in Kozhikode, Kerala, India, offering graduation and postgraduation courses in arts and science. Students and alumni are called ‘Devagirians’. The college is in the D ...
*Private secretary to the Minister for Co- operation and Fisheries (1987–91) *Syndicate Member Calicut University * MLA Meppayur Assembly Constituency (2001-2006). * MLA Thiruvambady Assembly Constituency (2006) *


References


External links

* http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Mathai-Chacko-was-a-believer-says-Mar-Thoomkuzhy/article14857639.ece * http://www.oneindia.com/2006/10/14/cpi-m-mla-mathai-chacko-laid-to-rest-1160831145.html * http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/mathai-chacko-sworn-in-mla/article18442457.ece?css=print {{DEFAULTSORT:Chacko, Mathai Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala Kerala MLAs 2001–2006 1959 births 2006 deaths Deaths from leukemia Deaths from cancer in India