P. V. Anvar (born 26 May 1967) is an Indian politician is a member of AITC who was a

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of the

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representing Nilambur constituency from 2016 until his resignation on 13 January 2025.

Biography

P. V. Anvar was born in

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on 26 May 1967, the fourth son of P. V. Shoukath Ali and Mariyumma. Puthanveettil family is one of the ancient families of Malabar which was very close to the

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from the great struggle for independence on. Anvar completed his schooling at Malabar Christian College School, Kozhikode, and moved to MES Mampad College, Malappuram where he did his graduation in Economics. He was the college union chairman during his period. After his studies, as an entrepreneurPeeVeeaaR he started Crushers which has grown into one of the prominent crushers in Malabar. He contested from Eranad constituency as an independent candidate and came second in the run in the assembly elections in 2011.

Political career

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, the student wing of INC, during his college life. He contested from Eranad constituency as an independent candidate in the assembly elections 2011. In 2014 Lok Sabha election, he contested as an independent candidate in Wayanad constituency. In the 2016 Assembly elections, Anvar contested as a LDF candidate and elected from

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constituency, defeating

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of Congress. In 2019 Lok Sabha election, he contested as LDF candidate from Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2021 Assembly elections, Anvar again contested as LDF candidate and election from Nilambur constituency, defeating V. V. Prakash of the Indian National Congress. On 6 October 2024, Anwar formed a new political party called Democratic Movement of Kerala. Later it merged with Trinamool Congress (AITC) and he resigned MLA position. Anwar created new alliance with support of Aam Admi Party, with his party (All India Trinamool Congress) as the leader of the alliance. The new alliance has been named JPPM.

Controversies

In May 2018, a probe report by

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administration accused P. V. Anvar of illegal construction at his theme park in Kakkadampoyil. Kozhikode District Collector P. V. Thomas accused Anvar of carrying out unauthorised construction at the theme park. The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority issued a stop memo to the park in June 2018, due to illegal construction.

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ordered to demolish the illegal check dam constructed by P. V. Anvar for the water theme park. Anvar objected to it and moved to court against the order. But in April 2019, the High Court ordered immediate demolition of the illegal check dam. It has been claimed that the illegal constructions done by P. V. Anvar accentuated the vagaries caused due to the

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. In April 2019, Anvar accused the Communist Party of India (CPI), whose ministers held the Revenue and Forest departments in Kerala Government, of trying to destroy his business ventures, by taking legal actions against his water theme park. CPI protested strongly against his remarks. In February 2021, there was huge

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uproar against an

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demanding release of P. V. Anvar from Ghana jail. Later P. V. Anvar came out with a clarification in social media that he is at

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for business activities. In August 2024, P.V. Anvar has made serious allegations against some top IPS officers, including M.R. Ajith Kumar, the

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(ADGP) for Law and Order. He accused them of being involved in gold smuggling, illegally accumulating wealth, and sabotaging the Thrissur Pooram festival. The Chief Minister has assured that necessary actions will be taken based on the investigation’s findings.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anvar, P.V. 1967 births Businesspeople from Kerala Living people Malabar Christian College alumni Kerala MLAs 2016–2021 Politicians from Malappuram district Kerala MLAs 2021–2026 Trinamool Congress politicians from Kerala Independent politicians in India