Baby John
{{Short description|Indian politician (1917–2009)}}
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{{hatnote|For the film see Baby John (film)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Baby John
| image = File:Baby John.png
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|10|25|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|01|29|1917|10|25|df=yes}}
| party = Revolutionary Socialist Party
| spouse = {{Marriage|Annamma|1952}}
| children = Sheila James, Shaji Baby John, Shibu Baby John
}}
Baby John (25 October 1917 – 27 January 2008) was a senior leader of the Kerala Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John). Previously, he was General Secretary of the Revolutionary Socialist Party in India. He was known in the Kerala state political circles as ‘Kerala Kissinger’ for his abilities to manage political crises at times when the state was passing through difficult political phases, with reference to Henry Kissinger, an American diplomat and an advocate of a pragmatic approach to geopolitics.{{cite news|publisher = Rediff News|title = 'Kerala Kissinger' passes away |url = http://ia.rediff.com/www/news/2008/jan/29kerala.htm |date=29 January 2008 |accessdate=27 July 2009}}
Legislative career
Baby's legislative career began in the early 1950s, when he was elected to the Travancore-Cochin Assembly. After the formation of Kerala state, he was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1960 to 1996, mostly from his home constituency Chavara. He had served as minister; handling different portfolios in coalition governments led by the C. Achutha Menon, K. Karunakaran, A. K. Antony, P. K. Vasudevan Nair, and E. K. Nayanar.{{cite news
|publisher=The Indian Express Limited
|title=Veteran RSP leader Baby John passes away
|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Veteran-RSP-leader-Baby-John-passes-away/266613/
|date=29 January 2008
|accessdate=27 July 2009
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704213744/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Veteran-RSP-leader-Baby-John-passes-away/266613/
|archivedate=4 July 2008
|df=
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080921134838/http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/30/stories/2008013053520500.htm Baby John mourned]
- [https://archive.today/20130202044138/http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14596378 Veteran Communist leader Baby John dead]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121105051353/http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/25/stories/2009012551690300.htm Baby John death anniversary observance]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071030190215/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/29/stories/2007102952040300.htm Baby John turns 90]
{{MLAs from Kerala assembly constituencies in Kollam city}}
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