C. M. Stephen

Politician

1918 – 1984

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Who was C. M. Stephen?

C. M. Stephen was an Indian politician and Union Minister Republic of India. C.M.Stephen was born on December 23, 1918 to Eapen Mathai and Esther of Chembakassery house in Cherukole, Mavelikkara. During his school days, Stephen was active in the Balajanasakhyam. This helped him to develop leadership qualities, oratorial and organizing skills. After completing B L, Stephen, started his career as a jounalist. He also started 'Pouraprabha' an evening daily. Through this daily he supported the Travancore Congress and attacked the rule of C.P.Ramaswamy Iyyer. In 1949, he gave up his career as a journalist and started practising law. In 1951, he joined active politics and in the same year became the D C C president of Kollam. He was a close associate of veteran Congress leaders P.T.Chacko, Pattom Thanu Pillai and R. Sankar and provided leadership in the Vimochana Samaram during 1958-59 period as an associate of R.Sankar.

He was also one of the founding fathers of I N T U C, the trade union wing of the Indian National Congress. He won the State elections in 1960, 1965 and 1971. He was also elected as an MP from Idukki in the 1976 parliamentary elections. He was a close aide of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. He was the leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party - Indira faction during 1978-79.

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Born
Dec 23, 1918
India
Died
Jan 16, 1984

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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