[Marxistindia] Com. N. Sankariah

[news from the cpi(m)]

November 15, 2023

 

Press Release

 

Com. N. Sankariah

 

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses deep
grief at the passing away of Comrade N. Sankariah, veteran leader of the
CPI(M) and one of the oldest Communist leaders of the country.  He was 102
years old.

 

Sankariah, as a student of the American College in Madurai, joined the
freedom struggle. He was arrested just before his final examinations and
thus could not get his degree. He altogether spent eight years in jail till
the eve of independence.

 

Sankariah joined the Communist Party in 1940 and became one of the key
organisers of the united Party in Tamilnadu.

 

He was one of the 32 National Council members who walked out to form the
Communist Party of India (Marxist subsequently. He made a major contribution
to building the Communist movement in Tamilnadu and he served as the
secretary of state committee from 1995 to 2002.  

 

He was elected thrice to the Tamilnadu state Assembly in 1967, 1977 and
1980. He was the leader of the CPI(M) group in the Assembly in 1977 and
1980.

 

He was also involved in the development of the kisan movement and became the
General Secretary and President of the All India Kisan Sabha.

 

Sankariah was a powerful speaker who could communicate Communist politics
and policies effectively amongst the people.   He was a dedicated Marxist
who was devoted to the Party and set high standards of integrity and
simplicity in public life.  

 

In his death, the Communist movement has lost a leader with the glorious
record, but his legacy lives on.  The Polit Bureau pays homage to his memory
and conveys its heartfelt condolences to his two sons and family members.  

 

(Muralidharan)

For CPI(M) Central Committee Office

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://cpim.org/pipermail/marxistindia_cpim.org/attachments/20231115/568bfbe3/attachment.html>