P. P. Thankachan
Painadath Paulose Thankachan was an Indian politician who belonged to the Indian National Congress party. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1982 and also in the subsequent Assemblies of 1987, 1991 and 1996, all from Perumbavoor.
Background
P. P. Thankachan was born on 29 July 1939, at Angamali in the Ernakulam district, the son of the Rev. Father Paulose of Jacobite Syrian Christian Church, and Annamma. He died at Aluva on 11 September 2025, at the age of 88.Political positions held
- Opposition Chief Whip
- Minister for Agriculture from 3 May 1995 to 9 May 1996.
- President, KPCC
- Chair of Speaker of Assembly in the 9th Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1 July 1991 to 3 May 1995
- UDF convener 2004–2018