Senior INTUC leader dead
The Hindu
K.C. Ramachandran, 81, senior Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) leader, passed away here on Thursday. He had been ailing for some time.Mr. Ramachandran was the general secretary of the Kozh
K.C. Ramachandran, 81, senior Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) leader, passed away here on Thursday. He had been ailing for some time. Mr. Ramachandran was the general secretary of the Kozhikode District Congress Committee when Wayanad was part of it. He was among the founders of an INTUC unit at the now defunct Gwalior Rayons, Mavoor. Mr. Ramachandran also worked as the national executive committee member, State vice-president, and Kozhikode district president of the INTUC, among other posts.Leaders and legislators hailing from Ballari, which is part of the Kalyana Karnataka region, seem to be a source of much political upheaval in Karnataka, going by recent history. This has been the case since the time illegal mining hit national and international headlines in the 2000s and the place gained reputation as “Republic of Ballari”.
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