Vayalar ravi biography samples

Indian politician (born 1937)

In this Indian name, the toponymic surname is Vayalar. It is not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ravi.

Vayalar Ravi (born 4 June 1937^[1]) is an Indian politician, who served as the Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs from 2006 to 2014.

Vayalar ravi biography samples

He is a former member of the Rajya Sabha.

Political life

Ravi was born in Vayalar, Cherthala, Alappuzha District, Kerala. He was the first General Secretary of the Kerala Students Union (KSU), the students' wing of Indian National Congress in Kerala.^[1][2][3] Ravi was elected to the 5th Lok Sabha in 1971^[1][3] from Chirayinkil in Thiruvananthapuram district;^[3] he was re-elected to the 6th Lok Sabha in 1977,^[1][3] serving until 1979.^[1] He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1982,^[1][3] and he served as Home Ministe