N. Peethambara Kurup

N. Peethambara Kurup
MP Now Chairman of Guruvayoor Devaswam Board
Constituency Kollam
Personal details
Born 24 May 1942 (1942-05-24) (age 73)
Navaikulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Political party Indian National Congress
Residence Thiruvananthapuram

N. Peethambara Kurup is the MP of Kollam Parliament constituency. He was born in Navaikulam in Thiruvananthapuram district and has completed his B.A. and B.L. from Law Academy, Trivandrum. He was the Vice President of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee.[1] He was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time in the 2009 elections defeating P. Rajendran of CPI(M) by a margin of 17531 votes.[2] He was a Teacher in the Kadambattukonam High School and in 1964 he resigned and entered as an active Politician. A known Orator and has written books in Malayalam. His book SahithyaDhara acclaimed wide appreciation among readers.

Controversies

In 2013, South Indian actress Shweta Menon alleged that Kurup had molested her while the two were attending a function.[3] Shweta later dropped her complaint against Kurup, after he made a "personal apology" to her hours after FIR was lodged against him.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Biodata of N. Peethambara Kurup
  2. ↑ N Peethambara Kurup (Cong) wins the Kollam LS seat - Yahoo News, India
  3. ↑ Actress Shweta Menon alleges molestation, MP denies charges, NDTV, 2 November 2013
  4. ↑ "Actress Shweta Menon withdraws Molestation Charges against Congress MP". Retrieved 3 November 2013.
Preceded by
P. Rajendran		 Member of Parliament from Kollam
2009 – present 		Incumbent


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