K. R. Gouri Amma (born Kalathilparambil Raman Gouriamma; 14 July 1919 – 11 May 2021)was an Indian politician and the first revenue minister of Kerala state. She was a Marxist revolutionary, advocate, author, and diplomat. She was also one of the founding leaders of the Communist movement in Kerala. She headed the Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy (JSS), a political party based in Kerala. Prior to the formation of JSS, she was a prominent figure in the communist movement in Kerala. She was the first female law student coming from the Ezhava community. She was a minister in the communist-led ministries in Kerala in 1957, 1967, 1980, and 1987. She also became a minister in the Congress-led cabinet from 2001 to 2006. She is the second longest-serving MLA in Kerala Legislative Assembly.
She was hospitalized due to physical ailments a few days before she died on 11 May 2021 due to a severe infection. -Wikipedia
Gouri Amma, a Communist soul
Gouri Amma was the driving force behind the historic Land Reforms Bill in Kerala. After the first Communist government assumed charge in 1957, Gouri Amma floated an ordinance banning eviction of all tenants.
In 1957, she married her colleague in the Kerala cabinet, TV Thomas. However, the relationship was cut short due to the historic Communist split of 1964. While Gouri Amma joined the newly formed CPI(M), her husband TV Thomas stood by CPI.The ideological difference further dented their personal life and the couple finally separated in 1965. Interestingly, V Thomas and KR Gouri Amma found a place in the second EMS cabinet from 1967 to 1969, as ministers from two different political parties. In 1977, Thomas died at the age of 67.
-INDIA TODAY
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