By Suma K.
Ganesh Kumar was twice elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Pathanapuram constituency in Kollam district. A man of great versatility and impeccable taste, Ganesh Kumar acted in a variety of Malayalam films and television serials.
Ganesh Kumar is the son of R Balakrishna Pillai, the chairman of Kerala Congress (B). Ganesh Kumar initially focused on his film career and eschewed politics, but when the situation demanded his active involvement, he was quick to rise to the occasion.
Ganesh Kumar is the son of R Balakrishna Pillai, the chairman of Kerala Congress (B). Ganesh Kumar initially focused on his film career and eschewed politics, but when the situation demanded his active involvement, he was quick to rise to the occasion.
In 2001, Ganesh Kumar was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Pathanapuram constituency in Kollam District on the Kerala Congress (B) ticket. This was the first time in the history of Kerala that an individual from the film industry had been elected to the Assembly.
Ganesh Kumar soon donned the ministerial mantle, when a court battle stood in the way of his father’s inclusion in the UDF (Congress-led United Democratic Front) cabinet. The father-son duo had in fact made history, by becoming the first such pair to enter the Kerala Assembly simultaneously.
Ganesh Kumar became Transport Minister in the A K Antony cabinet and went on to give a good account of himself. Though only 34 years old and a political novice, he turned around the ailing KSRTC in record time and earned a reputation for providing a clean and efficient administration.
In March 2003, when Balakrishna Pillai was exonerated by the Supreme Court, Ganesh Kumar gracefully stepped down from his ministerial post to facilitate his father’s induction into the Cabinet. The smooth transition took many by surprise.
In the 2006 Assembly elections, Ganesh Kumar was once again elected from Pathanapuram. The development works he had executed during his first term as MLA stood him in good stead at a time when the tide was not in favour of the UDF.
Ganesh Kumar became Transport Minister in the A K Antony cabinet and went on to give a good account of himself. Though only 34 years old and a political novice, he turned around the ailing KSRTC in record time and earned a reputation for providing a clean and efficient administration.
In March 2003, when Balakrishna Pillai was exonerated by the Supreme Court, Ganesh Kumar gracefully stepped down from his ministerial post to facilitate his father’s induction into the Cabinet. The smooth transition took many by surprise.
In the 2006 Assembly elections, Ganesh Kumar was once again elected from Pathanapuram. The development works he had executed during his first term as MLA stood him in good stead at a time when the tide was not in favour of the UDF.
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