Pattom A. Thanu Pillai [SEP] position held
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
Pattom Thanu Pillai (15 July 188527 July 1970) was a participant in the Indian independence movement who later served as the Chief Minister of Kerala from 22 February 1960 to 25 September 1962. He was known as the 'Bhishmacharya' of Kerala politics.
Born in Thiruvananthapuram, A.Thanu Pillai was the son of Varadayyan and Eswari Amma. Thanu Pillai completed his studies and earned a degree in law. He had practised as a lawyer as well. But soon he got attracted towards Indian Freedom Struggle movement
ghat. His niece, Janaki Amma, was the mother of Gopala Menon, a Judge of Travancore High Court who was presented to the King-Emperor, His Majesty King Edward VII at the 1908 Royal Levee in London; and the future diplomat K. P. S. Menon. Among sons, Neyyatinkara K. Padmanabha Pillai ("N.K." Padmanabha Pillai), was elected to the State Council and served as the second President of the Congress Party after Pattom A. Thanu Pillai. Sreedharan Nayar Kandamath, held several provincial positions and was one