Kochi : Congress leader and Thrikkakara MLA PT Thomas passes away. He was 71. undergoing treatment for cancer for a while. The end came at Veloor hospital Wednesday morning 10.15 am.
PT Thomas was current KPCC Working Committee President and has been legislator from Thrikkakara since 2016. Thomas served as Lok Sabha MP between 2009 – 2014.
Thomas was born in Idukki’s Upathode panchayat in Rajamudi to Puthiyaparambil Thomas and Annama. He was a law graduate and has did his studies in Thodupuzha Newman College, Mar Ivanios College Thiruvananthapuram, Maharajas College Ernakulam and Government Law college , Ernakulam.
Thomas entered politics through Congress’s student organisation, KSU, where he held posts as Unit Vice President college Union General Secretary, idukki District President, State General Secretary and its State President. He moved into Youth Congress in 1980 and became its State General Secretary and has remained KPCC member since that year. In 1990 P.T. Thomas became member of Idukki District Council.
Thomas was twice elected as MLA from Thodupuzha – 1991 and 2001. He later won from Thrikkakara in 2016 and has been MLA for the constituency since. He twice lost polls to PJ Joseph in Thodupuzha – in 1996 and 2006.
Thomas became DCC President for Idukki in 2007 and won Lok Sabha elections from Idukki in 2009. P. T. Thomas has also penned a book tittled ADBPyum Pratyashashtrhangalum(എഡിബിയും പ്രത്യയശാസ്ത്രങ്ങളും ).
