Pinarayi Vijayan Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

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Caste: Avarna Thiyya/Ezhava

Wife: Kamala Vijayan

Age: 80 Years

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Politician
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Weight (approx.)	75 Kg (165 lbs)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Politics
Political Party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Political Journey	1964: Joined the Communist Party 1996-1998: Served as the Minister of Electricity and Co-operatives in the Kerala Government 1998-2015: Served as the secretary of Kerala State Committee of Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2016: Sworn-in as the 12th Chief Minister of Kerala after winning with a margin of 36,905 votes from Dharmadom constituency 2021: On 20 May, sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Kerala for the 2nd time
Biggest Rival	V S Achuthanandan (Communist Party of India (Marxist))
Personal Life
Date of Birth	21 March 1944 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024)	80 Years
Birthplace	Pinarayi, Madras Presidency, British India
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Pinarayi, Madras Presidency, British India
College/University	Government Brennen College, Thalassery
Religion/Religious Views	Atheist
Caste	Avarna Thiyya/Ezhava ^[1]The News Minute
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Reading, Watching Movies
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• Under Cheif Ministership of Pinarayi Vijayan Kerala won India Today's Best Big State Award in governance category in 2017. • Pinarayi Vijayan and Health Minister K. K. Shailaja were honoured by the Institute of Human Virology in Baltimore for the Kerala Government’s efforts in curbing the Nipah Virus outbreak.
Controversies	• Vijayan was named as the 9th accused in the SNC-Lavalin Kerala hydroelectric scandal (reportedly, Vijayan had made a deal with Lavalin, a Canadian firm for reparing three generators at a total cost of ₹375 crores) in a report filed by the CBI on 21 January 2009. To which, his party, CPI(M) claimed as 'politically motivated.' The Governor of Kerala permitted the CBI to prosecute Vijayan, based on prima facie evidence despite the recommendations of the cabinet of Kerala to not to prosecute Vijayan in the case. Though, on 5 November 2013, the CBI special court dismissed Pinarayi Vijayan from the list of offenders in the SNC-Lavalin Case. • He was held at the Chennai Airport by the airport security on 16 February 2007 for finding 5 bullets in Vijayan's baggage. After he provided a faxed copy of his license to airport security, he was allowed to go. • Vijayan was once again caught amidst a controversy when he called 'Paul Chitilapally' (the bishop of Thamarassery in Kerala) "a wretched creature." • In 2018, Flood hit state Kerala was already fighting the natural atrocities when its CM, Pinarayi Vijayan, claimed that an aid of ₹700 Crore was offered by UAE to India. The centre declined any such offer by the UAE and Kerala unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party asked Vijayan to reveal its sources. Vijayan revealed that he got to know about the funding from a Middle East businessman MA Yusuf Ali. He claimed that the aid was finalized between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruler of the Emirates. • In March 2024, the Enforcement Directorate filed a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against his daughter Veena Vijayan for alleged illegal payments made to Veena Vijayan's firm named Exalogic Solutions, and IT company, by a Kochi-based mineral company named Cochin Minerals And Rutile Ltd (CMRL). Reportedly, the mineral company made a payment of Rs. 1.72 crore to her company between 2017 and 2018 without receiving any services from the IT firm. In January 2024, Chief Minister Vijayan had said the IT firm was started by his daughter with the retirement fund of his wife, and there was no truth in the allegations made against his family. ^[2]NDTV
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	1978
Family
Wife/Spouse	Kamala Vijayan (Retired Teacher)
Children	Son- Vivek Kiran Vijayan (Works in HSBC bank, in Abu Dhabi) Daughter- Veena Vijayan (Entrepreneur)
Parents	Father- Mundayil Koran Mother- Kalyani
Favourite Things
Food	Fish & Rice
Actor	Rajinikanth
Colour	White
Style Quotient
Assets/Properties	Bonds, Debentures, Shares: ₹13 Lakhs Jewellery: ₹2 Lakhs
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs. 1 Crore

Some Lesser Known Facts About Pinarayi Vijayan

He comes from a financially weak family. He was born in Pinarayi in the Kannur district.

After completing his schooling, he worked as a handloom weaver for a year to financially aid his family.

He was appointed as the Kannur district secretary of the Kerala Students Federation (KSF) at the age of 24, which went on to become the Students Federation of India (SFI). He, later on, became the President of the State committee.

He was also appointed as the president of the Kerala state co-operative bank.

During the National emergency of 1975, he was detained by the police, and as per the reports, he was also tortured in the jail. He was actually arrested because the communists were regulating the political activities from different hide-outs in Kerala. He once revealed in an interview that he was beaten up by six policemen mercilessly non-stop till he lost his consciousness and eventually fainted.

The state achieved a remarkable development and improvement in the power generation capacity during his tenure as Electricity Minister by the augmentation of new projects and their timely execution.

In 2002, he was elected to the Politburo of the CPI(M).

On 26 May 2007, he, along with V. S. Achuthanandan, were suspended by the CPI(M) for making inappropriate comments against each other in the media. Vijayan was later reinstated in the party.
Pinarayi Vijayan With His Biggest Rival, V. S. Achuthanandan

In 2016, he became the leader of the Left Democratic Front (LDF), which is a coalition of two major political parties of Kerala, i.e. Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and Communist Party of India (CPI). He became the 12th Chief Minister of Kerala on 25 May 2016.