Gopurathinkal Sukumaran Nair (born 18 April 1941) is the current and 10th General Secretary of the Nair Service Society since 25 June 2011. Nair was the Assistant Secretary of the organisation for 10 years before elected as the General Secretary.[1][2][3][4]
G. Sukumaran Nair | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary of the Nair Service Society | |
| Assumed office 25 June 2011 | |
| Preceded by | P. K. Narayana Panicker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1941 Changanassery, Travancore |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Community leader |
Personal life
editHis wife K. Kumaridevi died on 26 March 2019 at the age of 75 and they have two daughters and two sons.[5] His daughter Dr. S. Sujatha was the principal of the NSS Hindu College, Changanassery and a member of the Mahatma Gandhi University Syndicate before her resignation on 28 May 2013.[6]
Career
editHe began his career with the NSS as a clerk in 1962 and subsequently held posts as an administrative officer, assistant Secretary, Secretary and then General Secretary. He has been elected as the General Secretary of the NSS for five consecutive times.
He has been a strong proponent of the equidistance policy towards political parties [7] and a strong opponent of the caste census which he claims will only exacerbate corruption under the guise of reservation and to appease vote banks.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Biography of Eminent Nairs". www.nairs.in. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Board of Directors – Official website of Nair Service Society". Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "G Sukumaran Nair elected NSS general secretary for fifth time". Onmanorama. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Daily, Keralakaumudi. "Sukumaran Nair becomes NSS General Secretary again". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Sukumaran Nair's wife passes away". The New Indian Express. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "G. Sukumaran Nair's daughter quits Syndicate".
- ^ "NSS to continue equidistance policy in Kerala, says Sukumaran Nair".
- ^ "NSS attacks caste census".
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