Veteran Kerala flesh presser Ok R Gouri Amma passes away

Former minister and JSS chief Ok R Gouri Amma gave up the ghost in Kerala on the age of 102.

Ok R Gouri amma used to be the one surviving member of the 1957 EMS Namboodiripad cupboard in Kerala, the primary democratically elected communist govt anyplace on the earth.

A firebrand chief, Ok R Gouri served because the income minister within the first state cupboard headed via veteran Communist chief overdue E M Sankaran Namboothripad, which got here to energy in April 1957. Because the income minister, she introduced the Agrarian Members of the family Invoice within the first state ministry within the 12 months 1959. She used to be expelled from the CPI(M) in 1993 over alleged anti-party actions.

Later, she shaped the Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi (JSS), a political outfit that become a part of the Congress-led United Democratic Entrance (UDF), and become a minister within the UDF-led govt between 2001 and 2006. On the other hand, she severed ties with the UDF in 2016 following variations with the Congress management.

(With inputs from PTI)