Vayalar Ravi

Vayalar Ravi (born June 4, 1937) is a prominent Indian politician, currently the Union Cabinet Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and Minister of Civil Aviation. He is a member of the Rajya Sabha.

Political Life

Ravi was born in Vayalar, Cherthala, Alappuzha District, Kerala. He was the Founder President of the Kerala Students Union (KSU), the students' wing of Indian National Congress in Kerala. Ravi was elected to the 5th Lok Sabha in 1971 he was re-elected to the 6th Lok Sabha in 1977, He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1982, before resigning from that position due to a disagreement with Chief Minister K. Karunakaran.

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