THUNDERBOLT: Newly Elected Office bearers of CITU at the 14TH All India Conference

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Newly Elected Office bearers of CITU at the 14TH All India Conference

M. K. Pandhe Nagar (Kannur): The 14th conference of India’s largest working class organization, CITU being held in Kannur for the last five days has today unanimously elected its office bearers for next term of three years. A. K. Padmanabhan and Tapan Sen will continue as the president and General Secretary for the second consecutive term respectively. Ranjana Nirula elected as treasurer for the second term.

PRESIDENT : A K PADMANABHAN66 years. Born in a handloom workers family in Kanur, Kerala. Father was an activist of CSP & CPI before 1947.

Studied PUC in Chennai. Joined Ashok Leyland Company, Chennai as a trade Apprentice at the age of 16, in 1963. Was a skilled operator in Ashok Leyland. Started trade union activities in 1967. From 1970 active in CITU. Dismisserd in 1972 for unionising the workers. From 1972 wholetimer. Attended the CITU foundation conference. 1973 District CITU Joint Secretary, in 1980 State Office Bearer. From 1991 National Secretary. President of Tamil Nadu CITU in 2007-2010. From 1986, State Secretariat member and from 2005 Central Committee member of CPI (M).In 2012 elected to the Polit bureau of CPI(M).

GENERAL SECRETARY: TAPAN SEN62 years. Born on 2nd October 1951 in Kolkata.

Father and Mother, Late Bankim and Amiya Sen, were freedomn fighters and been jailed during independent movement. They were active in Chittagong apprisal. Studied in Kolkata, active in Student and Youth movement. Joined SAIL in 1971 became active in CITU. Leader of SWFI (Steel Workers Federation of India). 1987 joined the CITU centre in Delhi. National Secretary of CITU since 1994. From 2006 onwards Member of Rajya Sabha. Re-elected in 2012. Elected to the Central Committee of CPI (M) in 2008.

TREASURER : RANJANA NIRULA

67 years. Born in 1945 in Delhi in an professional family. Was a teacher of children with special needs. Joined the left movement in USA during Viatnam War. Became CITU whole timer in 1978 and was Treasurer of Delhi State CITU.Worked with women’s movement also and is a CEC member of AIDWA. Joined the CITU Centre in 1998. Working Editor of “The Voice of the Working Woman”. From 1999, part of Co ordination Committee of Working Women. Was associated with Beedi Workers and now Convenor of ASHA Workers Coordination Committee. First woman Treasurer of CITU elected in 2010, 13th conference.

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