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Asoka Mehta was an Indian freedom fighter and a socialist politician. He helped organize the socialist wing of the Indian National Congress, along with Jaya Prakash Narayan, and was heavily involved in the politics and government of the western city of Bombay. The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ...
Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party or Congress (I), abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ...
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Mehta was arrested during the Quit India movement, and after India's independence, helped organize trade unions in Bombay. He also served as Mayor of Bombay city from 1946 to 1947. Mehta retired from active politics in the early 1950s, and wrote several books on his experiences, on India's freedom struggle and the importance of socialist reforms. The Quit India Movement was a call for immediate independence for India issued by MK Gandhi on August 8, 1942. ...
A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers...
A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...
NEW ROLE: K.J. Alphons Kannanthanam India's Bravest Man has started his journey to the office of PM. This journey will be a great time for India. Being Indian nationals it is our duty to support him in every possible way. No matter what the obstacle Alphons has proved - they can be overcome. Let us be with him - support it in all possible ways... Land Revenue Commissioner K. J. Alphons Kannanthanam resigned from the Indian Administrative Service on Thursday to contest for a seat in the Assembly.
He has been sounded for contest from the Kanjirappally constituency as a Left Democratic Front candidate. Mr. Kannanthanam, who belongs to the 1979 batch of IAS offices in the Kerala cadre, submitted his resignation to Chief Secretary in the morning after informing Chief Minister of his decision.
``I am a people's man who worked for the benefit of the citizen. The citizen is most important for me. ``Everything in my official life revolved around the citizen. In future also, it will continue to revolve round the citizen, he said in reference to his decision to enter politics.
Alphons has achieved a great sucess by bold positions he had taken on various issues.
Mr. Kannanthanam Alphons was also behind several campaigns for public causes.
He was in the Time magazine's list of 100 young global leaders for the new Millennium in 1994. Kottayam district achieved a quality health index better than that of the U.S. when he was Collector there. During his tenure, Kottayam become the first 100 per cent literate town in the country. He led the demolition of 14,310 unauthorised buildings in New Delhi as the Commissioner of the Delhi Development Authority. He started a non-governmental organisation, Janashakti, to crusade against corruption at all levels. Janashakthi has been running a project from 1994 in Nanglamachi, one of the biggest slums in Delhi.
His autobiography, `Making a Difference,' is a best seller. If you are searching for times as revolutionary as Mahatama Gandhi days... Your wait ends here and duty begins.. ALL THE BEST
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