The Kerala Students' Union, abbreviated as KSU, is one of the largest students organisation in Kerala, India. It functions as the student wing of the Indian National Congress. The KSU has strong ideology of Indian National Congress.
KSU was founded in 1957 at Alappuzha, with M. A. John as its main organiser and Vayalar Ravi founding general secretary.Outlook. Vayalar Ravi's Rise Due to Organizational SkillNiyama Sabha. Vayalar Ravi The original group consisted of M. A. John, Vayalar Ravi, George Tharakan and A. A. Samad. It functioned as the student wing of the Pradesh Congress Committee. While Ravi was the President, KSU took a leading role in the opposition campaign against the communist state government. KSU sought to challenge the near-monopoly of the communist-led AISF over campus politics at the time.
KSU entered the centre stage of student politics in Kerala with the "Orana Samaram", a strike for travel concessions for students in buses and boats owned by the state. KSU also played a key role in the movement that toppled the communist state government. Under the Presidency of K. M. Abhijith, KSU raised a strong protest against the PSC examination scandal involving SFI leaders from University College, Thiruvananthapuram, and initiated the re-establishment of KSU Unit under the leadership of Amal Chandra after a gap of almost 20 years. On 11 March 2025, KSU organised a "Campus Jagaran Yatra" from Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram, emphasising the urgent need to eliminate drug mafias from campuses.[https://www.manoramanews.com/kerala/latest/2025/03/10/ksu-campus-jagarana-yatra-anti-drug-awareness-kerala.html
President 1 George Tharakan 2 A. C. Jose 3 Vayalar Ravi 4 A. K. Antony 5 Oommen Chandy 6 Kadannappalli Ramachandran 7 V. M. Sudheeran 8 M. M. Hassan 9 Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan 10 P. M. Suresh Babu 11 G. Karthikeyan 12 Benny Behanan 13 Cherian Philip 14 M Murali 15 Ramesh Chennithala 16 P. T. Thomas 17 Joseph Vazhackan 18 T. Sharatchandra Prasad 19 Punalur Madhu 20 K. C. Venugopal 21 J. Joseph 22 Jaison Joseph 23 Satheeshan Pacheni 24 P. C. Vishnunadh 25 Hibi Eden 26 Shafi Parambil 27 V. S. Joy 28 K. M. Abhijith29 Aloshious Xavier Adimali
NSUI KSU emerged as the largest political force at high schools and colleges in the state by the early 1960s. KSU became the main force in establishing the National Students' Union of India, the new students wing of the Indian National Congress.
NSUI, the student wing of the Indian National Congress (INC or Congress), was established on 9 April 1971. The organisation was founded by Indira Gandhi after merging the Kerala Students' Union and the West Bengal State Chhatra Parishad to form a national students' organisation.
See also The United Democratic Students' Front (UDSF)
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