Monday, October 31, 2011: The demise of Minister TM Jacob, who is hailed as one of the best parliamentarians Kerala has ever produced, is a big loss for Kerala politics.
Jacob, who won the 2011 election from his home constituency Piravom with a slender margin of 157 votes, was the lone representative of his party Kerala Congress (Jacob) in the Assembly.
Born on September 16, 1950, as the son of T S Mathew and Annamma, Jacob entered politics during his student days.
In 1971, he was elected the general secretary of Kerala Students Congress. He was the president of KSC from 1972 to 75. He was first elected to the Assembly from Piravom in 1977 and had remained a member till 2006, representing Piravom and Kothamangalam.
