C. K. Janu
Chekot Karian Janu | |
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Chekot Karian Janu in 2012 | |
| Born | 1970 Thrissileri, Mananthavady, Wayanad district |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Organization | Adivasi Gotra Maha Sabha (AGMS) |
| Known for | Sit-in Strike (2001) Muthanga incident (2003) Aralam Protests |
| Political party | Janadhipathya Rashtriya Sabha (JRS) |
C. K. Janu (born 1970) is an Indian social activist and politician.
She is also the leader of Adivasi Gothra Maha Sabha, a social movement that has been agitating since 2001 for redistribution of land to the landless tribal people in Kerala. The movement has positioned itself under the aegis of the Dalit-Adivasi Action Council. In 2016, she announced a new political party, Janathipathya Rashtriya Sabha, and contested the 2016 Kerala assembly polls in alliance with BJP, as a part of NDA from Sultanbathery unsuccessfully. The JRS left the NDA in 2018.