T. P. Chandrasekharan
T. P. Chandrashekaran | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 July 1960 Onchiam, Kozhikode, India |
| Died | 4 May 2012 (aged 51) Onchiam, India |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Revolutionary Marxist Party |
| Other political affiliations | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (till 2008) |
| Spouse | K. K. Rema |
| Children | Abhinand R C |
T. P. Chandrasekharan (23 July 1960 – 4 May 2012) was an Indian politician who was the founder of Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP), a breakaway group of Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). Born in Onchiyam, a rural village in Kozhikode district in Kerala, he posthumously shot to national prominence after he was hacked to death on 4 May 2012; CPI(M)'s local organization is widely blamed as the perpetrator of the murder.