1. Thomas Chandy was an Indian businessman and politician.
16 Facts About Thomas Chandy
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Thomas Chandy was a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Kuttanad constituency, the transport minister of the state of Kerala, and president of the Nationalist Congress Party in Kerala.
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Thomas Chandy resigned from the minister's office on 15 November 2017 after an allegation regarding his resort in Alappuzha arose.
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Thomas Chandy died in Kochi on 20 December 2019 from cancer.
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Thomas Chandy was born on 29 October 1947, one of the sons of V C Thomas and Aleyamma Thomas at Chennamkary.
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Thomas Chandy was educated at Devamatha High School in Chennamkary, St Mary's HS Kainakary and at Leo XIII English Medium School in Alappuzha.
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Thomas Chandy had a diploma in Telecommunication Engineering from the Institute of Engineering Technology, Alleppey.
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Thomas Chandy started his political career in the KSU and was later selected as the President of the KSU and Youth Congress in Kuttanad, in 1970.
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Thomas Chandy had interests in the fields of education and hospitality among others.
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Thomas Chandy was the Chairman of the United Indian School, an Indian public school, and Indian Central School in Kuwait.
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Thomas Chandy ran Al-Alia International Indian School in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Thomas Chandy owned a controlling interest in the Lake Palace Resort, located on the Punamada Lake in Kerala.
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Thomas Chandy was accused of encroachment on Punnamada Lake at his resort in Alappuzha by keeping buoys afloat.
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Thomas Chandy was a social worker both in Kuwait and Kerala.
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Thomas Chandy intervened in the case of Indian nurses who were duped in a job racket which promised them jobs in government hospitals in Kuwait.
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Thomas Chandy was the chairman of the Daveedputhra Charitable Society, which has been involved in building houses and providing sanitation facilities, health care and educational assistance, and other services.