Question: Recently T.S. John passed away. He was a-
(a) Former Kerala Governor
(b) Former Kerala Assembly Speaker
(c) Former Kerala Chief Minister
(d) Former Karnataka Chief Minister
Ans:(b)
Related facts:
- On 9 June 2016 Former Kerala Assembly Speaker and Minister T.S. John passed away at a private hospital at Cherthala , Kerala.He was 76.
- Born on 21 October 1939, TS John was a lawyer by profession.
- He was one of the founding members of the Kerala Congress. He represented the Kallooppara Assembly constituency four times.
- John was Speaker of the fourth Kerala Assembly for a short period from February 17, 1976 to March 25, 1977.
- He had also served as the Minister for Food & Civil Supplies from October 19, 1978 to October 27, 1978 in the Antony Ministry.
- In the reconstituted Ministry that followed under the leadership of P K Vasudevan Nair, he continued to be the Minister for Food & Civil Supplies, from October 29, 1978 to October 7 1979.
- Kerala’s capital is Thiruvananthapuram.
Reference:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/former-kerala-assembly-speaker-t-s-john-passes-away-2842737/
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/former-kerala-assembly-speaker-ts-john-passes-away/article8709403.ece