Sindhu Joy Explained

Dr. Sindhu Joy Santimon
Birth Place:Ernakulam, Kerala India
Residence:United Kingdom
Party:Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Alma Mater:Maharaja's CollegeUniversity of Kerala
Known For:Political activities

Sindhu Joy is an Indian former politician from the state of Kerala. She has served as the Chairperson of the Kerala State Youth Commission, National Vice President of Students Federation India, and President of the SFI Kerala State Committee. In 2011, she resigned from CPI-M and joined the Congress party. In 2013, she appeared on Malayalee House.

Career and activism

Sindhu Joy was the All India Vice-President of Students' Federation of India[1] and the president of SFI Kerala State committee for three years.[2]

In 2006, Joy unsuccessfully contested in the Legislative Assembly election as a Left Democratic Front (Kerala) candidate against the then Chief Minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy from the Puthuppally constituency.[3] Prior to the elections she was arrested on old charges.[4] During the campaign, she was promoted as "the symbol of the UDF government's use of force to suppress students' stir against privatisation of the education sector." She lost by 19863 votes.[5] [6]

She also unsuccessfully contested in the Parliament elections against K. V. Thomas, a former union minister, in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections from Ernakulam Constituency.[7] She lost by about 11,000 votes.[8]

Joy was nominated as the first chairperson of Kerala State Youth Commission.[9] [10] As an active politician, she has held various positions, including:

In 2011, Joy resigned from CPI-M, stating she had been "neglected" by the party.[13] [14] [15] She joined the Congress party in 2011.[16] [17] [18] In 2013, Joy joined Surya TV as a news presenter.[19] In 2014, after participating in the Malayalam reality show, Malayalee House,[20] Joy announced she would return to politics, but did not say which party she would join.[21]

Education

Joy completed a PhD in political science from the University of Kerala in 2009, having begun her research in 2003 after completing her MPhil at the University of Kerala.[22] [23] When she was finishing her thesis in 2006, she was jailed for 24 days on charges connected to a mass protest.

Personal life

Sindhu Joy is the elder daughter of Late George Joseph Chakkungal (Joy) and Late Laila Joseph Veeramana. She is married to Santimon Jacob.[24] Sindhu Joy has a brother and a sister.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Banerjee . Ritabrata . All India Conference of SFI calls for Consolidation and Expansion . Peoples Democracy . https://web.archive.org/web/20090409225302/http://pd.cpim.org/2008/1012_pd/10122008_15.htm . 9 March 2021. 9 April 2009 .
  2. Web site: SFI office-bearers elected at meet . The Hindu . 2005-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190721180219/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/sfi-office-bearers-elected-at-meet/article27509460.ece . 2019-07-21 . live . 2021-03-23.
  3. Web site: State Elections 2006 Candidates Details for 92-Puthuppally constituency of Kerala . 6 March 2014 . 8 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140308013406/http://eci.gov.in/archive/May2006/pollupd/ac/states/s11/Acnstcand92.htm . dead .
  4. News: AIDWA demands release of Kerala SFI president Sindhu Joy from prison . 23 March 2021 . OneIndia . April 4, 2006.
  5. News: Phalgunan . Binu . Two people who shook Oommen Chandy ... twice without crossing the five mark; This time it is a life and death struggle (Google translation) . 8 January 2022 . One India Malayalam . January 7, 2021 . Malayalam.
  6. News: Election Desk . In Puthuppally For a coup Childhood? (Google translation) . 8 January 2022 . Truecopy Think . True Copy Magazine LLP . February 28, 2021 . Malayalam.
  7. News: It is experience Vs youth in Ernakulam. The Economic Times. 25 March 2009. Krishnakumar. P. K.. Sanandakumar. S..
  8. News: Sanandakumar . S . One thing's sure: The next Ernakulam MP will be Latin Catholic . 4 March 2021 . Economic Times . March 18, 2014.
  9. Web site: Sindhu Joy quits as Youth Commission chief. 2022-02-15. The New Indian Express.
  10. Web site: Panel will focus on youth problems, says Sindhu Joy. K. p m. Basheer. 3 April 2012. www.thehindu.com.
  11. Web site: Firebrand Kerala student leader Sindhu Joy quits CPI(M). 2022-02-15. NetIndian. en.
  12. News: Sindhu Joy and Swaraj re-elected. The Hindu. 6 May 2007.
  13. News: Firebrand SFI leader Sindhu Joy quits CPI-M . 4 March 2021 . Zee News . Press Trust of India . March 24, 2011.
  14. News: VS in trouble for remark on ex-CPIM woman activist . 4 March 2021 . Zee News . Press Trust of India . March 11, 2012.
  15. News: CPM becoming increasingly net savvy . 22 March 2021 . Times of India . December 18, 2011.
  16. News: Season of suspense and surprises in Kerala . 4 March 2021 . The Indian Express . Thiruvananthapuram . March 27, 2011.
  17. News: Are SFI leaders contesting against Oommen Chandy dark horses or lost causes? . 4 March 2021 . The News Minute . March 17, 2016.
  18. News: Nair . C. Gouridasan . Desertions from CPI(M) show a pattern . 23 March 2021 . The Hindu . March 26, 2011.
  19. News: Sindhu Joy as News Anchor in Surya TV . 4 March 2021 . OneIndia. Politician Sindhu Joy is now in a new role, she is joined Surya TV as a news presenter. . September 15, 2013.
  20. News: Manayath . Nithin . Why We Keep Watching Malayalee House and Bigg Boss . 22 March 2021 . Grist Media . Yahoo!News . August 19, 2013.
  21. News: Sindhu Joy, participant of Malayalee House, back to politics. . 4 March 2021 . Times of India . TNN . April 10, 2014.
  22. Web site: A PhD after study and struggle. 2022-02-15. The New Indian Express.
  23. News: Kerala has a rush of qualified candidates. The Hindu. 27 March 2009.
  24. Web site: Sindhu Joy weds businessman Santimon Jacob. dead. 29 July 2017. 11 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190811120322/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/sindhu-joy-weds-businessman-santimon-jacob-politics-sfi-1.1969372.

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