Pinarayi Vijayan - Leader of Kerala

Pinarayi Vijayan is the secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Kerala state unit. He entered politics through student union activities. He was the president and sectrary of the Kerala Student's Federation (KSF), for-runner of Student Federation of India (SFI). He also president of the Kerala State Youth Federation (KSYF). He joined the Communist Party in 1964.
Pinarayi Vijayan was imprisoned for one and half years in emergency period. Then he elected the presidentof the Kerala State Co-operative Bank. In 1970, he elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly. He was re-elected in 1977, 1991 and 1996. He was acted as Minister for Electric Power and Cooperatives in the E K Nayanar ministry from 1996 and 1998. He was known as a good minister.

After death of Chadayan Govindan of secretary of CPI(M), he elected the state secretary position. In 2002 he elected to the Politburo of CPI (M). After 2005, he entered in the factional group in the political discussions in CPI (M). In the election in 2006, he entered the media attraction. He considered as a villain in the CPI (M). Many of CPI (M) members resigned from the party and criticised Pinarayi's stand. They argued that he acted for the Bourgeoisie.
On 26 May, 2007 Pinarayi suspended with V S Achuthanandan from the Politburo for their public remarks on each other.

Contraversies
SNC Lavalin
Violence in Kannur
His Children's admission (His daughter Veena was an Amrita Institute of Technology student. The institute is managed my Amritanandamayi. His son Vivek is an MBA graduate from B-School in England)
Recovered bulletts from his bags
Threat against K Gopalakrishnan, Editor, Mathrubhumi Daily
Clash between Catholic Church and Party
Involvement of Pharis Aboobacker's money controversy
Called Paul Chittilapally as wretched creature