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    Alphons Kannanthanam: An IAS officer turned politicians

    NEW DELHI: Bureaucrat-turned-politician Alphons Kannanthanam began his political journey by becoming an independent MLA backed by the CPI(M) in Kerala in 2006 but joined the BJP in 2011.

    Kannanthanam, a 1979 batch IAS officer, quit his high- profile career and plunged into electoral politics by successfully contesting from Kanjirappally in Kottayam district.

    Though he was offered a second chance by the Left in the next assembly polls, Kannanthanam, in a surprise move, turned down the offer, saying that he wanted to shift his activities to the national level.

    Later, Kannanthanam, known for his strong anti-corruption stance, joined the saffron party and went on to become the member of the national executive.

    Born in a non-electrified Manimala village in Kottayam district to a World War II veteran, he pioneered the literacy movement in India as district collector of Kottayam by making it the first 100 per cent literat

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    Alphons Kannanthanam

    Indian politician

    Alphons Joseph Kannanthanam or K. J. Alphons (born 8 August 1953) is an Indian civil servant, advocate, and politician from Kerala. He was Union Minister of State for Culture, and Tourism during first Modi ministry under Government of Narendra Modi. He also held charge for Electronics and Information Technology.

    Alphons Kannanthanam belongs to the 1979 batch of the Indian Administrative Service (I.A.S.), Kerala cadre. He served as Commissioner of the Delhi Development Authority.

    He joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2012. Before that, he was a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist) and served as an MLA in Government of Kerala representing that party.

    Early life and education

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    Alphons was born in Manimala, Kottayam District, to K. V namn & Brijith Joseph. His father was a World War II veteran who became a school teacher after the war. His parents had nine children; they adopted two more from the orphanage.

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    Alphons, the man who piloted literacy mission

    KOTTAYAM,: Little known Kottayam town grabbed national attention when it became the first fully literate municipality in the country in 1989. AlphonsKannanthanam, who was the district collector from 1988-91 has been credited with the success of the literacy mission. He personally took part in the campaign, visited houses, talked to the people and convinced them to join the drive.
    Having scored 42% in the high school exams from a Malayalam medium school and born in a non-electrified village, Kannanthanam went on to become one of the IAS toppers of the 1979 batch.His experience in growing up the hard way was his strength. Kannanthanam has narrated several touching incidents in his autobiography 'Making a difference'.
    He recounts an interesting anecdote about teaching one of the last remaining non-literate men in the town how to read and write in the book: Kuttappan, a 45-year-old from a tribal community had refused to join