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Melathu Veettil Raghavan (5 May 1933 – 9 November 2014) was a veteran Communist leader and a former Minister in Kerala state of India.
He was the General Secretary of the Communist Marxist Party, an alliance partner in the United Democratic Front.
Prior to the formation of the CMP he was a prominent leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
He was expelled from CPIM following an inner party struggle in which he advocated alliance with Kerala Congress and Muslim league against the official line of keeping these two parties out of Left Democratic font (LDF).
He then formed CMP and later joined the United Democratic front.
He was a minister in UDF governments a number of times. He belongs to Kannur District in the North Malabar area of Kerala.
His district is one of the developing zones in the country.
Raghavan set up the first co-operative sector medical college in the country, Pariyaram Medical College in Kannur District.
He was the key person to build the first 'Visha Chikitsa Kendram' (Snake-venom removal centre) in the state at Pappinisseri.
His other major achievement has been the setting up of a Snake Park in Dharmasala, which has become a major tourist attraction.

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