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Vellathooval Stephen, 1 of the stalwarts of the Naxalite question successful Kerala, passed distant astatine his residence successful Vadattupara, adjacent Kothamangalam, connected Saturday. He was 86. He was undergoing attraction for age-related ailments for a while.
One of the founding leaders of the Naxal question successful the State, Mr. Stephen had played an progressive relation successful the Thalassery constabulary presumption onslaught successful 1968, pursuing which helium went absconding. In hiding, helium remained progressive successful the revolutionary question earlier being arrested successful 1971. He spent 15 years successful jail. When arrested helium was facing 18 cases including execution charges.
After being jailed, helium renounced the ideals of bloodshed gyration and turned to evangelism. He published respective books including Charithrasasthravum Marxian Darsanavum, Prachodanam and Kanalvazhikal Kadannu oru Daivasakshyam and the much-read autobiography Vellathooval Stephente Athmakatha.
Mr. Stephen was calved astatine Kangazha successful Kottayam territory to Zachariah and Annamma of Chundamannil. The household aboriginal moved to Vellathooval successful Idukki. He was attracted to the undivided Communist Party of India by his father’s ideological leanings. He shifted to the way of extremism pursuing the divided of the enactment successful 1964.
Mr. Stephen’s last rites volition beryllium held connected his residential premises connected Sunday.
