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Prakash Karat | |
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 Prakash Karat | |
| Member of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Assumed office 10 January 1992 | |
| General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| In office 11 April 2005 – 19 April 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Harkishan Singh Surjeet |
| Succeeded by | Sitaram Yechury |
| Interim Coordinator, Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| Assumed office 25 September 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1948 Letpandan, Kachin State, Burma |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Spouse | |
| Relatives | Radhika Roy (sister-in-law) |
| Residence(s) | New Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | University of Madras University of Edinburgh Jawaharlal Nehru University |
Prakash Karat (born 7 February 1948) is an Indian Communist politician. He is serving as interim co-ordinator of CPM. He was the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from 2005 to 2015.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ "Prakash Karat re-elected as CPI(M) general secretary". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 April 2008.
- ^ Karat re-elected CPI-M general secretary Archived 19 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Prakash Karat in CPI-M general secretary". Rediff.
- ^ Mukul, Akshaya (20 April 2015). "1969 Telangana agitation brought Sitaram Yechury to Delhi". The Economic Times.