Original sentence: ) is one of the senior politicians in the state of Kerala, India.</gallery>== Headline text ==.Antony who assumed office of chief minister of kerala after the sudden resignation of K.Basheer started his political career during his student days, through Kerala students union (k.Besides he is the member of All India Congress commitee(AICC).But he tasted defeat in 1991 and 1996 Lok sabha elections, which was set back to political career.But soon quit  for his mentor A.He is a columnist in malayalam news papers and periodicals.He was also an office bearer of the Kerala Pradesh congress committee<ref>.He was also the chairman of Prem nazir Foundation.He was also the general secretary of kerala pradesh youth congress commitee.He was elected to rajya sabha in the same year and again in the year 1979.He was the chairman of Kerala university union in late sixties and was widely acclaimed as he conducted the university youth festival.He was the chairman of Trivandrum Development Authority(TRIDA) from 19993-96.His books includes "velicham kooduthal velicham","gandhijiyude nattil oppum mandelayudethum","rajiv gandhi suryathejassinte ormakku".In 1977 he was elected to Kerala legislative assembly from kazhakkoottam constituency.In 1984 he was elected to Lok sabha from the chirayankeezhu constituency.In 1989 he was again elected to Lok sabha defeating Susheela Gopalan, wife of legendary leader A.Thalekunnil Basheer (b 1945.he served as general secretary of KPCC from 2001 to 2004, and is currently the Vice-president of KPCC
Edited sentence: He is also an author and a columnist with several newspapers.He was also an office bearer of the Kerala Pradesh congress committee.Thalekunnil Basheer (b 1946) is one of the senior politicians in the state of Kerala, India