page_title: K. R. Gowri Amma
section_title: Other political activities
hierarchical_section_title: K. R. Gowri Amma / Political life / Other political activities
caption_attribution_description: English: K. R. Gowri Amma, a major Indian politician hailing from Kerala with a group of young volunteers of the Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad at her residence in Alappuzha
context_page_description: K. R. Gowri Amma is an Indian politician from Kerala. She heads the Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy, a political party based in Kerala, India. Prior to the formation of JSS she was a prominent figure in the communist movement in Kerala. She was the first female law student coming from the Ezhava community. She was a Minister in the communist-led Ministries in Kerala in 1957, 1967, 1980, and 1987. She also became a Minister in the Congress-led Cabinet from 2001 to 2006. She is the second longest serving MLA in Kerala Legislative Assembly.
context_section_description: K.R.Gowri Amma has been associated with numerous social and political movements:
  President of Kerala Karshaka Sangam from 1960 to 1984.
  President of Kerala Mahila Sangam from 1967 to 1976.
  Secretary of Kerala Mahila Sangam from 1976 to 1987.
  Secretariat Member of CPI State Committee.
  Established the Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy (JSS), in 1994.
  General Secretary of Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy.
caption: K R Gowri Amma with a group of young volunteers of the Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad at her residence in Alappuzha (May 1, 2015)
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