Sebastian Paul
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Sebastian Paul (born 1 May 1947) was a member of Parliament, representing
Political life
Paul made his electoral debut in the 1997
Paul has the unique record of contesting six elections within a span of seven years and winning four of them—all from the same constituency and that too as an Independent candidate with allegiance to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)).[2]
He was a member of the Standing Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways, Committee of Privileges and the Press Council of India.
Personal life
Sebastian Paul was educated from St. Albert's HSS, Ernakulam, Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kalamassery. He is also well known as a media critic and cultural activist. Presented a media analysis programme Maadhyama Vicharam in Malayalam on Kairali TV every Friday at 7.30 p.m. He is writing a weekly column in Deshabhimani Weekly. Law, Ethics and the Media, published by LexisNexis, is his latest book in English.
Sebastian Paul is an advocate by profession[1] who was against setting up of a High Court Bench in Thiruvananthapuram, much to the dismay of Bar Association of Thiruvananthapuram.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Dr Sebastian Paul _ Ernakulam MP/More a journalist than a politician". 1 November 2009. Archived from the original on 13 March 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ List of CPI(M) MPs
- ^ Bar association slams MP’s remark
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