Anil K. Antony
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Anil K. Antony also known as Anil Antony is an Indian politician from Kerala who currently serves as National Secretary[1] and National Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] He is the official nominee for Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency for 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.
Early life and education
He is the son of former Minister of Defence (India) and former Chief minister of Kerala, A.K. Antony.[3] He joined Bharatiya Janata Party in 2023.[4][5] He holds the position of national secretary in Baratiya Janata Party.[6] He contested in 2024 general election(india) at Pathanmthitta constituency, Kerala as a BJP candidate.[7][8]
Anil got his undergraduate degree from College of Engineering, Trivandrum[9] and later earned Master of Science in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University.
Previously Anil was appointed as the Convener of the Kerala chapter of the digital media cell of the Indian National Congress, chaired by Dr. Shashi Tharoor M.P in 2019. He was also a member of the All India Congress Committee's Lok Sabha 2019 Central Election Control Room while he was with Indian national congress.[9]
References
- ↑ "National Office Bearers - Bharatiya Janata Party" (in en-US). https://www.bjp.org/national-office-bearer.
- ↑ "National Spokesperson - Bharatiya Janata Party" (in en-US). https://www.bjp.org/national-spoken-person.
- ↑ "Anil Antony joins BJP, Son's decision hurt me, father Antony" (in en). https://www.newsinc24.com/news/senior-congress-leader-ak-antonys-son-anil-joins-bjp.
- ↑ "Congress leader's wife on why son Anil Antony joined BJP: 'PMO invited him'" (in en). 2023-09-23. https://www.livemint.com/politics/congress-leader-ak-antony-s-wife-on-why-son-anil-anthony-joined-bjp-prime-minister-office-called-and-invited-him-11695471996239.html.
- ↑ "Anil Antony, Congress Veteran AK Antony's Son, Joins BJP". https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/anil-antony-veteran-congress-leader-ak-antonys-son-to-join-bjp-3925614.
- ↑ Antony, Anil. "Office bearers". https://www.bjp.org/national-office-bearer.
- ↑ "Can A.K. Antony's son, Anil, upset the status quo in Pathanamthitta?" (in en). 2024-04-04. https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/can-ak-antonys-son-anil-upset-the-status-quo-in-pathanamthitta-2523292-2024-04-04.
- ↑ "Election "Will Be different": Anil Antony Expresses Hope For BJP in Kerala". https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/lok-sabha-election-2024-kerala-election-will-be-different-anil-antony-expresses-hope-for-bjp-in-kerala-5531787.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Anil Antony" (in en-US). https://www.aiyd.org/aiyd-2020-indian/anil-antony.
