M. M. Hassan

Malik Mohammed Hassan (born 14 May 1947) is a leader of the Indian National Congress and a former Minister in the Government of Kerala and also former president of KPCC .

Mr. Hassan is also the Founding Director of Jai Hind TV Channel which played a key role in INC Communication Strategy.

In 2001, he represented the Kayamkulam constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and served as the Minister for Information and Parliamentary Affairs in the Ministry headed by A. K. Antony from 2001 to 2004.

[4] In his school days, Hassan was one of the most active members of Akhila Kerala BalaJana Sakhyam, one of the biggest Children's organizations in Asia conducted by Malayala Manorama, where he was elected as the ‘League of Petty Officers’.

Mr Hassan's integrity and commitment paved the way in becoming the President of KSU and later Youth Congress State Secretary, in a very short span of time.

The Loka Kerala Sabha (LKS) was also formulated later, an event hosted every two years under NORKA to bring all the Keralites living across the globe under a common platform.

Through a phone-in-programme that he organised on Asianet called ‘Pravasi Karya Manthriyodu Samsarikkan’ (Speak to external affairs minister), all the grievances were addressed.

The Janasree Sustainable Development Mission, an NGO, was launched in 2006-07 by a group of Congress leaders headed by Mr. M.M Hassan, the sole purpose of which was to reduce unemployment and poverty.

Janasree Sustainable Development Mission initiative was inspired by the Micro Financing Self-help group started by Mohammed Yunus in Bangladesh.

Mr M.M Hassan played a pivotal role in the growth of the Janasree Mission by closely guiding and monitoring the initiatives through his weekly visits and interactions.

The Organic Farming Campaign was done as part of Janasree Mission in order to propagate non-toxic food production and consumer protection for the common-man in the state.

All Janasree Mission Volunteers aimed to promote organic vegetable cultivation in their house-premises and other waste lands so as to make Kerala a self-sufficient state in India.

He initiated this act by sending out a letter to the Chief Minister of Kerala asking to pass the bill to control unnecessary hartals.