Plathottathil Chacko George (born 28 August 1951) is an Indian politician representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.

[2] George is a seven-time former MLA of the Poonjar constituency in the Kottayam district of Kerala state (1982-87) and (1996-2021).

Prior to the 2024 Indian general election, his party Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) merged with the BJP.

George served as the Chief Whip of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2015, under KC(M) party of the UDF government.

George was born in Aruvithura on 28 August 1951, as the son of Mariamma and Chackochan of the Plathottathil house.

One of his sons, Shone, is married to Parvathy,[5] daughter of veteran actor Jagathy Sreekumar.

This removal was triggered based on the fights within the Kerala Congress (M), spurred due to the bar scam allegations on K M Mani.

Mr. George was ousted from both the LDF and the UDF and even dubbed as the man leaders loved to hate.

In fact, during the protracted campaign period, Mr. Vijayan had personally visited Poonjar twice to ensure that Mr. George was defeated.

[10] On 31 January 2024, Kerala Janapaksham (Secular), led by PC George Merged with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

He was summoned by the women's commission for his derogatory reference about a Catholic nun, who was a victim of rape.

[19] George is also highly controversial as he was arrested and is dealing with two cases of hate speech towards the Muslim community as of May 2022.

[20] On 2 July 2022, George was arrested for sexual assault complaint filed by an accused in the solar panel case.