(born 24 October 1943 in Palai) is a Member of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions of India He started his career as a college lecturer in Politics at St.
Thomas College Pala.
He had served as the Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India and the acting Vice-Chancellor of Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT).
He had also served as the pro Vice-Chancellor and acting Vice-Chancellor of University of Kerala.
His father R.V.
Thomas was a former speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly as well as a freedom fighter.
His mother Mrs.
R.V.
Thomas was also a freedom fighter and a social activist.