He was the elder brother of politician Babu Chazhikadan, who was the original candidate from Ettumanoor, but killed by a lightning strike during the election campaign of 1991.[3]
MPLAD ( പാർലമെൻ്റ് ലോക്കൽ ഏരിയ ഡെവലപ്മെൻ്റ് സ്കീം അംഗങ്ങൾ ) ഫണ്ടിൻ്റെ 100% പരമാവധി വിനിയോഗിച്ച രാജ്യത്തെ ചുരുക്കം ചില പാർലമെൻ്റ് അംഗങ്ങളിൽ ഒരാളാണ് ത്ോമസ് ചാഴികാടൻ
He is now a partner of Thomas Chazhikadan & Associates, a Chartered Accountant firm in Kottayam, Kerala.[citation needed]
Early life
Thomas Chazhikadan was born on 25 September 1952 at Veliyannoor, Kottayam to Cyriac and Aleyamma Chazhikadan. He was a member of several social service clubs such as YMCA; Y's Men International and Lions Club International. He has served as the President of the Kottayam District Co-operative Society and the Vice-President of the New Bank of India Officers Association. He had also been the Secretary of the Bankers Club, Kottayam and a member of the Mahatma Gandhi University Senate.
