The correct answer is D) E.K. Nayanar.
E.K. Nayanar was a prominent labor leader associated with the beedi and cigar workers’ unions. He was born in 1919 in a poor family in the village of Kalluvathukkal in the erstwhile Travancore state. He started working as a beedi worker at the age of 12. He joined the Communist Party of India (CPI) in 1943 and became a full-time worker of the party in 1947. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957 and served as the Chief Minister of Kerala from 1987 to 1991.
P. Krishna Pillai was a prominent freedom fighter and social reformer. He was born in 1896 in the village of Cherthala in the erstwhile Travancore state. He joined the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1920 and became a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. He was elected to the Travancore Legislative Council in 1937 and served as the Minister for Education and Local Self-Government from 1948 to 1952.
T.V. Thomas was a prominent politician and social worker. He was born in 1915 in the village of Kalluvathukkal in the erstwhile Travancore state. He joined the INC in 1936 and became a close associate of Jawaharlal Nehru. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957 and served as the Chief Minister of Kerala from 1967 to 1969.
K.C. George was a prominent politician and social worker. He was born in 1926 in the village of Kalluvathukkal in the erstwhile Travancore state. He joined the CPI in 1948 and became a close associate of E.M.S. Namboodiripad. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1967 and served as the Minister for Finance and Planning from 1977 to 1979.