Joseph Vadakkan

Fr. Joseph Vadakkan
Born(1919-10-01)1 October 1919
Thrissur, British India
Died28 December 2002(2002-12-28) (aged 83)
Thrissur, India
OccupationCatholic Priest, writer, Christian political activist
LanguageMalayalam
NationalityIndian
RelativesTom Vadakkan

Fr. Joseph Vadakkan (1 October 1919 – 28 December 2002) was a Christian activist priest of Kerala in India, and the founder of the political party known as Karshaka Thozhilali Party (KTP). Vadakkan organised many agitations and took part in protest marches, satyagrahas, and rallies. He was also arrested and jailed. He was reprimanded by his own Church.