John Brittas

John Brittas was born on 24 October 1966 in Kannur. He is a journalist, ex-business head of Asianet Communications, and a managing director of Kairali TV. He did his schooling at his hometown school. Further, he attended Don Bosco High School in Thrissur for his higher studies. Then, he studied at SS College at Payyannur. He completed his graduation from Payyanur College, with Political Science as his stream. Later, he did his Masters in Political Science from Varma College in Thrissur. He topped in both exams. Then, he moved away from his hometown and transferred to Delhi. Later, he enrolled in Jawaharlal Nehru University, and then he did his Ph.D. 

John had a keen interest in writing. He actively participated in his college’s extracurricular activities. He wanted to be a journalist, so he applied for a job as a sub-editor in a journal of the Communist Party of India, Deshabhimani. After shifting to Delhi for his higher dreams, the editor’s head moved him to work with Prabhakara Varma. Before joining his job as an editor, he was instructed to guard Kerala’s CPIM Chief Minister to Punjab. The CM had a discussion in Punjab with a radical group called the Akalis, who were demanding a nuclear state. He received applause from the people of Delhi. After arriving in Delhi, he saw the radicalism in Delhi. John witnessed the transformations that took place that affected the future of the country.

In 2000, the Communist Party of India launched Kairali TV. It developed under Malayalam Communications Ltd. By that time, John became a popular face on TV. Brittas was the first choice for taking charge of the Delhi Bureau as the Associate Director. Seeing John’s achievements, many other journals started shifting to visual media. After becoming a known face in the print area, he decided to participate in electronic media. He was promoted to the post of managing director after his consistent work for three years. Then, he transferred to Kerala.

John resigned from Malayalam Communications Ltd. after the completion of his eleven-year bond. On 2 May 2011, he became the Chief Executive Officer of Asianet Communications Ltd. In 2013 MCL offered him to the MD of their new section. In 2014, he acted in Velli Velichathil.

Coming to his awards, he was the youngest member who got the Central Hall Pass of the Parliament. From 1991 to 1999, he had been a reporter in the general elections. He recorded the elections in Nepal. During the Iraq war, he was the first journal to cover the news from India to Baghdad. He wrote in many newspapers.

He received an award from the Goenka Foundation for the Journalism Educational Award for his new research known as The Impact of Globalization for Print Media.

John Brittas is a Law Graduate, and he did his course at Kerala Law Academy Law College in Trivandrum. To better up his knowledge of English, he went to Delhi and joined spoken English classes. John Brittas had been hosting the TV shows since 2008. He hosted Question Time on Kairali TV from 2008 to 2010. From 2010 – 2011, he hosted CrossFire on the same channel. From 2012 – 2013, he hosted Nammal Thammil Nammal Thammil is a talk show which got aired on t >> Read More... on Asianet. Since 2014, he has been hosting JB Junction on Kairali TV. He hosts Njan Malayalee on the same channel since 2018 and Votography in 2021. John Brittas was elected as a Rajya Sabha member representing Kerala. He was nominated by CPI (M) on 24^th April 2021, and on 8^th June 2021, he took oath as the MP. John Brittas is married to Sheba and has two children.