of India Dipak Misra. Public image Antony is known for his incorruptible record and simple personal life and his intolerance towards corruption in public life. He was ranked among top 10 Most Powerful Indians for the year 2012 by the Indian Express. 10th Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee admired Antony for his simplicity, gentleness and his zeal for reforms and change as a way to ensure acceleration of Kerala's all-round development. After Pranab Mukherjee was nominated for the 2012 President of India election, Antony was placed as the second-in-command after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the Cabinet of India. Wikileaks WikiLeaks cables claimed that Antony was the one of the only two leaders, the other being PR Dasmunsi, who criticised Sanjay Gandhi during the 1976 AICC session in Guwahati during Emergency when the latter's political standing was on the rise, asking "what sacrifices he has made for the party or the country". Personal life Antony is a self-proclaimed atheist and is married to Elizabeth who is a Kerala High Court lawyer and is the founder of the Navoothan Charitable Foundation. They have two sons. Honours, awards and international recognition See also List of Rajya Sabha members from Kerala List of current members of the Rajya Sabha References Notes Books featuring AK Antony and further reading External links AK Antony Official bio-data at india.gov.in Cabinet of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Prime Ministers Office, Archived Kerala Chronicles: When Gandhi-loyalist AK Antony turned into an implacable Indira foe in the 1970s The News Minute Biography: AK Antony Official biography at niyamasabha.org |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1940 births People from Kerala Chief Ministers of Kerala Defence Ministers of India Members of the Cabinet of India Indian atheists Indian editors Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala Writers from Kerala Living people Maharaja's College, Ernakulam alumni Malayalam-language writers Malayali politicians Politicians from Alappuzha Rajya Sabha members from Kerala Leaders of the Opposition in Kerala Chief ministers from Indian National Congress Indian Congress (Socialist) politicians Kerala MLAs 1970–1977 Kerala MLAs 1977–1979 Kerala MLAs 1991–1996 Kerala MLAs 1996–2001 Kerala MLAs 2001–2006 Indian National Congress (U) politicians Union Ministers from Kerala