Thiruvananthapuram, July 21, 2025: Former Kerala CM VS Achuthanandan, one of the last surviving comrades of the CPI(M)’s founding generation, passed away at the age 101, the party said on Monday.
The health of former veteran Communist leader VS Achuthanandan remained critical, with chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and CPI(M) leaders visiting him in the hospital on Monday.
Apart from the chief minister, finance minister KN Balagopal, and party leaders, including the state secretary had visited the hospital to see Achuthanandan on Monday afternoon, PTI news agency quoted sources as saying.
VS Achuthanandan was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram since last month, following a cardiac arrest.