Former Kerala Chief Minister and leading Communist leader V S Achuthanandan died at the age of 101 years, on Monday (July 21).
Achuthanandan was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram following a cardiac arrest about a month ago.
His death was announced by Communist Party of India (Marxist) state secretary MV Govindan, as per news agency PTI.
Achuthanandan was a founding member of the CPI(M) and served as Kerala’s Chief Minister from 2006 to 2011.
A champion of workers’ rights, social justice and land reforms, he was elected to the state assembly for seven terms, serving three times as the Leader of Opposition, as per PTI.
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First Published:Â Jul 21, 2025 4:53 PM IST
