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Kerala Assembly pays tribute to V.S. Achuthanandan, P.P. Thankachan and Vazhoor Soman as 14th session opens

The 12-day 14th session shall be devoted to law-making, and plenty of Bills are anticipated to be taken up within the coming days

The 14th session of the fifteenth Kerala Legislative Assembly opened in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday (September 15, 2025) with the House paying fulsome tributes to communist veteran and former Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, Peermade MLA Vazhoor Soman and senior Congress chief and former Minister P.P. Thankachan who handed away this yr.

Achuthanandan, who died on July 21 aged 101, was remembered as an inspiring and fashionable determine who, transcending mere social gathering politics, successfully intervened in a variety of points affecting the general public, together with human rights, setting and ladies’s points.

“His function in bringing matters equivalent to environmental points to the eye of mainstream politics is memorable,” Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan mentioned.

Achuthanandan’s dying marked the top of an essential chapter within the socio-political historical past of Kerala, Mr. Vijayan mentioned. Achuthanandan was an essential hyperlink that linked many essential episodes of Kerala historical past to the current day. His ideology and the efforts that he took for its fulfilment will encourage future generations, he mentioned.

Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan mentioned the most important political transformation in Achuthanandan’s life was his acceptance by middle-class Kerala which as soon as seen him as old school. “His convictions and his stand on points made him fashionable amongst a piece that after disliked him,” Mr. Satheesan mentioned.

Even when he was in energy, Achuthanandan at all times displayed the mindset of the Opposition, the Opposition Leader mentioned, recalling Achuthanandan’s sturdy stands on points associated to the setting, the marginalised sections of the society, land and the ‘lottery mafia.’

Speaker A.N. Shamseer described Achuthanandan as an emblem of reality and resilience. “In the appellation ‘VS,’ the widespread individuals noticed the embodiment of the revolutionary and the fighter,” he mentioned.

Vazhoor Soman, who represented Peermade in Idukki district within the present Assembly, was remembered for his contributions in highlighting the issues confronted by the plantation employees within the State Legislative Assembly. His tireless efforts on this regard makes him a mannequin for individuals’s representatives, Mr. Shamseer mentioned. His sudden demise in August marked a loss for Kerala politics and the Left motion, he mentioned.

The Chief Minister recalled Soman’s efforts in organising plantation employees and drawing them to the mainstream.

The House remembered P.P. Thankachan as a Congress veteran “who shall be remembered for his management qualities.”

Thankachan, who handed away on September 11, left his imprint on Kerala politics by way of his lengthy stints as convener of the United Democratic Front (UDF) and MLA representing Perumbavoor. He was additionally Agriculture Minister within the A.Okay. Antony Ministry.

“He additionally received reward for his neutral stand as Speaker,” Mr. Shamseer mentioned. In his dying, Kerala has misplaced a frontrunner with invaluable expertise, he added.  

Bills to be taken up

The 12-day 14th session shall be devoted to law-making, and plenty of Bills are anticipated to be taken up within the coming days.

The Supplementary Demands for Grants within the 2025-26 Budget shall be mentioned and voted upon on October 6. The Appropriation Bill with respect to the Supplementary Demands for Grants shall be thought of on October 7.

Published – September 15, 2025 02:09 pm IST

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