Veteran Communist chief and former Chief Minister of Kerala V.S. Achuthanandan. | Photo Credit: S. Gopakumar
The veteran communist and freedom fighter was an iron-jawed icon of the communist motion in Kerala and a towering, if not fiery, presence in State politics for many years.
Achuthanandan was admitted to SUT Hospital, Pattom, on June 23 following a coronary heart assault and age-related illnesses.
Mr. Achuthanandan had withdrawn from public life after he suffered a minor stroke in 2019. He had since led an assisted life at his son, V. Arun Kumar’s, residence in Thiruvananthapuram.
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- July 21, 2025 16:41
V.S. Achuthanandan passes away
Former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan handed away at a non-public hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday (July 21, 2025). He was 101. He was Chief Minister from 2006 to 2011.Mr. Achuthanandan had withdrawn from public life after he suffered a minor stroke in 2019. He had since led an assisted life at his son, V. Arun Kumar’s, residence in Thiruvananthapuram.
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V.S. Achuthanandan, former Kerala CM and icon of communist motion, passes away
Former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, a communist icon, handed away at 101, forsaking a legacy of activism and management.
Published – July 21, 2025
