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Veteran Communist leader and former Chief Minister of Kerala V.S. Achuthanandan. | Photo Credit: S. Gopakumar

Former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan passed away at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday (July 21, 2025). He was 101. He was Chief Minister from 2006 to 2011.

The veteran communist and freedom fighter was an iron-jawed icon of the communist movement in Kerala and a towering, if not fiery, presence in State politics for decades.

Achuthanandan was admitted to SUT Hospital, Pattom, on June 23 following a heart attack and age-related ailments.

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 Achuthanandan had withdrawn from public life after he suffered a minor stroke in 2019.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 passed away at a private 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 Achuthanandan had withdrawn from public life after he suffered a minor stroke in 2019.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 movement, passes away
Former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan, a communist icon, passed away at 101, leaving behind a legacy of activism and leadership.