Former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan’s mortal remains were moved to the iconic Durbar Hall at the Secretariat to lie in state for the public to pay homage on Tuesday (July 22, 2025). | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran Former Kerala…

Former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan’s mortal remains were moved to the iconic Durbar Hall at the Secretariat to lie in state for the public to pay homage on Tuesday (July 22, 2025). | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran Former Kerala…
It was a long journey from Punnapra village in Alappuzha district of Kerala to the corridors of power in Thiruvananthapuram, and from Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan to ‘Comrade VS’. Mr. Achuthanandan, fondly called ‘VS’ by the masses, lived a full life…
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 Achuthanandan had withdrawn from public life after he suffered…