Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy no more; He was 79
Former Kerala PM Oommen Chandy no more; He was 79
Former chief minister of Kerala Oommen Chandy breathed his last in Bengaluru in the early hours of Tuesday. This was confirmed by his family members.
Oommen touched the lives of countless individuals in Kerala. His legacy will forever resonate within our souls.
Chandy was chief minister of Kerala twice,
Chandy, who had not been keeping well for quite some time, had been staying in Bengaluru for treatment at a health facility.
As per Congress leaders in Kerala Chandy was loved across generations and sections of the population.
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan while expressing his grief over the passing away of Oomen said Chandy was one of the most popular and dynamic leaders of Kerala, and was loved across generations and sections of the population. The Congress family will miss his leadership and energy.
The Kerala CM further revealed that they We were elected to the Legislative Assembly in the same year. It was at the same stage that they came to the political fore through student life. They led public life at the same time and it is extremely difficult to bid him farewell. Oommen Chandy was a capable administrator and a person who was closely involved in people’s lives.
Oommen Chandy served as the Kerala chief minister twice from 2004-06 and 2011-16.
The veteran Congress leader began his stint as a legislator by winning in the 1970 state assembly elections at the age of 27. He later went on to win 11 consecutive polls since then.
Chandy represented only his home constituency Puthuppally in the past five decades.
In 2022, he bemethe longest-serving member of the state assembly by representing Puthupally, in the House for 18,728 days. He surpassed the record of former Kerala Congress (M) supremo late KM Mani.
Chandy has served as the minister for four times in various cabinets during his political career and as the Leader of Opposition in the state assembly four times.
Nation News and Channel deeply condoles the sad demise of Oomen Chandy
News input KV Raman
