VS Achuthanandan Hospitalised After Cardiac Arrest, Condition Stable
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: CPI(M) veteran and former Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan has been hospitalised on Monday after he suffered from a cardiac arrest. He was admitted to a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram. He is 101 years old.
As per the latest report from hospital authorities, his current condition is stable. Due to age-related health issues, Achuthanandan has been out of active politics and was resting at his son V A Arunkumar house in Thiruvananthapuram.
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Achuthanandan, popularly known as ‘VS’, is a founding member of the CPI(M). He is considered the oldest living Communist leader in India.
Born into a family of agricultural workers at Punappara in Alappuzha in 1923, the Communist leader is a towering figure in Kerala’s political history and is considered the ‘man of the masses’. From 1980 to 1991, he served as the CPI(M) Kerala State Party Secretary three times.
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He was the Chief Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011 and also held the position of Leader of Opposition in the state legislative assembly for 15 years.
