Thiruvananthapuram: The former Chief Minister of Kerala and veteran Congress leader K. Karunakaran died at a private hospital here on Thursday evening. He was 93 and is survived by daughter Padmaja Venugopal and son K Muraleedharan.
Mr. Karunakaran was admitted to the Ananthapuri Hospital and Research Centre on December 10 for respiratory problems and fever. His condition worsened following a stroke on Wednesday and was on ventilator since then. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Ramesh Chennithala, who announced the veteran's death at
5.30 p.m., said the
funeral would take place in
Thrissur on
Saturday.
The Congress has announced a seven-day mourning. Mr. Karunakaran was Chief Minister of Kerala for four terms and was the undisputed leader of the Congress in Kerala for decades. He was quite active politically till the very end, making a few political appearances even after a series of hospitalisation during the last one year. His wife, Kalyanikutty Amma died 15 years ago.
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