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Veteran Congress leader passes away at 87 age in Kerala

PTI
Published : May 17, 2019, 1:23 pm IST
Updated : May 17, 2019, 1:23 pm IST

He was 87 and was being treated for age related ailments when the end came.

 The mortal remains were taken to Kollam to enable the public to pay homage. (Photo: Twitter)
  The mortal remains were taken to Kollam to enable the public to pay homage. (Photo: Twitter)

Thiruvananthapuram: Veteran Congress leader and former Kerala Minister Kadavoor Sivadasan passed away at a private hospital here early Friday, party sources said.

He was 87 and was being treated for age related ailments when the end came. Sivadasan, a five-time MLA, was part of the governments headed by K Karunakaran and A K Antony and had held various portfolios including Labour, Excise, Forests and Wildlife.

An active trade union leader, Sivadasan had served as secretary of Kerala Provisional United Trade Union Congress in 1977 and participated in the International Labour Organisation conference in Geneva representing the Central government in 1985 He had represented Kundara and Kollam constituencies in the Assembly.

The mortal remains were taken to Kollam to enable the public to pay homage. Condoling his death, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Sivadasan had entered politics through RSP (Revolutionary Socialist Party) and had a major influence on the labour sector in Kollam.

Tags: kadavoor sivadasan, pinarayi vijayan
Location: India, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum