KOCHI: Veteran CPM leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan passed away on Saturday in Chennai after a battle with cancer. He was 68.
Balakrishnan has always been a tall leader in the CPM but shot into prominence in 2015 after taking over as the state party secretary.
Hailing from Kannur, Balakrishnan popularly known as Kodiyeri, had an affable disposition which won him many friends, even from the opposition parties.
