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VS Achuthanandan, Kerala’s grand old Communist leader, dies at 101

At 82, Achuthanandan was the oldest person to have assumed the office of Chief Minister in Kerala

TAS News Service

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Monday, July 21, 2025

KOCHI: V. S. Achuthanandan, the former Chief Minister of Kerala and veteran communist party leader, died on Monday. He was 101-years-old.

VS (as he was fondly called) was the Chief Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011.

At 82, he was the oldest person to have assumed the office. He is affiliated with the Communist Party of India.

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