Former Kerala CM Oommen Dies At 79

The death was announced by his son…

In the early hours of Tuesday, 18 July 2023, Senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy, died in Bengaluru, who served as the chief minister of Kerala twice, his family said.

He was 79 years old; when he took his last breath.

The death of the former Kerala CM was announced by his son, Chandy Oommen, in a Facebook post.

"Appa has passed away", Oommen wrote on his Facebook page.

The Kerala government has announced Tuesday as a public holiday and two days' mourning as a mark of respect to the late former chief minister.

Congress sources said Chandy died at a private hospital at 4.25 am while undergoing treatment for cancer.

Chandy, who was not well for quite some time, was staying in Bengaluru for his treatment.

He was the CM for seven years (2004–2006 and again from 2011–2016).

Chandy had also served as Minister of Labour, Home, and Finance in various governments headed by K Karunakaran and A K Antony. He also served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly.

Chandy served as the MLA for more than half a century. He set the record for the longest tenure.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Assembly Speaker A N Shamseer, Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly V D Satheesan, Union Minister V Muraleedharan, and leaders of various political parties condoled Mr. Chandy's demise.