Former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has passed away
He was 79.The senior Congress leader, who was being treated for cancer, breathed his last at a Bengaluru hospital early July 18 morning.
His son Chandy Oommen announced the news through a Facebook post. A long-time legislator representing the Puthupally constituency in Kottayam district and an immensely popular public figure, Chandy was the Chief Minister of Kerala twice.
He led the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) ministries in Kerala from August 31, 2004, to May 12, 2006, and from May 18, 2011, to May 20, 2016.
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