kerala latest news: One of the great personality in India’s politics and one of the last living pillars of the country’s early communist movement. Achuthanandan passed away. He was 101 years old. Achuthanandan was admitted to a private hospital in the capital of Kerala after having cardiac arrest on 23 June, where he was under treatment. His health status was constantly critical since the 2019 paralysis.
His death is the end of a revolutionary chapter of Indian and especially Kerala politics. Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] Achuthanandan, one of the founding leaders of the leaders, was the last living member of the 32 leaders who founded CPI (M) in 1964 from the National Council meeting of the Communist Party of India (CPI). This incident is considered to give direction to the future of leftist politics in India.
Lifetime struggling warrior for the public
Born on 20 October 1923 in Punnapra village in Alappuzha district, Achuthanandan started his political life as coconut fiber (Care) laborer and trade union worker. Despite being orphans in childhood and studying only by seventh grade, he not only acquired knowledge through self -education, but also achieved height in the communist movement on the strength of dedication, thoughtfulness and intelligent loyalty to Marxist values. In the past, he had to go to jail for participation in labor movements and remained underground for many years. He organized farmers, agricultural laborers and landless in Kerala and fought for land reforms and labor rights, all this when he did not even duly enter electoral politics.
Political Yatra and Chief Minister’s tenure
After decades of activism at the party, he became the Chief Minister of Kerala in 2006 at the age of 82 and held the post till 2011. The government led by him took tough measures against corruption, encroachment on land and communalism. There were some notable achievements of his tenure – action on illegal encroachment in Munnar, for which his adventure initiative was highly appreciated; Laying the foundation of SmartCity Kochi by promoting the IT region of Kerala; Adopting a rigorous stance on film and software piracy; Increasing public investment in areas such as education and health, causing Kerala’s Human Development Index to remain constantly high. He also strongly voiced against the powerful lobbies within and outside the party. His continuous lobbying became an example of his honesty in cases like Lavanin scam.
Popular leader and moral symbol
Even in the 90s, he remained a crowd to draw crowds and was considered a symbol of moral rights in Kerala politics.
But in 2009, he was removed from the party’s supreme decisive institution due to internal differences. Despite this, there was no decrease in his popularity in the public. In 2016, when the party refused to give him a ticket for the assembly election citing age, the party had to change its decision and was made a candidate from Malmapuzha, where he won by a huge vote. However, after winning the election, he was not included in the cabinet for health reasons, but he was made the chairman of the Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission, which he fulfilled by 2021.
Statewide mourning and national tribute
After the death of Achuthanandan, a wave of mourning has run all over Kerala and all over India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to him as “a great pillar of Indian politics, whose contribution to Kerala and Indian democracy,”. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who was once his political rival and then colleague, described him “a legend, whose life symbolizes struggle and honesty,”. From Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, leaders of all parties paid tribute to him and said that VS. Achuthanandan was one of the rare leaders who always gave priority to the people before power.
Ultimately
VS. Achuthanandan’s life was a lively text – struggle, principle, honesty and unwavering commitment to the public. His legacy leaves an indelible impression not only in Kerala, but also in the whole of India of leftist ideology and public-based politics. He was a symbol of an era where politics was based on ideas and values – and his death is definitely the end of an era.
