 "K Anirudhan")
CPI(M) veteran and former MLA and MP K Anirudhan, who was 92, passed away at his residence, family sources said today.
Anirudhan was suffering from age-related ailments for some time and died last night, the sources said.
Known for his significant contribution to build the Communist party movement in southern parts of the state, Anirudhan was elected to the state assembly in 1963, 1965, 1979 and 1980.
Anirudhan, also an active trade union leader, had represented the then Chirayinkeezhu constituency near here in Lok Sabha after defeating former chief minister R Sankar in the 1967 elections.
He is survived by wife Sudharma and sons, CPI-M Lok Sabha MP A Sampath and Kasthuri.
