Kerala CPM legislator KK Ramachandran Nair from Alappuzha district passes away at 65
CPM legislator KK Ramachandran Nair from Chengannur in Kerala's Alappuzha district died at a hospital in Chennai in the early hours of Sunday

Thiruvananthapuram: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) legislator KK Ramachandran Nair from Chengannur in Kerala's Alappuzha district died at a hospital in Chennai in the early hours of Sunday, party sources said.

Representational image. Reuters
The 65-year-old first-time legislator was ailing for a while and was undergoing treatment .
His body will be brought here later on Sunday, and will be taken to his home town in Chengannur.
The soft-spoken Nair entered politics when he was a school student and was very active in his district. He was jailed during the Emergency period.
The last rites are likely to be held on Sunday evening.
also read

Demonetisation: CPM files petition in SC against govt move
The petition filed by CPM claimed that a riot-like situation has been created by demonetisation move

CPM leader's kin appointed MD in public sector company, BJP alleges nepotism
Sudhir Nambiar, appointed as MD of Kerala State Industrial Enterprise (KSIE), is the son of CPM MP PK Sreemathy and is also the nephew of State Industries Minister EP Jayarajan.

CPM-backed group to observe Ramayana month in Kerala: Party inching closer to Hindus to resist RSS' outreach
The CPM started involving itself in religious affairs after the party adopted a rectification document in 2009, allowing people having religious faith, to join the party