V.S. Achuthanandan, former Kerala Chief Minister and veteran leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)], was hospitalised around 10 a.m. on Monday (June 23, 2025) at SUT Hospital at Pattom in Thiruvananthapuram following a heart attack. He is 101 years old.
Hospital sources said Mr. Achuthanandan has been admitted to the ICU and that his current condition was stable.
V.S. Achuthanandan, the quintessential communist and mass leader, turns 100
Popularly known as ‘VS’, Mr. Achuthanandan turned 101 on October 20, 2024.
Mr. Achuthanandan had been a towering and fiery presence in Kerala politics for decades.
