Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy passes away

Congress veteran and former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy passed away on Tuesday. He was 79. Chandy, who served as chief minister of Kerala twice, died in Bengaluru in the early hours of Tuesday, his family announced. Chandy, who had not been keeping well for quite some time, had been staying in Bengaluru for treatment at a health facility. “Extremely sad to bid farewell to our most beloved leader and former CM Shri. Oommen Chandy. One of the most popular and dynamic leaders of Kerala, Chandy sir was loved across generations and sections of the population. The Congress family will miss his leadership and energy,” the Congress in Kerala tweeted. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan also expressed deep grief over the death of Chandy. "We were elected to the Legislative Assembly in the same year. It was at the same stage that we came to the political fore through student life," said Vijayan.