The funeral of Kanam Rajendran, State secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI), was conducted here with State honours on Sunday.
The cremation was held on the premises of his ancestral home at Kanam, near Vazhoor, around 11 a.m. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan , CPI general secretary D. Raja, CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan paid their last respects to the departed soul. Ministers K. Rajan, Roshy Augustine, Antony Raju, Ahmmmad Devarkovil, A.K. Saseendran, K. Krishnankutty, K.N. Balagopal, V.N. Vasavan, Saji Cherian, K. Radhakrishnan, R. Bindu, P. Prasad, G.R. Anil, J. Chinchurani, also offered their tributes, besides various Members of Parliament, legislators. Kottayam District Collector was also present.
Sandeep, son of the late leader, lit the funeral pyre at 11 a.m.