CPI State secretary Kanam Rajendran passed away following a sudden cardiac arrest at Amrita hospital near here on Friday at 5.30 p.m. He was 73.
He was admitted to the hospital on October 25 with multiple ailments, including an unhealed wound on his leg. Since then his left foot had to be amputated owing to infection after the wound remained unhealed due to diabetes. According to hospital sources, he also had cardiac issues. He was on a recovery path when he suffered a cardiac arrest on Friday evening following which he was rushed into the critical care unit. He was declared dead at 5.30 p.m.
Mr. Rajendran was serving as the CPI secretary since 2015 following the demise of C.K. Chandrappan. His death comes at a time when the entire Cabinet led by the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is in the town as part of the ongoing Navakerala Sadas.
