All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) leader and former Communist Party of India (Marxist) State committee member Sarojini Balanandan, 86, passed away at her daughter’s home at North Paravur on Tuesday.
Wife of former CPI(M) Polit Bureau member the late E. Balanandan, she was a member of the Kalamassery panchayat and president before she went on to become a CPI(M) State committee member. The cremation is scheduled for 11 a. m. on Thursday at the Kalamassery crematorium.
Ms. Balanandan was the all-India vice-president of the AIDWA as well as its State president and secretary.