Former Minister and Congress leader P. Cyriac John, 90, passed away here on Thursday night.
He had been suffering from memory loss for some time. The veteran Congress leader was first elected to the Kerala Assembly on a Congress (R) ticket from the Kalpetta segment in 1970. He represented the Thiruvambady seat in the next three elections.
Mr. John served as the Minister for Agriculture in the K. Karunakaran Cabinet from 1982 to 1983. It was during his tenure that Krishi Bhavans were set up in all grama panchayats across the State. He suffered defeat in the Assembly polls a couple of times.
