Former Puducherry Member of Parliament, Speaker and Minister P. Kannan, who died at a private hospital on Sunday night, was cremated with State honours on Monday evening. He was 74 and is survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
He was admitted with low blood pressure and respiratory illness on November 1 at East Coast Hospital, said a press release. Mr. Kannan died at 9. 51 p.m. on Sunday, following severe viral pneumonia.
