The mortal remains of veteran CPI(M) leader and former minister T. Sivadasa Menon were cremated with full State honours at his daughter’s house at Manjeri on Wednesday.
Menon died of age-related illnesses at a private hospital in Kozhikode on Tuesday. He was 90. He was living with his daughter at Manjeri after retiring from active politics. He had been a minister for two terms in the Left Democratic Front government under E.K. Nayanar in 1987 and 1996.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan paid his last respects and laid a wreath for the State on the veteran leader’s body. He consoled his daughters Lakshmi and Kalyani.
