Veteran Congress leader and former Governor of six States, including Maharashtra, K. Sankaranarayanan was given a tearful farewell here on Monday. He died at his house here on Sunday night, and was cremated at his ancestral house at Painkulam in Thrissur district on Monday evening with State honours.
People from different walks of life poured in to his house at Sekharipuram in Palakkad town to pay him their last respects since Sunday night. They included senior leaders of all political parties.
Minister for the Welfare of SC/ST and Backward Communities K. Radhakrishnan laid a wreath on the Congress leader’s body on behalf of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. District Collector Mrunmai Joshi paid tributes on behalf of the State Chief Secretary.
