Kerala Honors Former Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan

Flags flew at half-mast and supporters gathered in Alappuzha on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of V S Achuthanandan’s passing. The state paid tribute to the veteran CPI(M) leader by inaugurating a permanent memorial at Valiya Chudukad, the site where the former Chief Minister was laid to rest last year.

Editorial·July 21, 2026·reads: 2,862

Kerala Honors Former Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan

CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan led the morning proceedings at 9 a.m., presiding over the flag-hoisting ceremony and the unveiling of the structure designed by architect G Shankar. The event drew a wide circle of party leadership, including T M Thomas Isaac, K N Balagopal, and C S Sujatha, who joined hundreds of party workers to reflect on Achuthanandan’s decades of political influence.

Commemorations continued throughout the day with local area committees organizing marches across the region. The tributes conclude this evening with a public meeting led by CPI(M) Politburo member and current Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, serving as a final formal recognition of the late leader’s role in shaping the state’s opposition history.