Oommen Chandy: Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy passed away while undergoing treatment in Bangalore

Former Kerala chief minister and Congress Working Committee member Oommen Chandy died in a hospital in Bengaluru on Tuesday morning. He was 79.

The death of Chandy, who had been undergoing treatment for cancer since 2019, was announced by his son, Congress leader Chandy Oommen, in a Facebook post at 4.30 am.

The mortal remains of Chandy will be flown to Thiruvananthapuram, where his body will be kept at the Congress State Committee office and later at the Darbar hall of the Secretariat for people to pay their homage. His funeral will be held on Thursday at Puthuppally in Kottayam.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Chandy was a capable administrator and one closely involved in people’s lives, reported ANI.