Veteran CPI (M) leader K Anirudhan passes away

Veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and former MLA and MP K Anirudhan passed away on 22 May 2016 at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He was 92. Anirudhan was suffering from age-related ailments for some time. Who was K Anirudhan? • Anirudhan was known for his significant contribution to build the Communist party movement in southern parts of the state. • He was elected to the state assembly in 1963, 1965, 1979 and 1980. • He was also an active trade union leader. • He had represented the then Chirayinkeezhu constituency in Kerala in Lok Sabha after defeating former Chief Minister R Sankar in the 1967 elections. • He was known as the giant killer in electoral politics in the state. • He attended St Joseph's School and SMV School in Thiruvananthapuram and Kottar Kavi Mani Desavinayakam Pillai School in Kanyakumari district. • However, he was forced to join a school in nearby Kanyakumari district as he was expelled from both St Joseph School and SMV School for participating in the freedom struggle. • Later, he joined University College and obtained his degree in politics.