Kerala Congress working president MI Shanavas dies at 67
MI Shanavas breathed his last in the wee hours of Wednesday at a private hospital in Chennai.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working president MI Shanavas died at a Chennai hospital this morning after a prolonged illness. He was 67.
MI Shanavas breathed his last on Wednesday (November 21), around 1 am. He had undergone a liver transplant on November 2 and suffered from an internal infection during the surgery. Since then, he had been undergoing treatment at Dr Rela Institute and Medical Centre in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
His mortal remains are expected to be brought to Kerala's Kochi in the afternoon. His last rites will be performed at his residence in Kochi in the evening.
Soon after the news of his demise, tributes poured in from the Congress leadership.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan along with senior Congress leader and former chief minister Oommen Chandy and opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala, expressed their condolences over MI Shanavas' demise.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi and party MP Shashi Tharoor, too, tweeted their thoughts and prayers.
With the passing of Shri M.I. Shanavas, two term Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad, Kerala, the Congress family has lost a much loved and respected member. My thoughts & prayers are with his family & friends in this time of grief. pic.twitter.com/hxG0n0pM1P Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 21, 2018
Mourning the loss of my LokSabha colleague MI Shanavas of Wayanad. He was ailing for some time. A man of good heart & spirit, I last saw him on his appointment as one of @INCKerala’s Working Presidents. A painful loss for all of us. My thoughts & prayers are with his family. pic.twitter.com/c2k1O6WN9c Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) November 21, 2018
MI Shanavas was a Member of Parliament who represented Kerala's Wayanad constituency twice in the Lok Sabha. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
With inputs from PTI
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