Kerala MLA Vijayadas dies of Covid-related complications

Expressing condolence over Vijayadas' demise, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said he was a grassroot leader who was always with the people.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kongad MLA and CPM leader KV Vijayadas, 61, has died following multiple complications owing to Covid-19.

He was the Palakad district panchayat president and Chitoor area secretary of the party.

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Vijayadas was born in 1959 to Velayudhan and Thatha. He made his way to the Assembly in 2016 by defeating Congress leader Pandalam Sudhakaran by a margin of 13,000 votes.

He is survived by his wife Premakumari and two sons — Jaydeep and Sandeep.

Expressing condolence over Vijayadas’ demise, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said he was a grassroot leader who was always with the people.

“His death is a major loss to the people as well as the party,” Vijayan said.

Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala also mourned Vijayadas’ death, and termed it a “shocking news”.

“Vijayadas had always worked for the people of his constituency. Political differences apart, he was a good legislator and a promising political leader. Deep condolences to his wife and children,” Chennithala said.