Veteran Communist leader VS Achuthanandan passed away at 101 in Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala has declared state mourning till July 24. His final journey to Alappuzha began Tuesday, with cremation scheduled for Wednesday. Thousands gathered to pay their last respects
Raj Bhavan was chosen as a preferred venue, as the Governor’s residence itself, is deigned in Art deco style, by architect Eric Marrett and was built in 1936.
