Mortal remains of Kanam Rajendran airlifted from Kochi airport
The Hindu
Kanam Rajendran's mortal remains were airlifted from Cochin International Airport to Thiruvananthapuram on Dec 9. Accompanied by his son, grandson and minister P. Prasad, the body was taken to the airport in a funeral procession. The leader had been undergoing treatment at Amrita Hospital since Oct 25 and passed away due to cardiac arrest on Friday. The entire Cabinet, MLAs and people from all walks of life paid their last respects.
The mortal remains of the deceased CPI State Secretary Kanam Rajendran were airlifted to Thiruvananthapuram from the Cochin International Airport Limited on Saturday, December 9, 2023 morning.
The body was taken to the airport in an ambulance in a funeral procession before being airlifted on a special chartered flight shortly after 8 a.m. The body was being accompanied by his son Sandeep, grandson and minister P. Prasad.
Initially, the idea was to take the body to Thiruvananthapuram by a helicopter straight from the hospital. However, that plan was dropped.
The veteran leader who had been undergoing treatment at the Amrita Hospital since October 25 died following a cardiac arrest on Friday at 5.30 p.m.
The entire Cabinet led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, MLAs, and people from all walks of life had thronged the hospital on Friday night to pay their last respect to the leader.
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