Communist veteran, freedom fighter, and former Chief Minister V. S. Achuthanandan turns 101
The Hindu
101-year-old former Chief Minister of Kerala, V S Achuthanandan, a resilient communist leader with a storied political career.
Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] veteran, freedom fighter and former Chief Minister of Kerala, V. S. Achuthanandan, turned 101 on Sunday (October 20, 2024).
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan complimented, “dear Comrade VS”, as Mr. Achuthanandan is popularly known, for crossing the centennial mark.
Mr. Achuthanandan’s momentous life is a story of astonishing resilience and fortitude.
A fighter, Mr. Achuthanandan seems unwilling to surrender to the inexorable march of time. He entered hospice care in 2019 after suffering a stroke. Mr. Achuthanandan is convalescing at his son V A Arun Kumar’s house at Barton Hill in Thiruvananthapuram. Doctors have barred visitors, given his advanced age and the threat of infection.
Mr. Arun Kumar told reporters that Mr. Achuthanandan kept abreast of political developments. He had newspapers read out to him daily and watched television news.
Mr. Achuthanandan, an iron-jawed dogmatic communist, was a towering and fiery presence in Kerala politics for decades.
He rose above the cut and thrust of provincial politics by emerging as a zealous advocate for underdogs, including sexual minorities, gender equality, environmental protection and free software.
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