Thiruvananthapuram, November 21
Senior Congress leader MI Shanavas passed away early on Wednesday at a private hospital in Chennai after a prolonged illness.
He was 67.
The Member of Parliament who represented Wayanad constituency twice in the Lok Sabha breathed his last at around 1 am. He had undergone a liver transplant on November 2.
His mortal remains are expected to be brought to Kochi in the afternoon.
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 Shanavas’ demise.
The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working president is survived by wife, a son and a daughter. PTI
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