VS Achuthanandan: A legendary Communist who dominated Kerala’s dynamic politics
Former Kerala chief minister and veteran Communist leader Velikkakathu Sankaran Achuthanandan, popular as ‘VS’, passed away on July 21 in Thiruvananthapuram. He was 101 and had been battling age-related illness for the past few weeks. Achuthanandan’s legacy marks an era of political conflict and contradictions. He was one among the founding members of the Communist…