The mortal remains of former Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will be kept at old AKG Centre on Monday evening

The mortal stays of former Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan might be stored on the outdated AKG Centre in Thiruvananthapuram for the general public to pay homage on Monday night (July 21, 2025).

Later, the physique might be taken to the home of his son, V.S. Arun Kumar, at Barton Hill within the metropolis. On Tuesday (July 22, 2025), Mr. Achuthanandan’s physique will lie in State on the iconic Durbar Corridor on the Secretariat. Mr. Achuthanandan’s cortege will proceed to Alappuzha on Tuesday afternoon.

Tons of of individuals are anticipated to line the highway to Alappuzha to pay their respects to the veteran communist chief and freedom fighter. 

At Alappuzha, Mr. Achuthanandan’s stays might be stored at his household residence for the night time.

Funeral on Wednesday

On Wednesday, Mr. Achuthanandan might be cremated with full State and occasion honours on the Valiyachudukadu cemetery, the ultimate resting place of tons of of martyrs of the historic 1946 Punnapra Vayalar rebellion towards landlords and the feudal-colonial regime. 

Communist Social gathering of India (Marxist) State secretary M.V. Govindan advised reporters that occasion flags would fly at half-mast till the mourning interval ends. 

With Mr. Achuthanandan’s situation worsening on Monday midday, Chief  Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Well being Minister Veena George, Finance Minister Okay.N. Balagopal, Regulation Minister P. Rajeeve, and scores of occasion employees, together with Left Democratic Entrance (LDF) convener T.Okay. Ramakrishnan, CPI(M) Thiruvananthapuram district secretary V. Pleasure, reached the hospital. The hospital authorities pronounced Mr. Achuthanandan lifeless from an enormous cardiac arrest at 3.20 p.m.

Chief Secretary A. Jayathilak additionally visited the hospital to talk to the Ministers to make preparations for a State funeral for the late Chief Minister. The Ministers and Mr. Jayathilak held talks with Mr. Achuthanandan’s relations to finalise the preparations.

Tons of of employees converged on the non-public hospital the place Mr. Achuthanandan breathed his final. 

A residing legend: Brinda

Veteran CPI(M) chief Brinda Karat termed Mr. Achuthanandan a residing legend, a history-maker, and a warrior. “The beloved comrade was a warrior for the poor. He had a coronary heart so large that he would intensely really feel the ache of the disadvantaged, the exploited and the downtrodden. The historical past of the communist occasion is deeply intertwined with the lifetime of the comrade. He understood human struggling and labored for working class upliftment,” she advised reporters in New Delhi.