Oommen Chandy, a former chief minister of Kerala and prominent Congress figure, passed away early on July 18th, according to his son. On Facebook, Chandy Oommen posted the sad news that “Appa has passed away.” In Bengaluru, the Congress veteran was receiving cancer treatment. He was transported to Germany in November 2022 after his cancer got worse.
Chandy started his political career with the Kerala Students Union (KSU), where he was born on October 31, 1943, and served as its president from 1967 to 1969. He won the election to lead the State Youth Congress in 1970. Since 1970, Chandy has served as the State Assembly’s representative for the Puthuppally district and twice as Kerala’s chief minister.
Who is Oommen Chandy? Former Kerala CM dies at 79
From 2004 to 2006 and again from 2011 to 2016, Indian politician and statesman Oommen Chandy held the position of Kerala’s 10th Chief Minister.
At 4.25 a.m. on July 18, 2023, the two-term chief minister of Kerala and veteran of the Congress died in a private hospital in Bengaluru.
The cause of death was determined by medical professionals to be consequences from a protracted battle with cancer.
Mr. Chandy had been struggling with his health for almost two years and had temporarily sought treatment there.