Overview

• Achuthanandan suffered a heart attack on June 23 and was admitted to the ICU of SUT Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.
• Medical teams report his condition is stable and a group of cardiologists is closely monitoring his recovery.
• He led Kerala as chief minister from 2006 to 2011 and served as opposition leader in the state assembly for 15 years.
• A founding member of the CPI(M) in 1964, he organised workers during the Punnapra-Vayalar uprising against Travancore’s administration.
• He spent over five years in prison and nearly four and a half years underground and has stepped back from active politics due to age-related health issues.