A personal loss, says VS

TPURAM: Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan and cabinet colleagues condoled the death of CPI-M leader and former MP Varkala Radhakrishnan here Monday.

The state has lost a good parliamentarian. His death is a loss to democratic institutions in the country, Achuthanandan said in a message.

As a MP, Radhakrishnan was at the forefront in taking up issues of the state in the Lok Sabha, he said. As a Speaker of the state assembly, he upheld the values of democratic principles, Achuthanandan added