Veteran CPI leader R. Nallakannu passes away at 101 following multi-organ failure in Chennai

CHENNAI: Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader R. Nallakannu passed away on Wednesday following multi-organ failure at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. The 101-year-old political leader was admitted to the ICU on February 1 following health issues and received intensive care from a multidisciplinary team of doctors. He was on life support and his condition deteriorated on Monday. "He was not able to tolerate treatment and his condition deteriorated further on Wednesday," a release from the hospital said. He was declared dead by doctors at 1.55pm.