MP Veerendra Kumar no more

KOZHIKODE:

Rajya Sabha MP

and veteran socialist leader

MP Veerendra Kumar

died on Thursday night. He was 84. The end came around 11pm at a private hospital here where he was rushed following a heart attack.

He had also served as a member of Lok Sabha and Kerala assembly. He was representing LDF in the Rajya Sabha.

Veerendra Kumar was also known for his oratory and had several books to his credit. He had served as a Union minister in the I K Gujral government.

During the

E K Nayanar

government of 1987,

Veerendra Kumar

served as forest minister briefly. He was also managing director of Mathrubhumi Publishers.


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