Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy recalled the death anniversary

Congress leaders and workers on Saturday remembered former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy as a leader of the people and a prime mover behind major initiatives such as the Vizhinjam International Seaport.

Paying tribute to Chandy in a Facebook post, Chief Minister VD Satheesan said the former chief minister taught that it is the duty of every public activist to keep close to the common people. Mr. Satheesan added that he was trying to emulate Chandy as he now occupies the Chief Minister’s seat.

At a function organized at the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram to mark Chandy’s death anniversary, Electricity Minister and KPCC president Sunny Joseph said that no other political organization could claim to have had a leader like Chandy who traveled the length and breadth of the state and interacted with the people. For him, ‘Janasambarkam’ was not just an official program of mass communication but a part of his daily life, Mr. Joseph said.

Former KPCC president VM Sudheeran said that it was Chandy who transformed the Kerala Students’ Union (KSU) into a great organization that won widespread recognition.

Shashi Tharoor, MP, said Chandy would complete several major projects, including the Vizhinjam sea port, if the UDF gets continuity in government.

Ministers PC Vishnunadh and M Liju, UDF convener Adoor Prakash, Congress working president Shafi Parambil, KSU president Aloshious Xavier, writer George Onakkoor and historian MG Sasibhooshan were among those present.

Published – 18 Jul 2026 20:53 IST