Senior Congress Leader K P Kunhikannan Passes Away at 76

Former MLA and senior Congress leader K P Kunhikannan has passed away at the age of 76. He had been receiving treatment after a road accident on September 4. A close associate of K Karunakaran, he was initially treated in Kanhangad and later moved to Kannur due to severe injuries. Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan expressed condolences.

Former MLA and senior Congress leader K P Kunhikannan passed away at a private hospital on Thursday, party sources confirmed.

Kunhikannan, aged 76, had been under treatment following injuries sustained in a road accident on September 4th. He was initially treated at a local hospital in Kanhangad before being moved to Kannur due to the severity of his injuries.

Kunhikannan, a close associate of the late Congress stalwart K Karunakaran, was elected to the 8th Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Uduma constituency in Kasaragod district during the 1987 elections. Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, condoled his passing.

(With inputs from agencies.)