Kozhikode: ‘Mathrubhumi’ MD and former Union minister MP Veerendrakumar have passed away. He was 84 years old. He died of a heart attack at a private hospital in Kozhikode. He is a former Lok Sabha member from Kozhikode. He was also the state president of the Lok Tantrik Janata Dal, a renowned philosopher, and writer.
At the time the LDF was formed, the first Convenor of the Front was MP Veerendrakumar. Veerendrakumar was born in the prominent Jain family of Kalpetta, Wayanad, on July 22, 1936, the son of former Madras legislator Padmaprabha Gowder and Marudevi Avva.
He was arrested during the Emergency. He was a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1987-1991. He came to Parliament in 1996. He later served as Union Labor Minister and Finance Minister. His work ‘Himavatabhuvil’ won the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award. Usha Veerendrakumar is his wife. MV Shreyamskumar (Mathrubhumi Joint MD and former MLA), MV Asha, MV Nisha, and MV Jayalakshmi are the children of Veerendrakumar.
