Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (India) – Vakkom Purushothaman, a veteran Congress leader and former governor of Kerala, passed away on Monday at the age of 90. He had been suffering from old age-related ailments for some time.
Purushothaman was born in Vakkom, a small town in Kerala, in 1928. He joined the Congress party in 1947 and served in various party positions over the years. He was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1967 and served as minister for education and culture in the state government.
In 2011, Purushothaman was appointed governor of Kerala by the Union government. He served in this position until 2016.
Purushothaman was a respected leader and a strong advocate for secularism and social justice. He was also a keen historian and writer. He authored several books on Kerala history and politics.
His death is a major loss to the Congress party and to the people of Kerala.
