He breathed his last around 4:30 pm at a private hospital in Aluva, where he had been undergoing treatment for respiratory infection and age-related ailments.
As part of the state-wide police station march organised by the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) in protest against the alleged brutal attack on a Youth Congress worker in Thrissur, party leaders and workers staged a protest march in front of the Museum police station in Thiruvananth
KPCC chief Sunny Joseph said on Saturday that the state's digital cell chief, VT Balram, has expressed his willingness to step down from his position, saying that the controversial 'bidis and Bihar' post was made without his knowledge.
The BJP Mahila Morcha carried out a protest march to the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee office here on Tuesday over the alleged derogatory remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother at a Mahagathbandhan event in Darbhanga, Bihar.
Earlier in the day, responding to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's claims of "vote theft," Karnataka Minister G Parameshwara stated that the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) will file a complaint with the State Election Commission.
Amid Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh's pitch to shift the aerospace park from Karnataka, M B Patil, Karnataka's Minister for Large and Medium Industries, asserted on Wednesday that the state government would not allow any industry to exit due to a lack of land.
Speaking to the mediapersons, Shivakumar said, "What option do I have? I have to stand by him and support him. I don't have any objection to it, whatever the party high command tell and whatever they decides it will be fulfilled."
"AICC general secretaries are meeting to discuss party organisation issues and accept requests from MLAs, but there is no discussion about changing the CM or expanding the cabinet," Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president, said.
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived at the Calicut airport on Friday. Upon her arrival, she was welcomed by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph and other senior leaders of the party's state unit.
A prominent figure in Kerala politics, Pillai had a long and illustrious political career. He served as a Rajya Sabha MP three times, was elected twice to the Kerala Legislative Assembly, and held the position of KPCC President twice.
Senior Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) members will meet with Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi and President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday.
The leadership transition in the Kerala Congress unit took effect on Monday, with Sunny Joseph assuming charge as KPCC president, while AP Anilkumar, PC Vishnunadh, and Shafi Parambil took office as working presidents. Meanwhile, Congress leader Adoor Prakash became the new UDF convener.