Oommen Chandy dies at 79: Condolences pour in on Twitter for former Kerala CM

Oommen Chandy, a former chief minister of Kerala, passed away early on Tuesday at the age of 79. According to reports, the senior Congress politician passed away at 4:25 am in a private hospital in Bengaluru while receiving cancer treatment. A public holiday and two days of mourning have been declared for Tuesday by the Kerala government as a tribute to the late chief minister.

Many political leaders have expressed their condolences in response to Chandy’s passing. While Congress general secretary KC Venugopal paid a visit to the Chinmaya Mission Hospital in Bengaluru, where the former Chief Minister passed away this morning, senior Congress figures like Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi, and Shashi Tharoor expressed their condolences.

In a tweet posted on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences for the loss of the former chief minister of Kerala, writing, “In the passing of Shri Oommen Chandy Ji, we have lost a modest and committed man who devoted his life to public service and toiled towards the prosperity of Kerala. I remember our encounters over the years, especially when we were both the Chief Ministers of our respective states and then subsequently when I arrived to Delhi. In this tragic hour, my thoughts are with his family and friends. May he rest in peace, his soul.

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