Former Kerala finance minister V Viswanatha Menon Source: FacebookFormer Kerala finance minister V Viswanatha Menon passed away at a private hospital here Friday, his family said. Menon, a former Communist leader, served as the Finance Minister in the CPI(M)-led LDF government headed by E K Nayanar in 1987. Menon also served a three-year jail term for various political reasons including the Edapally police station attack case in 1950. He was elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1987 from Thrippunithura constituency as a CPI(M) candidate. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condoled Menon's death and said it was a big loss for the country's Left-democratic movement.

Source: The Telegraph May 03, 2019 08:15 UTC