Veteran Congress leader Sankaranaryanan passes away; Sonia, Mukhi condole

Dimapur, April 25 (EMN): Vetaran Congress leader, K Sankaranarayanan passed away at his residence in Kerala’s Palakkad on April 24.

In a condolence message, the governor of Nagaland, Jagdish Mukhi said that Sankaranarayanan was a four time legislator and had held Finance, Excise and Agriculture in various ministries in Kerala

“In his death, we have lost a respected leader, a distinguished parliamentarian, an able administrator and a fine gentleman. May his soul rest in peace”, Mukhi added.

President Sonia Gandhi also condoled the demise of the former governor and said that he will always be remembered for his services to Kerala as UDF convener and a humane governor of several states. ‘His demise is a loss to the entire nation’, she said.

Former Congress chief, Rahul Gandhi also expressed his grief and said his contributions would be remembered for a long time.

The, 89-year old senior leader had served as governor of Nagaland, Maharashtra, Jharkhand. He had also held additional charges of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Goa as Governor. (With inputs from PTI)