Varkala Radhakrishnan Died in ICU of Thiruvananthapuram Medical College

Radhakrishnan was hospitalised here last week. His condition worsened Sunday night and he was shifted to the ICU of the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College where he died Monday morning.

Radhakrishnan, who was elected to the Kerala Assembly four times from Varkala segment, served as Speaker of the House between 1987 and 1991 when the LDF government led by E K Nayanar was in power. A lawyer by profession, Radhakrishnan was an expert on Constitution and Parliamentary rules and conventions.

Radhakrishnan began his career in 1952 as a village council head of Varkala in the suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram. He was a member of the Kerala Assembly from 1980 to 1996. Between 1987 and 1991, he was the assembly speaker.

State Minister for Fisheries S Sharma, health Minister P K Sreemathi, Public Works Department Minister P J Joseph, Power

Minister A K Balan, and IUML Leader P K Kunhalikutty were among those who expressed grief over the death.

Radhakrishnan began his career in 1952 as a village council head of Varkala in the suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram. He was a member of the Kerala Assembly from 1980 to 1996. Between 1987 and 1991, he was the assembly speaker.

Since 1998, he represented the Chiryankeezhu Lok Sabha constituency in Thiruvananthapuram district and was popularly known as ‘annan’.