Former Union minister M.P. Veerendra Kumar passes away at 84

PTI, May 29, 2020, 7:55 AM IST

Kozhikode: M P Veerendra Kumar, the Managing Director of leading Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi passed away Thursday, May 28 at a private hospital following cardiac arrest, family sources said.

Veerendra Kumar, a Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala and a former union minister, was 84.

“He was admitted to the hospital here due to some health complications. But unfortunately, he passed away a little before 11 PM,” the sources told PTI.

He is survived by his wife, three daughters and a son, M V Shreyams Kumar, who is the Joint Managing Director of Mathrubhumi.

Veerendra Kumar was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1987 and to the Lok Sabha twice.

Veerendra Kumar, the Left Democratic Front-backed Independent candidate, was elected to the Rajya Sabha in the elections held for the lone seat from Kerala in March 2018.

His last rites will be held at Wayanad on Friday.

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