Senior Congress leader, former Kerala minister Reghuchandrabal dies at age 75
The 75-year-old veteran leader had served as president of Kanjiramkulam panchayat, MLA for the Kovalam and Parassala constituencies, and excise minister.
The 75-year-old veteran leader had served as president of Kanjiramkulam panchayat, MLA for the Kovalam and Parassala constituencies, and excise minister.
The 75-year-old veteran leader had served as president of Kanjiramkulam panchayat, MLA for the Kovalam and Parassala constituencies, and excise minister.
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader and former excise minister of the state, M R Reghuchandrabal, died at a private hospital following an illness, party sources said on Saturday.
The 75-year-old veteran leader had entered politics several decades ago and had served as president of Kanjiramkulam panchayat for a few years since 1980.
Later, he was elected MLA for the Kovalam and Parassala constituencies in the state Assembly in 1980 and 1991. Then he served as excise minister in K Karunakaran's government from 1991 to 1995.
Amidst his busy political life, the leader had also found time to write poems, compose dramas and stage them, party sources added.
Reghuchandrabal is survived by his wife and two children.