Balakrishnan passed away at Appolo Hospital in Chennai on Saturday night after an extended-drawn conflict with cancer.

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His mortal stays reached Kannur airport at 1.15 p.M. On Sunday and the 23-km strech from Kannur airport to Thalassery townhall turned into full of massive crowds on both aspects of the road.

While the CPI-M Kannur District Committee has made arrangements at 11 places for humans to pay homage to Balakrishnan, the big crowd has prevented the vehicle from being stopped in among.

The CPI-M leadership has determined that the ambulance sporting Balakrishnan’s mortal remains must no longer be stopped in among and people should be allowed to have a very last glimpse of his body at the Thalassery townhall, wherein his frame will be kept till overdue Sunday evening after which it will be taken to his residence ‘Kodiyeri’ in Ingayil Peedika, Thalassery.

Karayi Chandrashekaran, CPI-M chief who is accompanying the mortal stays of the departed chief, told IANS: “The big crowd on each sides of the road has avoided us from taking the ambulance. The frame may be kept at Thalassery townhall for humans to pay their final respects.”

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, who shot to prominence after becoming the State SFI Secretary at the age of 20, became a CPI-M MLA from Thalassery at age 29.

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In between, he served one-and-a-half years of jail term during the Emergency and shared a mobile on the Kannur Central prison with Pinarayi Vijayan, the prevailing Chief Minister of Kerala.

The frame of Kodiyeri Balakrishnan could be taken to the CPI-M District Committee office on Monday morning and people will pay their final respects to the departed leader from 10 a.M. At the birthday party district committee workplace.

The funeral of the overdue leader will take location on the Payyambalam seaside at three p.M. On Monday.

Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has been a five-time period MLA from Thalassery when you consider that 1982 and has been the state Home and Tourism Minister inside the V.S. Achuthanandan Cabinet.

At the time of his death, he changed into a Politburo member of CPI-M, that is the highest selection-making body inside the celebration.