Thiruvananthapuram, June 6: Congress veteran and former president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Thennala Balakrishna Pillai died at a private hospital here on Friday, following age-related ailments, party sources said. He was 95.  Shine Tom Chacko Car Accident: Malayalam Actor and Family Meet With Road Accident, Father CP Chacko Passes Away.

Pillai, who had been away from active politics for some years, was a two-time MLA and three-time Rajya Sabha MP. Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan told reporters in Paravur that Thennala Balakrishna Pillai was one of the most respected leaders of the party in the state and the Congress has lost a guiding force through his demise.